Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 March 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 69 VOL. LXIX. MONDAY. 27th MARCH. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1685 1 Sea View Hotel, FARQUHAR STREET. THE IDEAL HOTEL FOR VISITORS. < ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP ON THE SEA FRONT. NO UNHEALTHY SURROUNDINGS. Cool, Comfortable and Homelike. < CUISINE UNEXCELLED. TERMS VERY MODERATE. < VICTORIA FOR HIRE. Telephone 368. Proprietor, W. DANIEL. J •> TUT DIvAKIC. f.AZFTTF NORWOOD. LOGAN ROAD. '"TENDERS are invited
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    • 52 1 TIE PINAKG GAZETTE J (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) Rates of Subscription, payable strictly la advance: LOCAL 8 2-25 per month. g $13.50 half yearly. $27.00 per annum. BY POST 2.50 per month. $15.00 naif yearly. $30.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. J a Subscription $1.50 per month. Half yearly $9.
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  • 2115 2 FRIDAY’S MEETING. At the ordinary meeting at Singapore on Friday, Mar. 24, there were present: His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, the Hon’bles Major-Genl. Stephenson, G.0.c., the Attorney-General, T. de M. Braddell, the Col. Treasurer, W C. Michell, the Col. Engineer, F. J. Pigott, Dr F B
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  • 211 2 .—N. F. P. Singapore Veterans Honoured. A quiet dinner was given on Friday night at the Singapore Club to two of the oldest Singapore residents who are going home by the P <k O. ss. Yore, Mr. Alexander Gentle, formerly President, Singapore Municipality, and Mr. T. S. Thomson
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  • 213 2 Headhunters in Singapore .—S’ T. Sikhs on bicycles, armed with long swords and carrying electric lamps of many hues, have been set at large for the purpose of securing heads for the foundations of the Lagoon Dock at JTanjong Pagar So we are assured by a Chinese correspondent who avers
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  • 35 2 Penang The E. i O Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Kuala Lumpur:—Grand Oriental Hotel, and Empire Hotel, Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • 762 2 PRETTY TABLEAUX VIVANTS. [From Our Own Correspondent Tai ping, March 26. Mrs. Fox’s theatricals at the Town hall on Saturday last were an unqualified success. The Reverend Canon Barton Parkes and Dr. Cox, those physicians of our minds and bodies soothed our souls with a tuneful duet
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  • 217 2 At the meeting of tbe Y.M,C.A Parliamentary Debating Society, held at the Singpore Y. M. C. A., on Wednesday, about twenty five men were in attendance, and took part in a very interesting di-cussion <»n the recommendations of the Municipal Enquiry Commission. The leader of the House, Rev.
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  • 442 2 THE BOY SCOUTS. [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, I shall be glad if you will kindly insert the following letter which I sent to the Straits Echo for publication, but which they have refused to do although they have been good enough to refer to it.
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  • 192 2 Volunteers' Annual Meeting. The eleventh annual rifle meeting of the Penang Volunteers was continued yesterday when the competition for the Hibbert challenge cup took place as follows The Hibbert Challenge Cup.—2oo, 500 and 600 Yards Open to one team of eight of all ranks from Companies of Penang
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  • 54 2 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close N.D.L. Prin. Alice Tues. 28/3 6 p.m. midnight 3 p.m. 8.1. Taroba Sat. 1/4 P. &O. Devanha Sat. 8/4 Outward N.D.L. Pr Ludwig Thurs. 30/3 3 p.m. 4 p.ni. 11am. 8.1. Thongwa Thurs. 30/3 3 p.m. 4 pm. 7 a m. P.
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  • 146 2 Monday, March 27. P.L.R.C 100 yds. deliberate, 4th Clasg Bisley Target; 150 yds. deliberate running man P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.in. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road, Tuesday, March 28. Homeward German Mail. Penang Assizes. Band, Golf Club. P C.C. Bowls Tournament. Football Cup St. Xavier’s v.
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  • 158 2 April 3.—P.L R.C.: 100 yds. deliberate. Walker Trophy and de Voogt Cup: 4th Class Bisley target; quick-firing and brick competition’ April 4. —Football Cup M.R.C. r. Govt Wharves United. April s.—Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, 9 p.m. April 6. —Football Cup Crescent v. C.R.C, April 7. —Kuala
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  • 40 2 Tuesday, March 28.— Steamers Glentallock Hong Moh, Hong IFan 1., and Hong Bte; Powell Co.’s sale room, Singapore; 2.30 p.m.; Powell Co., auctioneers. Thursday, March SO. Ng 800 Bee’s property: 11 a.m.; Ah Qnee’s Buildings J. Hallifax, auctioneer.
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  • 16 2 Ban Hock Heng Estate.— Erection of Hospital Ward and Coolie Quarters tenders close April 30.
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  • 20 2 No. 145 Kelawei Road apply Heap Teik, L Beach St. “Norwood,” Logan Road; apply Adams and Allan.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 39 2 The Aachen and (Bunich fire Insurance Co. of AIX LA CHAPELLE. Capital 450.000 Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorised to insure almost any property against Fire iu Penang or elsewhere. For rates apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents
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    • 36 2 f MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR Brass Bands, Military Bands, Orchestral Banda Cornets, Saxhorns, Circular Basses, Flutes. Clarionets, Oboes. Bassoons, Drums, Uniforms. Banners, Parade Sticks. State requirement*, and a*k for Catalogue. HENRY RILEY’S, 25, Constitution Hill, Birmingham, England
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    • 103 2 STRIKING EXPERIMENTS AT THE REQUEST OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD FOR IRELAND The remarkable feeding experi ments conducte! in the School of Physiology, Trinity College Dublin, at the request of the Local Government Board for Ireland, prove that BOVRIL when added to a fixed diet, has a body-building effect equal
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 72 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset w Penang Sunrise. SunsetMar. 23 to Mar. 31,...5-59 a.m. 6-01 p ra The Moon. O New Moon Mar 30 First Quarter Apr. 6 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. AM AM PM Mar. 27 9-49 3-37 10-06
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  • 267 3 PENANG VITAL STATISTICS. In the Penang Municipality for the week ended Feb. 18 there were 77 deaths—--50 males and 27 females—equal to a deathrate of 38.34 per mile. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were O w 0» ■u -O’* T 5 o c c X
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  • 243 3 By the Capri the representatives of the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company leave Singapore, says the S.F.P., for South Africa with their machines, where they will give exhibitions at Johannesburg and elsewhere. The management regret that the success attending the meeting here was so small, but that
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  • 180 3 On Wednesday afternoon the manager of Batu Estate, M. U. Velso, was informed by his coolies that there was a deer on the estate. When he arrived at ti e piece of blukar wheie the deer was said to be, he found it facing a number
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 240 3 MMMMMHKMMMMHXMMMHMMMHMMMMMHMHH. Green island Cement Co., Ltd. PORTLAND CEMENT. 1* 5 I lii Casks and Drums of Drain Pipes, any shape 5 375 lbs. net. Gutterways H •In Bags of 250 lbs. net. jp- i 5 Cement lues, any pattern. J w Glazed Paving Tiles. Paving Bricks M H Prices, samples
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    • 147 3 The Spanish Inquisition is famous in history for its terrible tortures. But no inquisitor ever invented methods for producing more fearful agony than is borne to-day by the victims of Sciatica. Mr. M W. Knowles, Tragant St., Bath, England, says Five years ago 1 was prostrated with Sciatica. From my
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    • 529 3 To Miners and Tin-ore Buyers. r* Dn DDo WOLFRAM-TIN ORES. I FREE i I An up-to-date plant for the separation of Wolfram, Magnetite, etc., g 1111 K from Tin-ores is now in operation at Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and parcels of mixed ore can be purchased outright or received for treatment.
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  • 1360 4 It is now more than a mouth since the outside world knew anything of a RussoChinese crisis, and to-day’s cables show that it is not yet over. The Time»' correspondent, on the 15th February, wired from Peking that he understood ai rangeinents had been made for
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  • 411 4 SECOND PERFORMANCE. The second performance by the Choral Society, on Saturday evening, of The Yeomen of the Guard was a great improvement on the first. There was a full house and the audience was more approvingly demonstrative. Every musical number that could appropriately be encored met
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  • 233 4 March Medal Result. The following is the result of the competition for the men’s monthly medai, played for on Saturday and Sunday, 25th and 26th inst. G. A Hall 45 43= 89— 9 80) C. G. May 49 +4l 90 —lO 80/ H. C. Sells 47 50=
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  • 99 4 Lhe following additional ties have been arranged Monday, March 27 Teams oj Four. A. R. Adams, R. Owen, J. S. Rose Jr H. Starr 1) V. H. Muir, W. Brown, E. Reitnanu, W. Hamilton (—1) Championship F. Daniel v. R. Henderson Tuesday, March 28 Doubles Handicap.
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  • 558 4 Lord Crewe has made such i mDrnv that no further bulletins will be DeQt The deaths are announced of Sir p Chaffey Baker and of Mr. Ernest 'p af<i the Royal Academician. r The Hon. E. L. Brockman, Hon \v Michell, and Hon. F. J. PL ott
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  • 249 4 An Accident. About eighteen riders turned out at the Parade Ground for vesterday morning’s run. The going was good throughout, but a lot of barbed wire interfered with the sport. Mrs. Oxenham and Mis. Jamieson were the only lady tiders out. The course lay from the Parade
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 149 4 £9 Jg J 9 MfijMP __2+~— .i.-uin .m■ »«..11.. ii’T I 1 kFßwjjlJ S^Tfea il i WSffiJEai 1 '-v AG ENTS: Guthrie Co., Ltd., Penang and Singapore. W. D. H. O. WILLS’ J THREE CASTLES “MAGNUMS,” X A LARGE “HAND-MADE” CIGARETTE. q Packed in Jhe io g* HTt r i
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    • 92 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page 2.— The Legislative Council; Correspondence Theatricals at Taiping Homeward Bound Headhunters in Singapore Rifle Shooting The Mails Municipal Government; and Week’s Engagements. Page S.— The Public Health Aviation at Singapore; and Attacked by a Deer. Page J/.. Editorial (Russia and China); “The Yeomen of the Guard”; Penang
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  • 117 5 BUSINESS AT A LOW EBB. STERLING AND DOLLAR CHANGES. The following ate the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 27/3/10. 25/3/11. 27/3/11. «CO x X Shares. JE JE S 3 GJ 5 ca -x CQ co co Mining.
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  • 181 5 MR STANIFORTH SMITH SAFE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 27. The ss. Mataram, from Port Morsely, reports that the Government has not yet abandoned hope of Mr. Staniforth Smith’s expedition being still safe, although it was reported that they had been massacred. London, March 18. Mr.
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  • 63 5 FLOGGING A TAMIL CLERK. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 27. Messrs. Shairp 4 Lewis, assistants on Selaba Estate, have been fined $5O and $25, respectively, for thrashing a Tamil clerk with a rattan on the estate. The accused, who pleaded guilty, said that they had
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  • 54 5 SHAREHOLDERS’ NOISY MEETING. From Our Own Correspondent.] Hongkong, March 25. The annual meeting of shareholders in the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., was noisy. The optimistic prophecies of Mr. R. Shewan, Chairman, were sharply called in question, especially by the Hon. E. Osborne, and a committee
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  • 43 5 LONDON MARKET IS QUIET. [From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, March 26. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd., that the price of fine hard Para in London on Saturday was 6/4, value. The market is quiet.
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  • 36 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, March 25. At an auction sale of rubber to-day, the following prices were realised Fine sheet per picul $315 Sheet 298 Crepe 235 Bark crepe 182 Scrap 166
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  • 47 5 NOMINEE ON THE COUNCIL. From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March 27. I'he Singapore Chamber of Commerce has nominated Mr. W. W. Cook, of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., to be its representative on the Legislative Council during the Hon. D T. Boyd’s absence.
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  • 520 5 THE INDIAN LABOUR PROBLEM. IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 26. At a meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya held here to-day, Mr. Malcolm Cumming presiding, it was announced that the sub-committee appointed to confer with the Government representatives on the Indian labour question
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  • 34 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 27. The Station-master at Tanjong Malim has been severely injured by a fall from his bicycle, as the result of which he fractured his arm.
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  • 31 5 [Dkr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] St. Peteisburg, March 26. Private telegrams point out the seriousness of the situation arising from German post offices transmitting parcels from the plague-infected area.
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  • 195 5 STATUS OF CHIEF SECRETARY. A QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 27. In the House of Comm >ns, on the 2nd inst., Mr. C. T. Needham asked whether in view of the offices of the High Commissioner of the F.M.S. and the Governor
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  • 175 5 IRELAND DEFEATS FRANCE. [Reuter’s Service C<»ik, March 27. At Rugby football, on Saturday, Ireland defeated France by 25 points to 5. England Beats Scotland. London, March 18. England and Scotland to-day played oft their annual Rugby match for the Calcutta Cup. The ground at Twickenham was good and
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  • 110 5 SEQUEL TO PREMIER’S DEFEAT. [Reuter’s Service.] St. Petersburg, March 26. An Imperial Decree suspends from the sittings <>f the Council of the Empire, until 1912, General I’repoff and Councillor Durnovo, who were mainly responsible for the recent defeat of M. Stolypin, the Premier, on the question of local
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  • 76 5 CALIFORNIAN BILL CHECKED. [Reutkr’s Service.] Washington, March 27. A mes age from President Taft to the Governor of California has had the effect of checking the progress of anti-Japanete legi«lation prohibiting aliens from holding land. False and Wicked Reports.” Baron Ucida, Japanese Ambassador, has delivered to President
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  • 38 5 [Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service.] St. Petersburg, March 26. The Duma has voted 38 million roubles for armaments and airships and a million and a half roubles for secret expenses incurred by the Minister for War.
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  • 208 5 TERMS OF THE ULTIMATUM. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OBSTINACY [Reuter’s Service.] St. Petersburg, March 26. Russia’s ultimatum »o China demands an exhaustive and satisfactory reply to her Note by Tuesday next (28th inst.), otherwise she reserves to herself freedom of action and will make the Chinese Government responsible for
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  • 27 5 RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET. [Reuter’s Service.] Mexico, March 25. The Mexican Cabinet has resigned, but President Diaz has deferred action in the matter.
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  • 24 5 [Deh OaTAfUA TISCHS LLOYD’S SERVICE.] Berlin, March 26. The Kaiser has left for Vienna, where he is timed to arrive to-day.
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  • 85 5 Gibbons Cup Competition. Yesterday morning the 100 yards handicap for the above trophy was brought off with the following results A. Frohlich (25 seconds start) Ist. C. V. Edwards (10 seconds start) 2nd. F. A Pledger (25 seconds start) 3rd. Also swum P. P. Newton (25 seconds
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  • 56 5 To-day’s quoi.’tion for unrefined tin in Penang is $91.80 per picul business done. The following were the dealings in tin today:—Singapore, Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 175 tons, $92.| Penang, Straits Straits Trading Co., Ltd 50 tons, $921 Eastern Smelting Co., L’d., no market Messrs. Leong Fee 4
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  • 227 5 Mr. P. A. F. David is to act as Assistant Superintendent of Indian Immigrants in addition to his other duties. Dr. G. Brooke has been appointed a member of the Board of Licensing Justices in place of Mr. R. Peirce. Mr. P. Cunliffe takes the place of Mr.
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  • 261 5 P. C. C. v. SOUTH PROVINCE. A fair muster of members of the P.C.C. assembled in the pavilion on Saturday afternoon to witness the lawn tennis matches between the P. C. C. and Province Wellesley, South. Play throughout was of a very meritorious order, deliveries and returns alike
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  • 428 5 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the K&rangan Hydraulic Tin Mining Company. Ltd., took place at noon to-day at the office of the general agents, No. 9, Weld Quay. Those present were the Hon. R. Young, (chairman), Messrs. R. T. Reid, T A. Martin,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 470 5 POSITION WANTED by RUBBERMANAGER (Hollander) 14 years’ experience in tobacco and rubber. English perfect; good references. Please address to 8.,” 284 c/o this Paper. WANTED. PNERGETIC RELIABLE BROKERS T— for Life Insurance Wo’k. Good prospects for good men. Chinese preferred. Apply in person with references to 285 8, BEACH STREET.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1334 6 \l V K BANDOENGSCHE KININEFABRIEK j acid in the mouth v JAVA QUININE. X S beginning f TOOTH DECAY Largely used by Hospitals and Estates. TO E,e TTHIS^A UOUTM Mined in i mio tins m $l2-50 per lit. XX A WASH and TOOTH POWDER IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. 5 pi. x
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  • 546 7 ARRIVALS. Benbang, Dan., 1813, Caroe, Mar. 26, Colombo, gen., S. Co. Capri, Ital., 2718, P. Figari, Mar. 27, Singapore, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. 'Carlyle, Brit., 234, McDonald, Mar.. 26, Teluk Anson, gen., Kwong On <fc Co. iDunera, 3403, Nielson, Mar. 26, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Hebe, Brit., 346,
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  • 1491 7 Capital. Subscribed.'Ng°f 2 Dividends. Name. J, JS j Qt j j j 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 1300,000 9300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 1906 300,000 I 225,00 C 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 6 7 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20
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  • 189 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. F Jr. Per. Close. Yen Thye Seng 7 a.m. Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh Pulo Weh Benoa 10 am. Trang Tong Chay Un 1 p.m. Deli Perak (E.B. Co.) 1 p.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah Ip.m. Tongkah Hebe 1 p.m. Singapore, China, and
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  • 213 7 Pknang, March 27, 1911, Gold leaf £64.80 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 ow) No stock. White Pepper $23.70 sales. Trang Pepper $16.25 nom Mace $llO nominal. Mace Picking* $99 buyers. Cloves $42 sellers. Nutmegs 110 $2l sales. [No. 1 $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. Basket $5.10 nominal.
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  • 123 7 Penang, March 27, 1911. By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/41 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 516 >1 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 »> 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 1751 Bombay Demand Bank >( 174} 3 days’sight Private 175| Madras
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  • 630 7 The Dollar Steamship Company tnay include Manila among its eastern ports of call in the near future. Mr. J. Harold Dollar, Oriental manager of the line at Shanghai, is now looking over the field. The wrecked steamer. New Guinea, with a cargo valued at £29,000, was sold at
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 554 7 .uaurMii NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL THE MERCANTILE BANK CF 1 J m J j A X' A ......Banking and Trading Corporation, Charter Paid-up Capital «15.0J0.0C0 Established 1824 Subscribed Capita) 1,125,000 U U F J Incorporated by y Reserve Funds Capital fl. 45.000.000 Paid-Up 562,500 ay L 0. fL FL J Naudin ten
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    • 7 7 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY, The Whisky of Connoisseurs.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2206 8 P. &9. Ste&m Navigation Company, Intended Sailings. NOrddCUISChCF LlOyd, BrOmCD. lIHCTEO UMUU AW WMHWK Imperial German Mail Line. British India Steam Navigation Co., d i <p limited. ynk ocean Steam Ship co 11< P.te. Steamer. London. Fok Ibtuhdxd TO SalL. 4 //I ANI> 1 A 5/A /II «IN* MUTIIAI STEAM
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