Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 March 1911

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PU3LISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 62 VOL. LXIX. SATURDAY, 18th MARCH, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    THE COCA LEAF.
    475 2 ITS PRODUCTION AND USE Coca leaves (says the Bulletin of the Imperia) Institute) are derived from a plant, Erythroxylon Coca, which occurs native in the countries along the western coast of South America, and especially in Peru and Bolivia. In recent years coca plantations have been fermed
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    Tragic Occurrence in Burma.
    177 2 Information has been received of a verv serious accident on the Lashio Branch line. On 7th iust. Mr. Arnott, Assistant Engineer, whose headquarters are at Mavmyo, was trollying down from Zibingyi station. He was accompanied by Lieutenant Hill of the 10th Gurkha Rifles and also had
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    Planting Methods in Java.
    118 2 Mr. Fitzwiiliams, whose critici-m of Java rubber planting methods we lately noted, admits that improvements are in progress which will soon place the island on a Isvel with the F.M.S., over which it has now an advantage in the matter of coolie *upnly. Within a c
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    Mauled by a Leopard.
    111 2 Madras Times. Lahore, Feb. 25.—We regret to announce the death of Colonel S. D. Turnbull, who was mau ed by a leopard near Islamabad, Kashmir. One of his legs was broken, and both arms and head were injured. On the receipt at Srinagar of a tekgram
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    IN PARLIAMENT.
    671 2 DEBATE ON THE CABINET’S FOREIGN POLICY. London, March 9.—ln the House of Commons, in committee on the Civil Service vote, Mr. Balfour opened the debate <>n the Government’s foreign policy. He asked what course the Government intended to take regarding the projected branch line of the Baghdad Railway
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    Charge Against an Editor.
    129 2 On March 3, W. H. Barton, Editor and Proprietor of The Tinies oj Burma and The Sunday Times, for whose apprehension a wai rant was issued by Mr. Sitzler Western, Subdivisional Magist’ ate, on a charge of defamation under sections 500 and 501 of the Indian
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    Death While Sleep Walking.
    44 2 Calcutta, March 3.—The death is reported from Dacca of Mr. R. E Bell, of the Bank of Bengal, who fell from the second storey of a house while walking in his sleep. Mr. Bell had returned from home only recently.
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      665 2 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. EUROPEAN LINF. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all
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    RUBBER SHARE VALUES.
    2669 3 MR BAXEN DALE’S ESTIMATES. Mr. A. S. Baxendale writing to the Editor of the London Times says Sir, —Owing to my absence from London I unfortunately failed to see the calculation of rubber share values supplied to you by a correspondent and published in your Financial Supplement
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    Indian Cricket Team.
    181 3 Bombay, March 2. —The selection committee of the Indian cricket team for England met yesterday, when the constitution of the team was finally decided upon. Major J. G. Greig presided at the committee mee'iug, and the following members also attended —J. M. Framji Pately, the Hon’ble Mr.
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      260 3 THE PINANG GAZETTE PRESS, Limited. ESTABLISHED 1833. Specialities. 'Specialists in High Grade Printing Specialities. I ESTA imNT n trncK Latest Designs in Type, Borders Ornaments. forms and notices. JOINT STOCK Share Transfer. COMPANY’S WORK. Rainfall. Memorandum and e have received a. large consignment of option. Articles of Association. Summary of
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    791 4 CANADA AND THE STATES. London, March B.—An Ottawa messag® says that the House of Commons was crowd* ed to-day, when Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Dominion Premier, spoke on the resumption of the debate on the Reciprocity Agreement. He said that the proposals had been enthusiastically approved by the
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    989 4 The following is the list of passengers by steamers leaving Penang on the undermentioned dates Per P A O ss Syria, March 17 —Mrs J C Ford, Mr and Mrs T N Symons, Mr J G Symons, Mr Cargill, Mr A G Robins, Mr C H Jenkins, Mrs
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    THE PENANG LIBRARY.
    447 4 TAIPING WOULD LIKE TO JOIN. At a meeting of the subscribers of the Penang Library on the 4th iust., it was bitterly complained, says the Perak Pioneer, that though the subscription was cheap, being equivalent to a shilling a month, and a goodly stock of books, which,
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    194 4 SUNDAY, MARCH 19. Church of England. St. George Church. —Matins Choral) 8 a.m.; Holy Communion (Plain) 8-30 am.; Matins (Chinese) 10 a.m.; Sunday School 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon 6 p.m. Presbyterian. Presbyterian Church (Northam Road). Divine Service. 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 5 p.m Divine Service, 6 p.m.
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    Lord Crewe's Illness.
    104 4 London, March 8. According to the latest bulletin Lord Crewe passed a quiet night and there is distinct improvement in his condition. Serious apprehension, the Statesman says, is felt as to the length of time that must elapse before Lord Crewe is able to return to his
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    Command Night at Drury Lane.
    50 4 London, M ircli 8. King George has commanded a dramatic entertainment to be given at Drury Lane on May 17 in honour of the German Emperor an 1 Empress. The same programme as the Coronation Gala performance at His Majesty’s Theatre will be gone through.
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    "LIVING" IN THE EAST.
    389 4 LIVING" IN THE EAST. —p.p. THE RISING COST. A visitor to Kuala Lumpur, who has travelled the world, declares that the Federated Malay States are tire most expensive places he has ever been in. In his concise remarks, attention is drawn to the prohibitive prices ranging for all commodities and
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    Market Prices.
    199 4 Drscriptton. Penang, March 18. Bbrf: Cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 35 Pork Pork 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue 32 Mcttom Mutton
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    THE WEEK'S KNGAGEMENTS.
    157 4 Saturday, March IS. Homeward English Mail. Golf Club Men’s Presgrave Cup. Celebration of St. Patrick’s Da, Bai quet at Town Club. Straits Cinematograph, Penang R< )a <] Sunday, March 19. Third Sunday in Lent. P.V. Rifle Meeting 200 yds. handicap planters’ challenge cup; bankers’ handicap. Monday, March
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    Other Coming Events.
    154 4 March 25 and 26.—G01f Club Men’s Monthly Medal. March 25.—“ Yeomen of the Guard’’ Town Hall. March 26. —P.V. Rifle Meeting Hibbert Challenge Cup, March 27.—P.L.R.C.: iOO yds. deliberate. 4th Class Bisley Target; 150 yds. deliberate running man March 28. —Penar.g Assizes Open. March 31 and April
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    AUCTION SALES.
    108 4 Monday, March 20.— Swatow Drawn-thread work, Canton embroidery, dress lengths, etc.; 21 Beach Street (Central Sales Room); 11.30 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark «fc Co., auctioneers. Wednesday, Match 22. Furniture; 7 A Logan Road; 11. a.m.; Cunningham, Clark <& Co., auctioneers. Friday, Match 2^- Unserviceable stores Fort Cornwallis; 11.30 a.m.;
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    TENDERS.
    48 4 Municipality, Penang.— lnstruments, station equipments, and accessories for system of street automatic fire alarms tender close noon, March 20 Straits Government. Farm of right of quarrying and disposing of stoic from Government quarrieson Islands of Pulau Kra during three years ending 1913; tender close noon March 25.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    32 4 No. 13 Logan Road apply J- Gawthorne. 9 Beach St. “Galwa Tanjong Bungat (furnished apply R. A. P. Hogan. No. 145 Kelawe Road apply Heap Teik, 47 Beach St.
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      552 4 THE STORY OF LITTLE ELIZA SCHNEIDER AND HER WISE PHYSICIAN. Many enlightened physicians prescribe Dr. Williams’ Pink Pill* in cases where the main thing needed is new, red, strengthrestoring blood. It was b°cause he knew that her blood was to b ame, that the physician who attended Little Eliza Jahanna
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    GREAT BOXING MATCH.
    952 5  -  Laurance Woodhouse, in the Daily Mail WHITE v. BLACK. LANGFORD WINS ON A FOUL. On 21st ult. the boxing match at the Olympia Annexe between Bill Lang, of Australia, and Sam Langford, the colou>ed boxer from America, came to a most unfortunate end Landford winning on a
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    Camphor.
    157 5 An American professor announces an out-of-date discovery in the latest Harper's Magazine. He appears, says the Times oj Ceylon, to have known only of the old method of felling the camphor tree and of extracting—continued by the Japanese in Formosa—the drug from the wood. The profe<-or visited Jamaica, and
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    MARRIAGE.
    67 6 Armstrong-Lemon—At All Souls Memorial Church of England. U. P., on the 25th February, 1911, by the Rev. B. H. P. Fisher, M a., Visiting Chaplain, William Adolphus Armstrong, eldest son of the late Capt. W. A. Armstrong, British Army, to Marv Eliza Lsmon. late Principal of the S. C.
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    Saturday, March 18, 1911.
    994 6 From ur advertising columns to-day, it may be seen that the adjourned public meeting to consider the King Edward Memorial is to take place at the Town Hall on Monday afternoon at half past four o’clock. The Committee have finally decided, after careful consideration of the
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    To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 1/8.
    139 6 A correspondent writes Mr. Roberts, the organizing Scoutmaster for Penang, has received an invitation from the Headquarters in London to present a troop of Boy Scouts for the Coronation festivities, and also to be present at the Boy Scouts Rally, which the King is
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    PENANG FOOTBALL CUP.
    1378 6 AN INTERESTING DRAW. A meeting of the League Committee was held in the P.C.C. last evening to draw the ties for the Cup competition and make arrangements for the matches in connection with it. Dr. T. Hill Jamieson presided, and there were also present Messrs H. R.
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    RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT.
    386 6 The Pinang Gazette iu its issue of yesterday, writes our Taiping contemporary, makes a very important announcement in connection with tail way development in Malaya. Our contemporary has it that Messrs. Anthonv and Fox, the General Manager and Chief Resident Engineer, F. M. S. R respectively, have been
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    BOWLS AT THE P.C.C.
    237 6 SINGLE HANDICAP RESULTS The following lies in the sin .1» of the P.C.C. bowl, tournament were Z" ed off yesterday afternoon H R Owen 2) beat H. Muir 21- A Before the tie it would hav- been d'ffi cult to prophesy who would win, althouTh it
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    KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.
    174 6 COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the King El ward Memorial Committee was held at the Governors Office, at 4 p.m. yesterday. There were present Hon. W Evans in the chair, Hon. A. R Adams, Rev. F. W Haines Drs. J. Kirk, Avetoom, Dane, and Rose, and Messrs.
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    The Late Mr. A.A. Swan.
    245 6 The death of James Maclaren (of the firm of Swan and Maclaren), a few months ago has been followed by that of his late partner Mr. Archibald Alexander Swan. The late Mr. Swan was for over twenty years on» of the best known men in
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    St. Patrick's Day.
    81 6 The celebration of this feast was begun this morning by a High Mass in the Church of the Assumption. The Re v Father Duvelle officiated. The Mass sung by the Choir of St. Xavier’s, Mr. F. X. Holmberg presiding at the organ. The service was concluded by
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    The Mails.
    37 6 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sail* Close. P. &O. Marmora Fri. 24/3 N.D.L. Prin. Alice Tues. 28/3 B. I. Sat. 1/4 Outward P. O. Delhi Thurs. 23/3 N.D.L. Pr Ludwig Thurs. 20/3 8.1. Thurs. 30/3 -J
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      414 6 Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Nicholls. P. P. C. Rahman Hydraulic Tin Limited. NOTICE is hereby given that a Third Interim Dividend of s°/ a for the year ending 30th June, 1911, has been declared payable on 3rd April, 1911. Divident warrants will be duly posted on the above mentioned
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      189 6 To-Day’s Contents. Page t.— ln Parliament; The Coca Leaf Tragic Occurrence in Burma Planting Methods in Java; Mauled by a Leopard Charge Against an Editor; and Death While Sleep Walking. Page B.— Rubber Share Values and Indian Cricket Team. Page 4-—-Telegraphic News Homeward Bound The Penang Library; Living” in the
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    184 7 STERLING RUBBER QUOTATIONS. CHANCES MOSTLY IP. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 18/3/10. 17/3/11. 18/3/11. J Shares. s S 1 sis’® M X CQ M 32 Mining. 13| 14| c.Tronoh 16| 17 16| 17
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS.
    61 7 A LIST OF PROMOTIONS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 18. The following promotions have been made among the Singapore Volunteers Second Lieutenants W O. Hildred and J. G. Campbell have been promoted to be full lieutenants. Messrs. F Y. Blair and J. Le Masurier have been appointed
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    GARRISON MANOEUVRES.
    45 7 AN ATTACK ON SINGAPORE I From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, Match 18. The Garrison will hold manoeuvres on Sunday. The general scheme is an attack on Singapore from an unknown landing place. All the Garrison will be engaged except the Artillery and Engineers.
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    THE PRICE OF RUBBER.
    42 7 LONDON MARKET QUIET. [From a Malacca Correspondent] Malacca, March 18. Information has been received by Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 6/5| per lb., value. The market is quiet.
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    PRODUCE PRICKS.
    29 7 [from Our Own Correspondent.] s ingapore, March 17. To-day’s (Friday's) quotations for opium and produce are Opium ...$1,800.00 Pepper, white 26.75 Gambier 8.50 Tapioca, peat 1 8.00
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    THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
    29 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 18. Sir A. F. G. Law, Chief Judicial Commissioner, F. M. S., has been gazetted Acting Chief Justice, Straits Settlements.
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK BOARD.
    30 7 [Froni Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 18. Mr. E. Ander son, Manager of W. Mansfield Co., succeeds Mr. W. Patchitt on the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board.
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    RUSSIA AND CHINA.
    66 7 WHO IS THE AGGRESSOR? [Rkuter’s Skrvick.] London, March 18. Sir Francis Younghusband, in a letter to 7’4c Times, considers it more likely that China is the aggressor than Russia. He says that China iias been suffering from ■‘welled head since the Russo-Japanese War and seems to take
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    AVIATION IN SINGAPORE.
    197 7 TWO FLIGHTS BT CHRISTIAENS. NO PASSENGERS TAKEN, From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March 18. M. Christiaens made a successful flight round the race course thrice at the height of 200 feet. The second Bight was not so high. Attempts to take up an officer a? a passenger
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    NATIONAL DEFENCE.
    118 7 ACTIVITY AT THE ADMIRALTY Reutkk’s Skrvick London, March 17. Speaking in the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. R. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that he was laying down new warships with a view to their completion in the Spring of 1914. Conscription v. Voluntary Service.
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    REFORM OF THE LORDS.
    90 7 SPLIT IN THE UNIONIST CAMP. [Reuter's Skrvick] Loudon, March 17. It is stated that the differences among the Unionists have made the production of a scheme for reform of the House of Lords impossible The Unionists will probably now concentrate their energies on the Referendum. Scheme
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    INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
    65 7 JAPAN AND BRITAIN’S VIEWS. [Rkuter’s Skrvick London, March 17. In the House of Commons, Sir Edwird Grey, Secretary of Sta'e for Foreign Affairs, said that Japan was aware of the views of Great Britain respecting the reference of international disputes to arbitration. It was quite undesirable at this
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    St Andrew's, Parit Buntar.
    212 7 .—P.P. The new Church at Parit Buntar dedicated to St. Andrew was used last Sunday for the first time. A large congregation gathered from the Province and all parts of Krian. Canon Barton Parkes was the celebrant and preached on The House of God, the Home
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    TAIPING TOPICS.
    506 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, March 16. Mr. Collins is up from Parit Buntar for a few days in the capital. The Warders Club are preparing an entertainment in honour of Mr. Voules (of which more in my next) next month. The weather is execrable, phenomenally hot all
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    Sequel to a Will.
    292 7 Tn the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice S. Leslie Thornton, the h°aring has been concluded, after a hearing of over a week, of the interesting will case in which Chuah Hooi Ngah Neoh, bv her husband and next friend Liin Soo Chee, is suing Mr. Khaw
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    To-day’s Tin Quotations.
    69 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $88.17| per picul buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £176 15s. spot and £176 ss. three months. The following were the dealings in tin to day :—Singapore, Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers, no sellers, $BB 62|
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    St. George’s Church.
    25 7 The Reverend F. H. Mann, R n., Chaplain, H M.S Monmouth, will preach at Evensong (6 p.m.) to-morrow Anthem St. Patrick’s Breastplate.”
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    MR. Tr N. SYMONS.
    1305 7 VETERAN ENGINEER AND PLANTER. HALF A CENTURY’S RECORD. By the departure of Mr. T. N. Symons, more familiarly and better known as Tom Symons,” the Settlement lose< one of its oldest landmarks, his association with Penang extending back for half a century. Thomas Norman Symons, to
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    H.M.S. "Monmouth."
    198 7 Arrival at Penang. His Majesty’s ship Monmouth arrived here yesterday at 3 p m. from Singapore on her way to Colombo to escort a mosquito fleet to the former island The Monmouth is expected to leave Penang on Monday next. Last night there was a fine display by
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      251 7 NORWOOD. LOGAN ROAD. TO LET, furnished from Ist May next. Apply 250—uc ADAMS <fc ALLAN. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL. THE PUBLIC MEETING to receive the report of the Committee appointed to consider the Ki n u Edward Memorial recommendations WILL BE HKLD IN THE TOWN HALL, On Monday, at 4~30 p.m,
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    GERMANY IN 1910.
    1810 8 and other German cities. The Westminister Gazette. HAMBURG AND HAGENBECK. BY SIR H. H. JOHNSTON. Only that the comparison is too hackneyed one might call Hamburg the Venice of the North. It is a city most inspiring to the painter, especially in its older portions. The broad
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    STRAITS HEALTH.
    1213 8 LANCET” ON DR. GILMORE ELLIS’S ANNUAL REPORT. The Lancet, in teferring to the report of the P.C.M.0., of the Straits Settlements for 1909, says The report on the medical department of the Straits Settlements for 1909 is somewhat later in its appearance but this is not at all
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    Rubber in Siam.
    260 8 Bangkok Daily Mail. It is encouraging to note that a very excellent start has been made within the last couple of years in rubtier planting in Siam, and that the results hitherto obtained are highly satisfactory in most cases. We know that rubber cultivation in Siam is
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    English Racing.
    137 8 The Spring Handicaps. The following is latest betting 100 to 1 1 agst. Heleot 100 to 8 Spanish Prince 100 to 8 Radis Rose 100 to 8 Dalnacrag 100 to 8 Chanteur 100 to 6 Longset 100 to 6 Placidus 100 to 6 Eudorus 100 to 6 Darraidou
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    SHIPPING.
    424 9 ARRIVALS. Ban Watt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, Mar. 18, Langkat, gen E. S. Co. "Bharata, Brit., 1957, Thomson, Mar. 18, Singapore, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Sahib, Mar. 18, leluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Calypso, Brit., 329, Bannatyne, Mar. 18, Deli, Tobacco, William Mansfield Co. Japan, Brit,
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    SHARES.
    1683 9 Capital. Subscribed. N s^ k jel° f Value. 2 Dividend». Name. j M ._s. 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1903 »300,000 »300,000 30.000 »10 »10 K, 10 30 Tin MWn. Co. M| M ,‘S? USS mSS S-S? Il Si “I mS:SM SiSo njw £i so 30 15 ri
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    MAILS.
    71 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE Monday. >"• Per. Close. Yen Thye Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 8 a.m. Rangoon Seang Choon 11 a.m. Trang Kian Ann 2 p.m. Bindings and T. Anson Canton 2 p.m. Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh Pulo Weh Atjeh 3 p.m. Singapore Dunera
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    PRODUCE.
    202 9 Prnang, March 18, 1911 Gold leaf 564.8«) Pepper (W. Comi 3 m. 5 oz) No stock. White Pepper $23.70 sales. Trang Pepper $16.25 nom Mace JllOnominal. Mace Picking* $99 buyers. Cloves $42 sellers. Nutmegs Ilv $2l sales. 5 No. I $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. Batiks, $5.10 nominal.
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    609 9 The steamer Serbitstan (not Serbeitan) about which anxiety was felt has arrived at Port Said, says a wire of March 8. A cablegram of March 8 says:— A suspected case on the steamer Dongola has been landed at Suez, and is authoritatively declared not to be a case
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    HAREM SKIRT.
    432 10 MR. MARCUS STONE’S DISAPPROVAL. Mr. Marcus Stone, R.A., interviewed by a representative of the Daily Mail, expressed unqualified disapproval of the latest fashion foreshadowed for next season, the harem skirt.” “It is a preposterous dress,” he said, “and I am sure it will not be worn in this
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    The Revival of Polygamy.
    271 10 In McClure's for February, Mr. B. J. Hendrick descril>es what he call-» the Morman revival of polygamy The usual explanation given by Mormons now is that God, through Joseph Smith, had commanded the saints to practise plural marriage and that God. through Wilford Woodruff, in 1890,
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    Litigation at Shanghai.
    80 10 The case in which Bernard Henrich Fuhlers sued the Siak Indrapoera Rubber Concessions, Ltd., for the return of Taels 2,500, on the ground of misrepresentations in the prospectus of the company, was concluded in H B. M.’s Supreme Court, at Shanghai on February 24. Sir Havilland de
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    A Libel Suit.
    70 10 Calcutta, March 7.—At the High Court, before Mr. Justice Harrington, the suit will shortly be taken up of Lala Lajput Rai vs Sir James Lewes Walker, k. c. i. i., and others, proprietors and editors, and printers of the Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore, claiming Rs. 50,000
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    Coronation Pictures.
    22 10 London, March 3—Mr. Sergeant, R. A., who visits India next cold weather has been engaged to paint a Coronation picture.
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    THE GREAT DRINK QUESTION.
    399 10 CLUB BARS. Mr. E. T. C. Werner, British Consul at Foochow, writes to the North China Daily News in a correspondence on total abstinence The curious custom of drinking at club bare, so universal in the East, has much to answer for. Bar-drinking has become an
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    United Serdang.
    336 10 The report of the United Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations, Ltd., for the year ended 31 st August, 1910, states that the crop of Rubber harvested for the year amounted to 67,8’28 lb. and realised a net average of 6s. B|d. per lb. This satisfactory crop, much in excess
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    NAILS CLOSE ON WEEK DATS.
    549 11 FOR Balik Pulao, at 8 a.tn. and 0-30 p.m. Batterworth, at 7 a.in., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4- p.m. Bukit Tambun, at 8-30 a.m., 1-45 p.m., and 5 p.m. Bukit Mertajam, 10-40 a.m., at 8-30 a.m., 1-45 p.m., 3-15 p.m., and 5-30p.m. Kuala Mudah,
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    257 11 Per N D L ss Prinz Ludwig due at Penang. Mar. 30: To Penang Mrs F van Lith, .Messrs B Simon, E Simon, and G van Vaupel Kleyn. To Singapokk: Mr and Mrs M Gatsonides, Mr and Mrs M Synders, Mr and Mrs J de Groen,
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    MALAY TIN MINING.
    400 11 RECORD OF THE COMPANIES. It may be interesting to recall, writes F. W. K. in The Financial News, that there are at present operating in the Malay Peninsula 37 tin mining companies in which European capital is more or less directly interested, this number being exclusive of
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    Tropical Diseases.
    232 11 The report of the Advisory Committee for the Tropical Diseases Research Fund has been issued as a Blue-book. The report is prefaced by a memorandum signed by Sir J. West Ridgeway, the chairman, who states that the revenue of the Tropical Diseases Research Fund for the year was
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      205 11 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE OF FOUR BRITISH STEAMERS TO BE HELD AT POWELL Co.’s SALE-ROOM, On Tuesday, 28th March, 1911, at 2-30 p.m. Lot 1. The ss. GLENFALLOCH. Registered tonnage 2180. Lot 2. The ss. HONG MOH. Registered tonnage 3910. Lot 3. The ss. HONG WAN I. Registered tonnage 3230.
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