Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 September 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1*33.’ No. 218 VOL. LXIX. TUESDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1186 1 For $3O V 7 ou can have the Pinang I Gazette posted every day n for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in a advance and remittances should g be addressed to g The Managing Director; PINANG GAZETTE PRESS.
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    • 80 1 ■■■■■■□□□□□□□□□□□□DO XT THEN YOU are away on leave I■ VV you want tv keep in touch i® with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- 5 mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. q This you can do in no better way g than by subscribing to the We-kly q Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” D
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  • 1966 2 FIRST DAY. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Taiping, September 23. The annual Prize Meeting of the Malay States Volunteer Rifle Club, known as the Taiping Bisley, was opened at 7 a m. this morning and continues over Sunday and Monday. The following gentlemen form the council of the
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  • 847 2 A PLEASANT AFTERNOON. Last Saturday the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club were 'At Home’ on the range and entertained a big company of guests, including H. H. the Resident Councillor, Mrs. and the Misses Evans, H. H. Mr. Justice Thornton and Mrs. Thornton, etc. In the competitions gentlemen
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  • 755 2 WEAKENING IN PENANG. The price of rice was quoted yesterday at Rs. 500 in Rangoon were the market is very firm. There the opinion appears to be that there will be no further fall. In Penang, the market is very weak in consequence of the arrivals from Burma
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  • 83 2 Tuesday, September 26. St. Cyprian. Penang Assizes. Straits Cinematograph, Penang R oad George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang R oa q Wednesday, September 27. Homeward German Mail. Outward German Mail. Thursday, September 28. Outward English (B.l.) Mail. Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. League Football: P.C.C. n Wharves, Esplanade.
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  • 31 2 October 17 and 18.—Ladies’ Bisley, Taipino October 28.—Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Bkv Meeting. y October 28.—Singapore Race Entries Close. November 7. Penang Assizes. November 7,9, and 11.- Singapore Races.
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  • 19 2 The following League match has been arranged for September:— Thurs. 28 P.C.C. v. G. Wharves Esplan.
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  • 33 2 Thursday, October s.— Land at Taniong Tokong 38 Beach St.; Koh Eng Bin. auctioneer. Monday, October 30.— Steamers Hok Canton and Pegu 38 Beach St.; 10.30 am.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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  • 92 2 Municipal Commissioners oj George Town.— Cement concrete drains along both sides of back lanes between Malacca St. and Siam Road and on both sides of Siam Road construction of water tank at Sungei Pinang for electric power station; tenders close 3 p.m., Sept. 27. Penang Municipality.— 700 tons Portland
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  • 10 2 “Otterburn,” Butterworth; apply “X,” c>o Pinang Gazette.
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  • 200 2 IS ON SALE AT: Penang. Brach Strbet—The Pinang Gszstts Office, No. 4c. Logan’s Buildings. Money changers’ stalls Logan’s Archway Entrance and Corner of Church Street. Victoria Pirr. Kiosk. SWKTTBNHAM WHARF Kiosk. Pitt Strret (Corner of Bishop Street).— Money changers’ stall. Pitt Street—(Corner of Buckingh* m Street N0.J120,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 114 2 It Has Cured Others It Will Cure You A N. Ransatn, Mondoi, Wia., says I was unable to sleep or do my work properly, a bottle of Little’s Oriental Bairn was given me and after using it I was, to my surprise, very much better. I can now dress myself
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    • 82 2 BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors, CALCUTTA. Monuments and Tombstones of every description supplied. Inscriptions done in all languages, under skilled European supervision. The best Italian and Carara marble used, william Edward sons, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. Granite Merchants and Manufacturers of J ombstones in various kinds of Aberdeen granite. (Samples of granite to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 59 2 The Moon. First Quarter Sept. 30 O Full Moon Oct. 8 Last Quarter 15 O New Moon 22 The Tides. Date H. W. L. W. H. W L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M Sept. 26 1-37 7-55 2-13 8-21 „27 2-28 8-36 2-43 8-51 „28 2-58 9-06 3-14 9-22 „29
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  • 495 3 STRAITS BRANCH (B. A. S.) JOURNAL. No. 59 of thia publication has just been issued and contains the report of the annual general meeting and three articles A Sketch of the Geologist Structure of the Malay Peninsula,” by Mr. J. B. Scrivenor The Flora of Lower Siam,”
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  • 309 3 The following unclaimed letters, etc., were lying at the Penang Post Office up to 23rd September Letters. A Bouvy, N Braste, K P Carey, M Couzin, F R Eaden, E Isaac, P Kichee de Co., E L Killick, W H Leese, C Raeburn, C Renb, Capt Ross, Capt
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 278 3 Pritchard co. With With Double Silver Silver ZT* 1 Ca fl V Nett S 5-40. Cascs wah Nett Nickcl sii-25. Casc $l6-85. Nett $3-15. Gent’s Silver and Nickel Wrist Watches. Qs LADIES’ GOLD f7\ WATCHES. f /Wv> A N< w Selection I TVa l Jo®olk i ”'1 T .HI I
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    • 1569 3 -f NOTICES. SITUATIONS WANTED. AMUSEMENTS. ULU PIAH, LIMITED. BILLET WANTED to-night! to-night I! (Incorporated in Penang.) /->• Grand Extraordinary Programme o Y a young Chinese, well up in General NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Office Work a,ld fair knowledge of AT THB that the Transfer Books of the Estate Accounts. Copies
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  • 653 4 The labour problem in Malaya would be comparatively easy of solution if the Indian immigrants settled down and became part and parcel of the permanent population. Some system of recruitment would still be necessary, but it would obviously be Jto the benefit of the planting industry
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  • 421 4 A TRADE MARK CASE. The September session of the Penang Assizes opened this morning before Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden in the second divisional Court of the Supreme Court. The calendar is a pretty long one, consisting of eleven cases, five of which are from Province Wellesley. The
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  • 162 4 The annual general meeting of the Ministering Children’s League was held at eleven o’clock this morning in St. George’s Girls’ Home. Among those present were Mrs. J. Campbell, Mrs. Case, Mrs. Haines, Mrs. Southam, Miss S. Nissen, Miss L. Smith, Mrs. W. A. Ward, Mrs. T. O.
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  • 59 4 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives, Mails Sails, (lose. N.D.L. Bueloiv Wed 27/9 6 p.m. B. I. Thong wa Sat. 30/9 10 a.m. noon P. &O. Assaye Sat. 7/10 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Outward. ND.L. P E Friedrich Wed. 27/9 5 p.m. mid2 i>.m. night. 8.1 Taroba Thurs. 28/9 3 p.m.
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  • 159 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $B4 60 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £l7l spot and £169 15s. three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers, no sellers, $85.05 Penang Straits
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  • 292 4 The death is announced of M. Fonvilarg, editor of Le Courrier d' Haiphong, at the age of 41. Mr. C. H. Waddell, assistant accountant, Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., comes to the Straits from Colombo by the P. <k O. as. Delhi. Mr. E. R. Stilwell of
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  • 301 4 New Orchestra at the E. O. No business man contributes more enterprisingly to the amenities of life in Penang than Mr. A. Sarkies. The latest example of the up to-date management of the E. <k O. Hotel is the engagement of a first class Continental orchestra, which played for the
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  • 243 4 The following is the result of the Monthly Medal for September G A Hall ...45 40 85—9 76* W R Armstrong 48 +43 91— 9= 82 P J Sproule 50 47 97—15 =B2 H R Buckland 42 +4l 83+ 2= 85 Winner. The following made no returns
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  • 557 4 FIRE ON THE LIBERr? >• APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE Marseilles, Septemb er 25 A fire broke out in the amm U ni Hft of the French warship Libert? holti The vessel sank in nineteen Between 400 and 500 officers and were drowned.—Reuter. a Cra Details of the
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  • 53 4 -Reuter.. Brest, September 23. The French battleship Jean Bart has been launched.—R-uter. Camden, New Jersey, Sept. 2a The Argentine super-“ Dreadnought Moreno has been launched Her tonnag® i* 27,000 and she has a speed of 22| knots an hour.—Reuter. Lorient, Sep'ember 25. The French Dreadnought (23,400) tons has
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  • 28 4 —Reuter. Barrow, September 25 After undergoing alterations fur f°® r mouths the naval airship, on leaving shed at Barrow, broke in the middle was wrecked.-
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  • 25 4 —Reuter. Malta, September 2a. The British twin-screw cruiser (2,800 tons) has been ordered to pro ce eastward with sealed orders to-m° rW
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    • 547 4 NOTICE OF SALE. wanted rpURNISHED ftOUSE about-April, for Br Order of the Sheriff, of Penang. a year. 916 X.,” c/o Pinang Gazette. The undersigned is instructed to take possession and put up for Sale BY PUBLIC AUCTION Ltd, bagan serai. to the highest bidders, On Friday, 29th September, 1911, FOR
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    • 81 4 |< J TO’Day’s Contents. u Page 2.— Taiping Bisley, 1911; P.I4.JLC. At Home Rice Market and 'The Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— Geology of Malaya; and Unclaimed Letters. Page 4 —Editorial (The Coolie Exodus) Penang Assizes Social and Personal Ministering Children’s League; Today’s Tin Quotations New Orchestra at the E. <fc
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  • 179 5 tins slightly weaker. sterling robbers irregular. The following are the changes (buyers «.od seller-' only) in our share list on page 7 to-day 1910. 23/9/11. 26/9/11. 2 r t Sharks. -2 O j? -3 s* -3 S M «1 M as Mining. 161 14 Kinta 17 18)
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  • 63 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, September 24 Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/10, no sellers. Plantation Para 5/3, value there were buyers at 5/0). Malacca, September
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  • 28 5 [from Oar Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, September 26. The directors of the Lahat Tin Mining Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of one shilling per share.
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  • 52 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, September 26. Whilst bathing at Tanjong Katong yesterday, Mr. Stanley Knocker was diving when he hit his head on a submerged rock and came up with blood streaming from it. Medical assistance was summoned and the wound was sewn up with
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  • 31 5 From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, September 26. The Hari Raya passed off very quietly yesterday. Business was at a standstill, and t! e public offices were closed.
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  • 151 5 —Reuter. BOGROFF SENTENCED TO DEATH. Kieff, September 23. Bogrofl, who was tried by court martial for the assassination of M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Impressive Funeral, M. Stolypin was buried with great religious ceremony anil amid universal demonstrations of sorrow.
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  • 49 5 —Reuter. discovery of a cure. Plymouth, September 25. Anthony has arrived here from 'ovestigatiug the causes of various fevers ln Africa. He stated that he has disCjV ered a cure for blackwater fever by the l,l joction of an arsenical preparation, ’during 93 per cent, of successes.-
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 525 5 THE PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP. Manchester, September 24. The following was the result of the race for the Prince Edward Handicap on Saturday Prince Edward Handicap of 2,000 sovs.; a winner after August 2; at noon 41b., twice or once of 400 sovs. 71b. three times or once
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    • 97 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, September 25. A large number of people witnessed the tenuis contests between Kuala Lumpur and Klang on Saturday. The results were Salzmann and Traseuter (representing K. Lumpur) beat Bennet and Oliver (K ang, a 1 K 1• 6 3 6——
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    • 67 5 London, September 23. The backers of Barry have offered Arnst £5OO and expenses if he will race on the Thames for £5OO a side. London, September 25. Arnst has declined the offer made by Barry’s backers, as he still demands £7do and expenses. —Reuter. A ROWING FEAT. Dover,
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  • 415 5 .—Reuter. WAR CLOUD FN TRIPOLI. DESPATCH OF WARSHIPS Rome, September 23. Should a settlement in the ca«e of the alleged forcible conversion of an Italian girl at Adana be further delayed, warships will be sent to Mersina, the port of Adan». —Reuter. New Turkish Commander. Constantinople, September
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  • 112 5 THE EARL OF ST. GERMANS. London, September 25. The death has occurred of Henry Cornwallis Eliot, sth Earl of St. Germans.— Reuter. [The late Earl was born on February 11, 1835, and succeeded his brother, the 4th Earl in 1881, in which year he married
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  • 62 5 Reuter. AT BRUSSELS AND LISBON. London, September 25. It is officially announced that Sir Arthur Hardinge and Sir Francis H. Villiers, British Ministers at Biussels and Lisbon, respectively, will change posts. It is understood that this is due to the difficulty of Sir F. H. Villiers, who had
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  • 57 5 .—Reuter. BANK CONFERENCE IN GERMANY. Berlin, September 25. Conferences of representatives of a four Power on the Chinese loan has been opened in Berlin at the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank. An agreement has been reached regarding currency reform and the steps required for carrying out the reform programme. The loan,
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  • 421 5 R* uter. fBB CONSERVATiVE MAJORITY. SO# WISE OF THl SI1 OATION. Ottawa, September 23, The latest figures of the general election results are Conservatives 130 Liberals 86 Conservative majority 44 The surprise of the situation was furnished by the rural constituencies largely voting against reciprocity. Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
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  • 79 5 —Reuter. LABOURITE ACTION DEFENDED. Bristol, September 25. Speaking at a Labour demonstration here on Saturday, Mr. J. Keir Hardie defended the action of the Labour Party in its designation of a candidate (Baillie McKerrall) for the by-election in the Kilmarnock Burghs. If the threats they had received were
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  • 133 5 Reuter. CESSATION NOT GENERAL. Dublin, September 23. The Irish railway strikes are not spreading, there being little response to the call of the executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants for a general cessation of work.—Reuter. Dublin, September 24. Lord Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, inet
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  • 333 5 -Reuter. TDRMJUHT TRtBESMEH. HIGHT Ama OH SEAMARK < Melilla, September 23. The tribesmen around Melilla are manifesting much unrest and continually harassing the Spaniards, on whom they made a night attack South of Melilla on Thursday last. The Spaniards had eight killed and fortyeight, including numerous officers, wounded.—Reuter.
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  • 139 5 —Reuter. DEMONSTRATIONS IN BELFAST. Belfast, September 24. Demonstrations were held here on Saturday against Home Rule, being attended by 100,000 persons, whom special trains brought in from all parts of the country. Speech by Sir E. Carson. The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward H. Carson, Solicitor-General in the last
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  • 99 5 Reuter. VIEWS OF LORD AMPTHILL. London, September 23. Lord Ampthill, who was Governor of Madras from 1899 to 1906, has written a letter to the newspapers on the troubles of the Indians in South Africa as His Majesty the King will shortly demonstrate in striking and
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  • 35 5 —Reuter. London, September 25. The Teheran correspondent of the Morning Post states that the Turcoman chief has wired the Cabinet from Gumeshtepe that he has captured the ex-Shab, and asking for instructions.
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  • 273 5 KUNG BOY Kill ED. YOUNG EUROPEAN ARRESTED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 25. Particulars are to hand of a shooting fatality at Pantai Rubber Estate, about five miles from Seiemban, of which Mr. William Henry Blaney Tisbury is the manager and where his younger brother,
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  • 88 5 Reuter. SITUATION CAUSES ANXIETY. London, September 23. There is a shortage in the supply of sugar, and a rise in prices due to the effect of the drought on the cultivation of European beet root. The state of affairs is causing growing anxiety as, instead of an
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  • 118 5 TWO AMERICANS KILLED. 1 New York September, 23. The aviator Miller has been burned to death in mid-air by the explosion or the oil tank of his aeroplane at Troy, Ohio. The aviator Cas'ellane fell 4,000 feet at Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and was killed. Reuter. M. Rene Pons,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 77 5 Common Words. It does seem as if almost all the superlatives have been exhausted in speaking of Whisky Best,” Unrivalled,” etc., are common words in whisky advertisements. Let us make this advertisement a little different by asking you to sample other whiskies with Black and White,” and let your own
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  • 239 6 Per P and O ss Malta, due Penang Sept. 26. From London Aug. 26 :—To Penang Mr and Mrs King, Miss Jones, Miss Powll, Mr Payne, Mr Gardner, Sgt, Ross, and Mr Beach. To Singapore: Rev and Miss Wilson, Mrs Maille, Mr and Mrs Hendey, Mrs
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  • 313 6 The following is the list of passengers by steamers leaving Penang on the undermentioned dates Per P and O ss Sardinia, Sept. 28—Mrs Thunder and two children, Miss Fairburn, Mr Bingham, Mrs Ross, and Mr J G Anthony. Per P and Oss Delhi, connecting with ss CAina, October
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 527 6 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co Id. FHHOPEAN LINE. 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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    • 733 6 B No. 3 1 FOLDING I c T, C e L T^ L S §1 pocket kodak, PERLIS GUANO 5 PROVE IT TO BE Q I eli SIZE Of PICiURE 41/4x3 1/4. a Moat Satisfactory Manure for Ij* For Roll Filins or Plates. g RUBBER LANDS. 8 I V The
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  • 179 7 general post office. To-Mobrow. For. Per Close. star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 9 a.m. £lor Tong Chay Un 1 p.m. Sk Anson Hok Canton 2 p.m. J.,, Calypso 2 p.m. Malaya 3 p.m. Enfapore, China and P. E. Friedrich 5 p.m. jap® ll x. radon, Australasia, > India Aden, Egypt,
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  • 122 7 Pbnang, September 26, 1911. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). Jndon Demand Bank 2/41 4 months’sight Bank ..2/4 11/32 3 Credit 2/4* 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Oalcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174* 3 days' sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174* 3 days'sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank 174* 3
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  • 242 7 Penang, September 26, 1911 Sold leaf 56*.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 ow) No stock. IFbite Pepper 528.20 buyers, [rang Pepper 520 nominal. K lce 5108 nominal. Usee Picking* 5105 sales. Cloves nom Jr.tmegs 110 524 sales. !jgc. 1 58.20 sales. N«. 2 58 sales. Basket 55.10 nominal.
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  • 1571 7 2 Capital. Subscribed. N I mber of Issue A Q Shares. Value. 2 Dividends. Name. 5 g H §S W Of 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1901 6OoS Bria‘ng T,n M ning C I 4| iso? wi.w are-,)» u -mi W iwffi >ss *°t W 1 E±,- "t
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  • 911 7 ARRIVALS. Ayuthia, Brit., 694, Schmidt, Sept. 24, Calcutta, gen., H. Liebert Co. A. Apcar, Brit., 2931, Hudson, Sept 26, Calcutta, gen., A. A. Anthony Co. Bulimba, Brit., 1607'19, Chevas, Sept. 25, Rangoon, gen., H. Liebert Co. Benoa, Dut., 170, Boers, Sept. 24, Deli, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Capri, I
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 569 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG THE MERCANTUX. BAN K OF TPAd i n fj f.firnfirfl t i fin USTRAL J A K R ND l C Ch\ N rter r.id-.p Capital D(1I1 K 1 llg 0.11(1 1 I <1(1111 g Paid-up Capital •200,000 325,000. abt. £3,750,000 NAllfl 1H tPfl 113
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    • 41 7 sun Life of Conodo. I KatKbll«he<l IN6SI. Assets exceed £6,000,1 »00.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Incomk, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHITE, e I KENNEDY J# Co., Manager, boutn-Eastem I General Agents. Penang Asia. >ingapore. J
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2547 8 ~„M p ii.L o ti.. co lK>- Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremea. fe Steam Navigation to. i rapePtal Ma .i one IfeM mail service outward. British India Steam Navigation Co., < i Oct. 5 Devanha connecting with Marmora n Xllak HOMMWA Kl>. _J LIMITED, Oce(|n S cfl|B S||jp Date. Steamer, F IIIT.HMD
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