Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 May 1909

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 105 VOL. LXVII. MONDAY. 10th MAY. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1334 1 Hll ‘PINANG GAZETTE.” stables Penantf Sales Pnnm "notice of sale. 1 'T'O LET from May Ist. The spacious OdIUS IyUOiTL S[ LlOiV. “Bellevue,” 11 Nort ham Road. To be let ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. The undersigned L“Z? AGEE The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms wl e or P a, t
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  • 2751 2 MORE HOME PRESS COMMENTS. The Daily Telegraph of April 9 states Philosophers deny that it is possible to add anything to the infinite, and it might seem only less difficult to increase our sense of the vastness of the British Empire. Yet our responsibilities spread even while
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  • 120 2 The following unclaimed letters are lying at the Penang Post Office Letters. Anderson, J. D. Litvak, D. Brownlow, E. O. McClelland, R. V. Bradley, Capt. F. Maatschappij HolCasey, Private D. land Chitovich, M. C. Mackenzie, A. J. Collett, O. Parsons, G. P. Corvasjee, M. Pattenson, C. lsamson, W.
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  • 149 2 Monday, 10th May. Ladies’ Rifle Shooting, 4.30 p.m Golf Club Tennis Ties. Rev. F. B. Meyer Presbyterian Church, 6 pm. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Tuesday, Ilth May. Rev. F. B. Meyer Town Hall, 1-30 p.m.: Presbyterian Church, 6 p.m. Golf Club Tennis
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  • 73 2 May 10. 1864 —Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city. 1875 Sir Win. Jerrvis succeeded Sir Andrew Clarke as Governor, Straits Settlements. 1876 Mr. Whampoa publicly invested in Singapore with C.M.o. 1885—Occupation of Port Hamilton by a British squadron. 1894—Hongkong declared infected with
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  • 45 2 Wednesday, May 12.— 1,400 tons Bengal coal Prye Dock 3 p.m. J. W. Hallifax auctioneer. Friday, May 1J. —Laud in Larut Road 11-30 a.m.; 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Friday, May 1J. —Land; 11 a.m.; Logan’s buildings; P. W. Mathieu, auctioneer.
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  • 40 2 Prye River Dock Supply of coolie labour tenders close May l<>. Mohammedan and Hindu Endowment Board Lease of Coconut trees; tenders close noon, May 31. Deputy Commissioner, Mergui.— Right to collect pearls and pearl shells, etc.; noon, May 31.
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  • 18 2 2 Cantonment Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street. 401 Dato Krain at Road; apply Boustead Co.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 147 2 I Say Emphatically That Sciatica, that most excruciating of maladies, can be cured I Little’s Oriental Balm cured me, after five years of misery. It will cure you.” That voices the sentiment of one grateful patient. Thousands of others are ready to join in the chorus of praising this remarkable
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    • 30 2 Mannheim Insurance Co. Marine Insurance. The undersigned, as Agents, will accept Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce, and Valuables at enrrent rates. For fuller particulars apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents.
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    • 159 2 Commercial Union Fife Assu Co.. Ltd. Head Office in fnvnnr 25 &26 CORN HILL, LONDON R p Those m favour of Eastern Branch— SlNG a Pup health and strength Funds please signify in the m m Assets Exceed ?7R 1/ R I I Total Aunual Income Exceeds Ono HiV w
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 68 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. May 10 418 p.m. 10.18 a.m. Il 506 p.m. 11.09 a.m. 12 6.00 p.m. 12.01 p.m. 13 650 p.m. 12.50 p.m. 14 7.44 p.m. 1.42 p.m. 16 833 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 16 9.25 p.in 3.23 p.m. The. Moon. Laar Quarter 5.45 a.m. 13 May.
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  • 1333 3 AUTUMN MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 27th, Thursday, the 29th, and Saturday, the 31 st July, 1909. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 7th June, 1909, at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4-3 o p.m.
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    • 922 3 •BURNS PHILP LINE.”I kJ l7 SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, W M p .KT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO 11 a B thiimilJA f a 1 1 \king cargo for other north Japan man oieanisnip vo. lg. QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BITAIN <fc NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with
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    • 712 3 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BY CAPTAIN The Hon’ble A. R. ADAMS, COMMANDANT. May, 1909. 10th, Monday, Range reserved for I.a lies Rifle Club, 4-39 p.m. Company Drill at the Fort at 5-30 p.m., Plain Clothes, 11th, Tuesday, Recruit Drill at the Fort at 5-30 p.m. 12th, Wednesday, Company Drill at tire
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  • 17 4 MacCunn. —At Butterworth, on 9th inst., the wife of G. D. N. MacCunn, of a son.
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  • 531 4 Volunteering in the Far East generally has never been an unqualified success, this being partly due, no doubt, to the different conditions of living and of employment, or to the enervating climate, and partly due, it is to be feared, to a waning of that spirit
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  • 353 4 HIS SERVICES IN PENANG. Yesterday evening the Rev. F. B. Meyer, b.a., preached in the Presbyterian Church, Northam Road, which was crowded in every part. Taking as his text, Revelations 111., 12 (“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God
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  • 422 4 An Important Circular. We understand that a circular has been issued to-day by the Resident Councillor calling the attention of members of the Government Service in Penang to the existence of the Penang Volunteer Corps and urging them to join the Force. In the course of the
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  • 305 4 BIG HAUL BY THE POLICE. A successful raid was made by Detective Inspector Sheedy and some detectives at 144 h Green Lane, near Bukit Gambier, during the early hours of Saturday morning. The house in question is an attap building with a front and a back door. The
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  • 205 4 The Recent Arrests in Penang. In the Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. A. V. Brown,two Chinamen were charged on remand with being concerned in the piracy of a junk and the murder of seven of her crew in Johore waters on Good Friday. One of the
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  • 62 4 The Golf Club’s Tournament. The following postponed ties have been fixed for play in addition to those printed in this paper of the 7th inst. Monday. Men's Doubles. Class A. Anthony Jc Rogers v. Martin Brearley Tuesday. Men's Doubles. Class B. Fox dr Linton v. Pledger Jc Whitlock
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  • 62 4 The outputs from the Pusing Lama and Fusing Bharu Tin Mines for the month of April were as follows Pusing Lama 444 piculs, won by the Company, plus 225 piculs, won by the tributors Pusing Bharu 532 piculs. The Manager of the Sociĕtĕ des Etains de Kinta reports
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  • 96 4 The Walker Cup. The Singapore ladies’ scores in the Walker Cup competition for May are as follows Miss Gunn 35 Lady Evelyn Young 32 Miss M. Lloyd 31 Miss R. Lloyd 31 Mrs. Learmont 30 Miss J. Gunn 30 Total 189 [Penang and Kuala Lumpur each made
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  • 855 4 Mr. ,L. H. Clayton returns 1 1 Ipoh from Port;swet ten t| ®wiia» of the Taujong Pagar Dock p Mr. E. Anderson. k B Mr. Meadows Frost, H B M o Kedah and Puket, has just L. Su visit to Tongkah and left for a Lord Alexander
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 258 4 notice of sale. for sale. The PeuM «MCI MiMIM C*.. IN. SALVAGE AUCTION. AAFFER for sale all their Stock-in-trade, consisting of Horses, Carriages, Harness, Saddles, and other Racing Requis'T'HE undersigned will sell by Public ites, Lamps, Leather, Rubber Tyre, Laces, 1 Auction to the highest bidder at Axles, Springs and
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  • 134 5 MOTHER HAUL AT YILDIZ. c <>MPROMISING CORRESPONDENCE. (Reuter’s Service] London, 10th May. ne newspapers are publishing Arabian -hts-like accounts of the treasures un‘.,7thed in the Yildiz Kiosk, Constantino» the residence of the ex-Sultan Abdul Hjiii'h comprising carpets, tapestries, auC ient and modern arms, and many rare I
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  • 81 5 VIGOROUS STEPS BY TURKEY. |»ER OsTASI ATISCHE LLOYDS SERVICE.] Berlin, Bth May. Turkey has officially informed the mem- rs of the diplomatic corps at Constantinople that the disturbed districts in Asia Minor are now quieter and that forty b.ttalions of troops have been mobilised and
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  • 50 5 RETURN FROM THE CONTINENT. [Reuter’s Service] London, 9th May. His Majesty the King, on his return to England from the Continent, has arrived st Dover. London, 10th May. Ii is officially stated that His Majesty King Edward is in excellent health and has greatly benefitted by his holiday.
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  • 49 5 A MUNICIPAL LOAN. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Bth May. The loan of £BO,OOO sterling for the City of Nagoya, Japan, has been issued at the price of £9s|. Loudon, 10th May. The City of Nagoya loan has been oversubscribed ten-fold and is quoted at 1£ per cent.' premium.
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  • 62 5 A FUNCTION AT SAN FRANCISCO. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 10th May. Vice-Admiral Ijichi, commanding two Japanese cruisers which are conveying Japanese naval cadets to the Yukon Exhi- ion. entertained 700 notabilities at San Francisco, also the Governor of California ‘i.i. i the Mayor of San Francisco. A number
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  • 56 5 AN INCREASE IN IMPORTS. [Reuter’s Service] London, Bth May. The Board of Trade returns for the n nth of April show that the imports amounted to £49,193.978, an increase of £‘-.099.267 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. I’he exports amounted to £-8,958,458. lease of
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  • 42 5 INVITATION FROM CHINA. [Reuter's Service] London, Bth May. Sir Robert Hart, late Inspector-General i-bin»‘se Customs, has been invited by the Chinese Government to return to China, u* He has not yet decided whether he *i'l do so or not.
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  • 30 5 AUSTRALIANS DEFEAT NOTTS. [Reuter’s Skkvice London, 10th May. lhe Australian eleven, in the opening ®**tch of their tour in England, beat Nottingham by au-iunings and six wickets.
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  • 99 5 THE CIHTON HAIKOW LOO. NEGOTIATIONS TO BE RESUMED. [Reuter’s Service. London, I O h May. According to a telegram from Berlin, it is semi-official ly stated that .negotiations will be resumed in a few days for the settlement of the Canton-Hankow Railway question. It is proposed that
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  • 59 5 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service Berlin, 9th May. Statements are being made by the French Press to the effect that Germany is intriguing to undermine the position of M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, and that the Kaiser is actually going to St. Petersburg to that.
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  • 53 5 FOUR ELECTIONS INVALIDATED. [Reuter’s Service London, Bth May. The Committee of the Prussian Diet has invalidated, on technical grounds, the elections of four out of six Berlin Socialists which took place on June 4. 1908, these being the first Socialists ever returned to the Diet owing to
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  • 51 5 THE TRAIN FERRY SCHEME [Reuter’s Service j London, 9th May. Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, has promised a deputation to do all in his power to advance the Dover to Calais train ferry scheme, and suggested that a conference be held for that
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  • 42 5 A NOTABLE GERMAN STATESMAN. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.'’ Berlin, 9th May. Herr von Holstein, the well-known statesman and for many years the most influential personage in German foreign politics, has died after a long and painful illness.
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  • 38 5 DECISION OF PRIVY COUNCIL. [Reuter’s Service London, 9th May. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused a new trial in the case of Lai Hing of Hongkong, and refused costs to either party.
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  • 30 5 POSTAL OFFICIALS DISMISSED. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, 9th May. A disciplinary court sitting in Paris has dismissed seven postal officials from the service for insubordination.
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  • 31 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 9th May. The Duma has passed the Russian Naval Budget, as presented by the General Staff, in order to avoid a Ministerial crisis.
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  • 25 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, 9th May. Prince Kuni of Japan has visited Essen as the guest of Krupp’s Armament Company.
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  • 91 5 [Dek Ostasiatische Lloyds Service.] —M.M. Berlin. 9th May. The Kaiser and Kaiserin are expected to arrive at Malta to-morrow. The recent heavy rains have been giving the Railway Department considerable trouble with slips. That between Bangi and Batang Benar, which we reported the other day, has been
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  • 753 5 TWO IMPORTANT MATCHES. The following two matches took place on Saturday in the Penang Cricket Tournament P.C.C. v. B.C.C. In the above match on the E-planade, another surprise was created by the onesided play which can scarcely be described as a proper match in the ordinary sense
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  • 24 5 London, 3rd May. A by-election in Cork has resulted as follows Mr. Maurice Healy (Independent Nationalist) 4,706 Mr. Crosbie (Nationalist) 4,547.
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  • 1004 5 OFFICIAL REPORT FOR LAST YEAR. From the annual report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Straits Sett'ements, for the year 1908, we take the following Immigration and Emigration The total number of immigrants who arrived, in the Colony from ports in China was 153,452, showing a decrease
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  • 257 5 Readers will form their own opinion of a public company which deliberately excludes newspaper reporters from its general meetings of shareholders and elec.s to transact its business in camera. In Friday’s Ipoh paper we read Yesterday morning Mr. S. H. Blandy called at the Times
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  • 121 5 The One Thousand Guineas. London, April 30th. The following whs the result of the race for the One Thousand Guineas Stakes The One Thousand Guinea- Stages of 100 sovs. each, for thi ee yea'-old fillies, 9st each, R. M (1 m le). Mr. L. Neumanns b f
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  • 124 5 A Reuter’s telegram, which was not sent to Penang, says London, 13th April. Telegram- from The Hague report that the Chambers were crowded yesterday and received the announcement of the birih with loud cheers and sent their congratulations to the Queen. The Presidents of the Chambers dwelt on
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  • 550 5 MR SCHIFFM ANN’S EXAMINATION The Singapore papers report thafftß public examination of Mr. Schiffmann, in the bankruptcy of Pertile Co., was continued by Mr. Beatty, acting official assignee, in the Bankruptcy Court, Singapore, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith. Mr. Schiffmann said that when he returned
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 198 5 NOTICE. THE undersigned have to-day purchased from Messrs. Ban Thye Co. the Stock-in-trade belonging to Messrs. Swee Hock dr Co. in premises No. 284, Beach Street, Penang, and that from to-day they will CHi-ry on their business as General Traders in such premises un<ier the style of Swee Hock Hap
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1557 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE-INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA, LIMITED. Monumental c.,;.,. A..W-C.P» Incorporated by Royal Charter. Rmxrvb Funds:— Capital fl. 45,000,0U0 Authorised Capital F 12,000,000. Subscribed Capital 1,125,000. ,85 2. x1‘,500,000 at 2/.=s 15,000,000 fl
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  • 1244 7 I 2 Capital. Subscribed. 2?°' i HBae s’ «I rf I I Shares. Value, -c Dividends. Name. 1 5 2 I 1 L I |eg Q> MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10% year end. 31-3-08 Bel at Tin Mining Co Ltd S6A i 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500
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  • 126 7 Assaye, Brit., 4359, Jones, May 8, Hongkong, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Austria, Aust., 4871, < obal, May 10, Singapore, jjen Schmidt, Kustermann Co. Bharata, Brit., 1957, Alexander, May 9, Rangoon, gen., Hnttenbach, Liebert Co. Carlyle, Brit., 331, Treweeke, May 9, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On Co. Calypso, Brit.,
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  • 57 7 Avagyee for Tongkah. Austria for Colombo and Tuticorin. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Hong Bee for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow. Hok Canton for Langsa. T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh, and Sabang. Kuin Sang for Calcutta. Min for Langkat. Padang for Batu Bahra. Un
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  • 216 7 <Va »*s q/ 6’fsnmsr, from, approximate date of arriral, where bound, and Agent*. A. Apcar, Calcutta, May 14, Japan, A. A. A. Astyanax, Liverpool, May 12, Japan, W. M. Bulow, Singapore, May 11, Europe, B. M. Benmohr, London, May 13, Japan, S. B. Bharata, Singapore, May 15, Calcutta,
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  • 257 7 ARRIVALS. By Assaye (May 8) from Singapore, Capt and Mrs Chancellor, Messrs R McAusland and H Lewis. By Namir (May 8) from London, Mr and and Mrs J Mitchell and two infants, Mr and Mrs P Moss. Miss Robertson, ami Mr F J Dupis. By BhArata (May 9) from
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  • 124 7 Pknang, 10th May, 1909. By Courteey of the Chartered. Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3| 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Docur'entary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. )74| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 n 3 days’sight Private 1/6 Madras Demand
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  • 360 7 To-morrow. For p er< C| OH**. Pangkalan Brandan Petrel 1 p. m Trang Leong Ho 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.S. C O 1 p. m Port Swettenham and Singapore Pi n Seng 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore I po h 4 p.m.
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  • 39 7 Homb- o Ex- Positivki.y Lu Stramrr. f ward. prctrd. Dur P. AO. Delta 22/5 B. I. Teesta 15/5 N. D. L. Buelow 12/5 Outward. P. «fc O Delhi 20/5 BJ, Taroba 13/5 N. D. L. Lutzow 13/5
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  • 197 7 Penang, 10th May, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 nz).... No stock. White Pepper $15.50 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.32| byrs. Mace $73 buyers. Mace $64 buyers. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $lB 50 sellers. {No. 1 $6.65 sales. No 2 No stock. Basket $3.80
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  • 928 7 By an Admiralty order ships of war are now classed as parishes for the purpose of marriage. At Springfield (Essex) the banns have been published of a local woman and a petty officer, described as of the parish of “H M.S. Lord Nelson, Bantry Bay, Ireland.” While practising
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 182 7 THE NEW Japanese NiTOWIdI t forced down n patient’s throat. Invalid* Oouldn’t take it, and children wouldn’t. But th* CinPHiatfitfrann reconatroctor* hmm to Grand Lrfs that «uwff] I I Stearns* Wine is a new form of this very old and E) m rvi A I I valuable remedy. It contains
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    • 41 7 sun Lift of comoo. (Established 18ftS). Assets exceed £6,000,000.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 846,265.0.0 Incom a, 1908, £1,428,000.0.0 W. A. WHITE, 1 e- ur- 1 KENNEDY A Co., Manager, South-Eastern t I (»eneral Agents. Penang. Asia, Singapore.
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    • 15 7 There is nothing like Stearns’ Wine of Cml Liver Oil for toning the whole system.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2151 8 P, &0. Steam Navigation Company. Intended Sailings. Shipping.Shipping, rac* British INDIA Norddcutscher Lloyd, Bremen. OUTWAKD. UCwuSek STEAM NAVIGATION Co., LTD. j S 2 3° "“keed»:: Imperial German Mail Line. 17 Assaye Moldavia p OB Intended to Sail. Stbambb. July 1 Delta Morea HOMEWAKD. Every Saturday.• at 4 p.m. Ki.tn. /K
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