Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 November 1910

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 262 VOL. LXVIII. THURSDAY. 17th NOVEMBER. 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1694 1 W. DANIEL, l. s. o, 1, BEACH STREET, PENANG, J J The only Certificated OPTICIAN in the Straits Settlements and the Only European WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER in Penang. HIGH CLASS REPAIRS t J A SPECIALITY. PATRONS are requested to send X DIRECT to above address. (HE “PINANG GAZETTE.” TO LET
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      61 1 «•••••••••••••••••••••••a• THE STRAITS e SHEET ALMANAC FOR 1911 WILL BE ISSUED BY THE Z Pinang Gazette Press, LIMITED, J Before the New Year. This Artistic production and compen- 9 dium of useful information should have a place in every Office and Home in British Malaya. A A Orders are now
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    THE LATE KING OF SIAM.
    861 2 The L. and C. Express of Oct 28 stated A wider sphere than that comprised by the Far Eastern world may regret the death of his Majesty King Chulalongkorn of Siam. Whether the kingdom of Siam is all that it should, or might, be may
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    WALKING SKELETONS.
    256 2 HOW SUFFERERS FROM WASTING DISEASES MAY REGAIN THEIR HEALTH. There is n > condition more dispiriting or disquieting to the family circle than that when, for no apparent reason, his food ceases to nourish one of its members, who begins to lose weight with more or less rapidity.
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    Cricket.
    344 2 Pbkak North v. Pkrak South. The above match was played on the Club padang on Saturday and ended in a win, on the first innings, for Perik South by 56 runs. The game was continued and Perak South scored 59 for 5 wickets and Perak North 43 for 3.
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    Robertson vs. Edgar.
    265 2 At the High Court, in Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday before Mr. Justice Ebden, the hearing of the suit brought by Mr. J. B. Robertson against Dr. P. Edgar for $3,666, commission alleged to be due on the sale of a rubber estate, was resumed. Mr. Hope, in
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    White Elephant on the Rampage.
    62 2 The sacred white elephant Phra Sawate was on the rampage again last Thursday, says the Bangkok Daily Mail. He stopped all traffic at Tapan Chang Rongsee, near Badman’s old premises, for some time and smashed in a plate glass window. Three or four schoolboys who
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    833 2 HOME POLITICS. London, Nov. 9. —lt is rumouied that the Cabinet has rejected the Unionist reservations in the plan of the deadlock committee. It is stated that Mr. Asquith obtained the Cabinet’s consent to a submission of alternative proposals to those of the Unionist conferees, and the Conference
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    THE WEEK.
    100 2 Thursday, November 17. St. Hugh Australian Buckjumpers, Dato Kramat. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday, November 18. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, November 19. Homeward P. O. Mail. Christmas Parcel Mail Closes, 9 a.m. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Straits Cinematograph. Penang Road. Sunday,
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    Coming Events.
    22 2 Nov. 30.—St. Andrew’s Ball. D ec 19 —Penang Race Entries Close, 5 p.m. Jan. 13—Fancy Dress Bail at Town Hall.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    17 2 Nov. 22 —Police v. Butterworth. Esplanade. Nov. 24.—Crescent Free School, Esplanade. Nov. 29.—Crescent». Butterworth, Esplanade.
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    TENDERS.
    69 2 Penang Committee T. P. D. 8.— 1,000 tons coal; tenders close noon, Nov. 19. F.M.S. Railways— Supply of stores, 1911 tenders close noon, Nov. 30. Selangor Tnrj Club Griffins for New Year Meeting tenders close Nov. 30. F M.S. Railways. Moulding and casting iron and brass, etc. tenders close
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    AUCTION SALES.
    54 2 Wednesday Nov. 23.— Shares Central Sales Room; 11 a m.; Cunningham, Clark Co auctioneers. Thursday, Nov. 2£. Shares Penang Sales Room; 11 a.m.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, Nov. 28. Land, shares, and merchandise Logan’s Buildings; 11 am.; H. Mohamed Eusop, auctioneer. Monday, Dec. 12.— Four lots Crown
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    16 2 “Clove Hall”, Clove Hall Road; apply 22a Beach St. or 214 Penang Road.
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    Where to Stay.
    38 2 Penang The E. O Hotel, Toe Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, and Sei View Hotel. Singapore: —Adelphi Hotel and Raffles Hotel. Kualx Lumpur :—Grand Oriental Hotel. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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      140 2 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. The undersigned is instructed to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, In the Entrance to Ah Quee’s Buildings, Beach Street, Penang, On Wednesday, 23rd Nor., 1910, AT 11 A.M., The undermentioned property belonging to KOONA KACHEE EBRAHIM All that piece of land and hereditaments
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      239 2 SALE OF CROWN LAND TOWN SUB-DIVISION IX. FOUR lots of Crown Lam! being a part of Lot No. 11l I' S IX and marked Nos. 7,8, 9, and 10 on the plan deposited in the Land Office will be soli! by Public Auction at the Land Office, Penang, on Monday
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      379 2 By Appointment 1 In. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing BOVRIL jeweller and Engraver, the mighty energiser Bishop Street, Penang, stimulates, nourishes and sustains REPAIRS 8 REGILDING WEDDING RINGS without digestive efforts. AT The Power of Beef is Id MODERATE CHARGES. A SPECIALITY. BOVRIL. 1195—tu th 8 w m anymT t> X
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      56 2 The Sun. Apparent, times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Nov. 16 to Nov. 24,...6-07 a.m. 5-53 p.m. Nov. 25 to Nov. 30, ..6-08 am. 5-52 p.m. The M oon. O Full Moon 7.25 a.m. 17 Nov. Last, Quarter 113 p.m 24 O New Moon 4.10 a.m. 2
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    THE AWAKENING OF CHINA.
    2385 3 EXILES IN PENANG. To reviewing Mr. J. S. Thiimou’s M.P., book The Chinese Mr. T. P. O’Connor in T. P’t Weekly says I retnmnber some years ago discussing with an English admiral, who had been employed in both China and Japan, the characteristics and prospects of
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      527 3 The New “Peg” WOLFE’S AROMATIC SCHIEDAM Schnapps GThe purest spirit distilled for human consumption. ri4l Admirable as a pick -me 4K99 up, tonic and digestive. Useful as a preventive of cholera. And, in addition, Wolfe’s Schnapps has well-known medicinal virtues, notably in the case of delicate women. Agents for the
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      517 3 BUILT FOR THE FAR EAST, An absolutely smooth running and durable machine. A pleasure to the eye—more pleasing to ride. Cost from Ds.9o only, complete. EVERY MACHINE GUARANTEED. Write for Catalogues and Lists, Hazkgvpod Light, though very strong, one cun get fullest enjoyment by riding a Hazlewood even Indian roads.
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    Thursday, Nov. 17, 1910.
    747 4 The oil war continues in Penang and on some brands there has been a drop of as much as a dollar during the last month or six weeks. The public, in all cases, we believe, have not .received the benefit of the reduced prices, and our
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    WHY BUCKJUMPERS BUCK.
    856 4 HOW THE HORSES ARE OBTAINED. To look at the splendid lot of horses well groomed, healthy and in the pink of condition, as they are all turned into the ring at the close of the Australian Buckjumpers’ performance, there is nothing out of the ordinary, to distinguish
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    NOISES IN THE HIGHT.
    291 4 A MINOR OFFENCE PUNISHED. In the Third Magistiate’s Court, this morning, before Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, a case of interest to those who aie annoyed by night noises came up for hearing. The law on the subject will no doubt be news to the general
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    THE ASSIZES.
    386 4 A STABBING CASE. At the Assizes in the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, the trial of Kuek Lim charged with murder yesterday concluded. Mr. Hastings Rhodes (Acting-Solicitor General) appeared for the Crown and Mr R. C. Samuel was assigned for the defence. !he accused, in his evidence, said that
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    Tongkah Harbour Tin.
    29 4 A telegram from Tongkah received here to-day gives the output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co. at 37 tons for the first fortnight of November.
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    The Price of Rubber.
    96 4 To-day’s London cablegram to Boustead «fc Co., states Plantation No. 1 sheet Gf2\ Para to arrive 6/3J Market firm. To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 5/32. To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $82.95 per picul business done. Tin in London i« quoted at £167 7s.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    566 4 Prince Henry of the Netherlands ia accepted the patronage of the Fibre C Oc gress and Exhibition to be held at Soura baya in July, 1911. Mr. E. L. Brockman, C. M. G is d Ue in Penang by the P. i O ss. dssaio on 2nd
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    Shadows in the Malay Peninsula.
    235 4 From Kua’a Lumpur we have just received a copy of Shadows in the Malay Peninsula” by Mr. W. E. Stirling. The book consists of 32 character studies in silhouette of native life in the Federated Malay States. These sketches ate very clever—especially those of the
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      364 4 Australian Cowboys! Australian Cowboys!! DATO KRAMAT GARDENS, COMMENCING AT 9 P.M. TO-NIGHT > TO-NIGHT Change of Programme Change of Programme NOVELTY! NOVELTY!! NOVELTY!!! Tomahawk throwing. Doublebank riding. HAPPY JOE and Bucking Bullock. E. WINNING and Mule Bumper. C. MILLER and Boomerang. E. PASCOE and Cooee, etc., etc. Joe! Don't Smoke
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    171 5 GENERAL TONE STRONGER. YESTERDAYS PRICES IN SINGAPORE. From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Singapore, November 16. The share market is stronger consequent on the better rubber auction sales in London. Buyers’ prices to-day (Wednesday; are Aliagars 5/Barang Malakas 3/3 Bukit Lintangs £4 15/Several other shares are a point
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    THE COLONY’S TRADE.
    75 5 REPORT FOR THIRD QUARTER. From. Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 17. The report on the trade of the Straits Settlements shows for the third quarter of 1910, an increase of $12,000,000 in imports and $12,000,000 in exports as compared with the corresponding quarter last year. Para Rubber
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    BOOKMAKERS AT LAW.
    98 5 A. TULLY VERSUS M COWAN From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 17. E te hearing of the action brought by A. Tul’v, the bookmaker, against M. Cowan, his late partner, for alleged criminal breach of trust, was resumed yesterday. Mr. R. C Gould Called. Mr. R C.
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    PEGOH RUBBER COMPANY.
    91 5 A TEN PER CENT. DIVIDEND. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 17. The report of the directors of the Pe<roh Rubber Co., Ltd., announces a final dividend of 10 per cent., making 17 per cent, for the year The sum of $13,718 has been carried forw ird.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    33 5 From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, November 16. To-day’s Wednesday’s) quotations for -ro uce and opium are Rice, Rangoon 154 00 Gambier 9.75 Pepper, black 14 50 Pepper, white 25.75 Opium 1,825.10
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    THE “ BEDFORD ” WRECK.
    181 5 THE BEDFORD WRECK. RESULT OF THE COURT-MARTIAL. CAPT. FITZHERBERT BLAMED. HkUTRHS .'SBRVICB.I London, November 17. The court-martial at Sheerness has found that Cantain S. Edward Fitzherbert negligently suffered the cruiser Bedford to be stranded off the coast of Korea on August 21. and recommends that he be dismissed his ship
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    CHINESE LOANS.
    114 5 TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT [Rbutbr’s Sbrvicb. London, November 16. Reuter’s agencv learns that the agreement recently signed in Lund in by the British. French, German, ami American financial gruups for co-operation and participation in the Chinese Government loans, is for a term of years. Independent National Action. While
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    MURDER OF A EUROPEAN
    64 5 STABBED BY ESTATE COOLIES. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 17. Mr. C. H. Darke, a member of a wedknown Singap r- family, was murdered on Friday last on a ■'umatra Rubi er Estate by coolies, who stabbed him, inflicting sixteen wounds Two Arrests. The police
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    DEATH OF A GERMAN NOVELIST
    114 5 DR. WILHELM RAXBE. [Dsa Ostasiarisens Lloyds Sbrvicb Berlin, November 16. The death is announced of Dr Wilhelm Raabe, the well-known German novelist. [The late Wilhelm Raabe was born at Eschershausen on September 8, 1831. and was thus 79 years of age. Of the betterknown German
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    THE KING AND INDIA.
    48 5 CORONATION DURBAR IN DELHI. Rbutbr’s Ssryick. London. November 17. The Earl of Crewe. Secretary -if State for India, announces :—His Majesty the King hopes to visit India, accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen, to hold a Coronation Durbar in Delhi on January I, 1912.
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    GERMAN SHIPPING.
    32 5 EXTENSION OF PERSIAN SERVICE. Rbutbr's >BRVICK.] London. November 17. It is semi-otficially stated in Berlin that the Hamburg America line is about to extent! and consolidate ite service to Persia.
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    SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
    25 5 [DbR OSTASIATISCHB LLOYDS SkRVICB.] Berlin. November 16. Morocco’s indemnity to Spain on account of the Riff campaign amounts to sixty-five millions marks).
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    THE PRICE OF COTTON.
    17 5 Dbr Ostasi.atischb Lloyds Sbrvicb.] Berlin, November 16. Cotton is quoted at 7s. 2d.
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    THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
    88 5 KING ATTENDS THE PRIVY COUNCIL. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN LONDON. [Rbutbr’s Sbrvicb. 1 London, November 17. His Majesty the King unexpectedly journeyed to London yesterday afternoon and attended a meeting of the Privy Council. Great exc tement prevailed. His Majesty aftewards returned to Sandringham Palace. No Immediate Dissolution.
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    THE TSAR’S RETURN.
    25 5 [Dbr Ostasiatischb Lloyd's Beilin, November 16. The Tsar and Tsarina have crossed the Russo-German boundary on their way bacic to St. Petersburg.
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    THE TURKISH LOAN.
    38 5 Dbr Obtasiatthchk Lloyd’s Sbrvicb. j Berlin, November 16. Kerr Helffnich, the well-kn >wn Bank director, has had an audience of the Sultan of Turkey who expressed his satisfaction with the terms of the Turkish loan.
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    The Tin Market.
    386 5 THU GhNBRAL I OBITION. The tin market says the Ironmonger of Oct. 29th has been in one of ita tickle moods, with events shaping apparently for a squeeze in November deliveries. Last week there was a backwardation of pounds a ton. while since then here has been
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    F. M. S. Government Mycologist.
    190 5 Mr. Bateson's Carbkr. Mr E. Bateson. of Badford, says the Yorkshire Daily Observer, has been appointed by tiie Secretary of State for the Colonies as Mycologist to the Government of the Federated Malay States, his duties being no advise planters as to rhe methods of
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    Rubber Crops.
    70 5 Our Singapore c irre-pondent wires the foilowing October crops Bukit K. B. lb. 691 Alor Gajah 212 A Home pacer undertands that the British North Borneo Company has sent out an expert engineer to report on the railway and make recommendations for its future working. It is also
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    SIAMESE RAILWAYS.
    511 5 PROGRESS OF THE NEW LINE. The Bagkok Daily Mail of the sth inst. says, that the progress of the work on Siam’s great southern line of railway is something phenomenal and, by all accounts, its accomplishment is likely to prove a record, as far as railway construction is
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    A SORDID TRAGEDY.
    239 5 FAITHLESS WIFE MURDERED. Kling Lovbr Stabbed. A Kling woman was murdered this morning and a KI ng man was so wounded that he had to he remover! to the General Hospital, where he lies in a precarious State. It appears hat a Kling man, named V’aloo, unexnectedly
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      LABOUR RECRUITING IN INDIA.
      111 5 [To the Editor of the Pincing Gazette”] Sir, To avoid disappointment to any planter who may be inclined to adopt the suggestion in your leading article of yesterday that labour should be obtained from the Central Provinces of India, will you allow me to point out
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      1147 5 Central Sales Room. Tlie Penan fioi; L A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING The undersigned is instructed to sell by o£ che MeiubersJ of the Penang Gol f PUBLIC AUCTION. Club will he held in the Club House, ou Friday, 2nd December, 1910, at 6-30 p.m. The Dnserviceable and Confiscated To consider
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      1335 6 N. Y. K. j Th. 15 H- p. f _j~ ~~l mrSra, i "Al" Straker-Squire s I (Four Cylenders.) Car. I AGE > < > 5 M M I Those who use NESTLE’S FOOD for Infanta and Convalescents place B S CHEAP TO RUN. LIGHT ON TYRES. I PRICES: >
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    SHIPPING.
    373 7 ARRIVALS. I. Assaye. Brit., 7500. Jones, Nov. 17, Bombay, gen., Adamson. Gilfillan Co. ’Gerd, Nor.. 750, Anderson, Nov. 16, Bombay, gen.. Hottenbach Bros. Hok Canton, Brit. 294, Scott, Nov. 17, Olihleh. gen., Ban Ho Hin. Janet Nicoll, Brit., 475, Bell, Nov. 16, Tavoy, gen., E. S. Co. sTaroba, Brit.,
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    SHARES.
    1783 7 i Capital. Subscribed, Value Dividends. Name. -2 "3.2 3 _A_ 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1093 $300,000 #300,000 30,000 #lO #lO 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 3J 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 5 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10 ...a Bruseh Hyd.
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    MAILS.
    221 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. For. Per. ”'<>se. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong,Victoria Point, Janet Nicoll 1 p.m. Mergui, and Tavoy.) Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Teluk An'on Carlyle 3 p.m. Lang b a, Edie, T. Semawe, Segl i, >
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    PRODUCE.
    196 7 Prnang, Novkmbrr 17, 1910. Gold leaf $64.8" Pepper (W. Coast 3 11». 5 0«) No stock. White Pepper ...$24 5/8 buyers. Trang Pepper slBnomieal. Mace $95 nominal. Mace Pickings $9O sellers. Cloves $5O sellers. Nutmegs 110 $2l sellers. !No. I $6.50 sales. No. 2 $6.40 sales. Basket $5 nominal
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      820 7 RUBBER AUCTION SALES. Mannheim Insurance Co. VA7 undertake to take charge of ship- Marine Insurance. v merits of Rubber for saie at The The undersigned, as Agents, will accept Colombo Weekly Auctions. Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce, Full particulars on application to— ftn Valuables at current rates. OT AUT2- VOTTKT/,
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