Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 November 1911

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. r No. 249 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY. Ist NOVEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      953 1 For $3O j You can have the Pinang m Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION. $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and g Half-yearly rates. o Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should g be addressed to g The ManaglM Dkecter: PINANC GAZETTE PRESS, Ltd..
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      77 1 ■■■■■□uoooooaoocioDO* I TXThen YOU are awAY on leave j W you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- Q mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. a a This you can do in no better way a than by subscribing to the We*kly g a Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,”
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    PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    2675 2 —T.O.M. MEETING IN IPOH. THE LABOUR PROBLEM. In accordance with a resolution passed at the last meeting of this Association, held at Kuala Luinpur in July, a meeting was held at the Ipoh Club on Sunday morning. The meeting started with Mr. Milne in the chair
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    The Week’s Engagements.
    158 2 WeiMßday, November I. AU Saints. P.C.C. Quoits Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Lodge Royal Prince of Wale», 9 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Thursday, November 2. All Souls' Day. Outward P. O. Mail. Chu' ch Workers’ Association,
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    Other Coming Events.
    111 2 November 9 and 11.—Singapore Races. November 11 and 13.—Public Holidays. November 14. —Ministering Children’s League: Sale of Work, 4.30 p.m., and Entertainment, Town Hall, 6 p.m. November 15.—Victoria Jubilee R. A. Chapter, 9 p.m. November 17. —Penang Turf Club Annual Meeting, 4.30 p.m. November 18. —District Grand
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    League Football.
    35 2 The following fixtures have been arranged November. 2. Police r. M.R.C., Esplanade. 9. —Crescent v. Wharves, Esplanade. 16.—Free School o. P.C.C. Esplanade. 23. Police r. Crescent, Esplanade. 28.—C. R.C. Free School, Victoria Green.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    34 2 Thursday, November 2.— Land in Tanjong Penaigre district, Penang 11 a.m. 38 Beach St. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. W'd nesday, Nov. B.— Unserviceable stores Fort Cornwallis; 11 a.m,; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers.
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    TENDERS.
    229 2 Latex.' I—Coolie 1 Coolie Lines, 120 ft. long, by 40 ft. broad; apply Latex,” c/o Pinang Gazette. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies.—Gambling farm farm of right to slaughter pigs and sell pork spirit farm in Pulau Tujoh Archipelago; tenders close: Nov. 2. Straits Government.— Supplies for 1912 Rations and
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    ALEXANDER CLARKE TROPHY, 1911.
    557 2 The following are the detailed scores for the Alexander Clarke Trophy for 1911 Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Names. >» ”■> --s Mrs Cooner 31 34 34 33 33 31 32 33 34 34 32 33 33 33 33 34 31 j
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      42 2 Functional Liver Troubles are for the most part the outcome of too little exercise and too good living. The simplest and best of all remedies is a wineglassful of Hunyadi Janos” natural aperient water taken before breakfast every second or third morning.
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      91 2 STAY AT THE GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR. Telegrams: Propriety ORIENTAL.” S. M. MARTIN N. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing: Jeweller and Engraver, 74, Bishop Street, Penang. REPAIRS REGILDING WEDDING art at ENGAGEMENT RINGS MODERAP. CHARGES. A SPECIALITY 95—tu th 8 INVALUABLE for your HEALTH’S SAKE. Essence or Fluid Extract of
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      104 2 Straits Cinematograph Co. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! THE GRAND GALA NIGHT. LAUGH! ROAR!! SMILE!!! Our New Comic Pictures. Look out for the Saturday Programme which includes Pathe Animated Gazette AND ”A Child’s Forgiveness”. THE PROGRAMME. 1. Useful Beard. 2. Paying Visits in Japan. 3. Rival Sisters (New Urban). 4. In the Solomon
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      427 2 Japanese Bioscope. PENANG ROAD. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! I GRAND GALA NIGHT. New Tent! New Films!! New Management!!! In fact everything NEW. GRAND ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME. 1. Foolshead as a Policeman (New). 2. Ernest Barrian the Handless Man New}, 3. Falsely Accused (New 4. Jane’s Sleeping Sickness (New). 5. A Tenant’s Revenge (New).
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    LATE MR. W. D. BARNES.
    684 3 AN AUTHORITY ON CHINESE AFFAIRS. Says the Straits Times By the death of Mr. Barnes the Empire loses a man of that type, active, adaptable and comprehensive, which has made and held together British establishment in the East for a century and more. His inherent
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    Big Sugar Crop.
    109 3 Manila, September 26. Reports from Honolulu come to the effect that the largest sugar crop in the history of the islands is expected this year. The greatest amount of sugar pi oduced was handled two years ago when the total reached over 535,000 tons, while it is
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      1668 3 TENDERS. NOTICES. NOTICE NOTICE TRO.XOH SOUTH, Ltd. f THE Subscription List for Shares of the above Company will close early in Olli «lltOlltjlOll Il JIS 1)6.611 will be received at the office of the November. Applications should therefore called to ail adVd'liSC--4 mourable Resident Councillor, Penang, forwarded to Messrs Anthony
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      164 3 It’s a Bad Sign when you have that obstinate, lingering cough which will not be shaken off. There is no cough at any stage, whether old or young, but what needs attention A cough <o in wrecks a strong constitution, soon makes one helpless, in fact a cough is a
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      262 3 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a■■■■■■■■■ Green Island cement co., Ltd.: g PORTLAND CEMENT. J M In Casks and Drums of Drain Pipes, any shape 375 lbs Gutterways In Bags oi 2c?G lbs. net. i M Cement Tiles, any pattern. Firebricks, and Fireclay M Glazed Paving Tiles. Paving Bricks W I M Prices, samples and
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    BIRTH.
    19 4 Fkbnkt. —On October 28, 1911, at Batu Gajah Hospital, the wife of J. A. Feeney, of a daughter.
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    PLANTERS IN CONFERENCE.
    710 4 Like the poor, the labour question is always with us and, as might be expected, in the proceedings of the Planters’Association of Malaya, he'd on Sunday last at Ipoh, matters affecting coolies practically monopolised the attention of the meeting. The three chief recruiting areas. China. India and
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    KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.
    403 4 QUESTION OF SITE. A Committee meeting was held in the Governor’s Office at 3 p.m. yesterday. There were present the Hon’ble W Evans (Chairman), Dr. Dane, Dr. Park, Messrs. C. G. May, J. C. Sugars, W. Peel, W. Armstrong, W. R MacCallum, T B. Peterkin, Quah Beng
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    Rifle Shooting.
    142 4 Penang will shoot the following matches, weather permitting Against Perak and Selangor on 11th inst. Against Colombo, Calcutta and Rangoon on 12th inst. Against Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai on 13th inst. Firing will commence each day sharp at 6-45 a.m. ConcfiGons —A sighter and seven counting shots at
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    484 4 C.R.C. vbrsus GOVT. WHARVES. The Government Wharves met the C.B.C. yesterday afternoon on Victoria Green under League auspices and were defeated by 5 goals to nil. The following were the teams C.R.C.— Goal, Ewe Cheng Khay; backs, Foo Joo Wan and Thean Lye; half-backs, Tiang Soon, Boey Ewe
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    All Souls' Day.
    101 4 All Souls Day will be celebrated tomorrow in the Church of the Assumption by a solemn High Mass of Requiem at 6 a.m, followed by the blessing of the new Catholic Cemetery, Western Road, and the blessing of the Penang Road Cemetery at 5 p m. The
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    The Mails.
    64 4 Homeward. Steamer, Arrives. Mails Sails, (’lose. P. &O. Dcvanha Sat. 4/11 N.D.L. P.K. Friedrich Tues 7/11 8.1. Thongwa Sat. 11/11 10 a.m. noon M. E. Simons Mon. 13/1 i* 5.30 f 11/11 *From Singapore f Mails close in Penang. Outward. P- &O. Delta Thurs. 2/11 5 p.m. 9
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    To-Day’s Tin Quotations.
    70 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $94.55 per picul, business done. I’in in London is quoted at £l9O 5s spot and £lB9 ss. three months, The following were the dealings in tin to-day —Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 25 tons, $95 Penang Straits Trading Co.,
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    Quoits at the P.C.C.
    29 4 The following ties are fixed for Friday November 3 Doubles. Mitchell Stot'.ard v, Dunn i Hamilton. Harries and Harrison v. G. E. and G. Wright-Motion.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    337 4 The death is announced of Mr Me Townsend, journalist. o Major-General T. E Stephenson, r R is on inspection duty in the F. M 3 Dr. P. H. Bahr, recently of Fi j been appointed to Ceylon t>o study sp r U g j Mr. W. L.
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    FREIGHT WAR IN CALCUTTA.
    480 4 PROLONGED STRUGGLE IN VIEW Both the Asiatic Steam Navigation Com. pany an i the British India Steam Navigation Company, says the Cdcutta Em\- man of October 17, have fired thefir-t shot in a freight war they are waging agaim: the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, a Japan-e Steamship
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      334 4 iu ffl g LARGEST SALE S jr in the y X I WORLD. //<</ I Iff iO2 W y a Si w HI atl IU /O/ DMl,rs W /jt PACKED in patent air-tight M Ml I lb. TINS. ill in 7 Friee per in Ml U No. I quality Yellow
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      72 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page 2.— Planters* Association of Malaya Alexander Clarke Trophy, 1911 and The Week's Engagements. Page 3.*— Late Mr. W. D. Barnes and Big Sugar Crop. Page j..— Editorial (Planters in Conference); League Football Social and Personal All Souls’ Day The Mails; To-Day's Tin Quotations Freight War in Calcutta
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    276 5 MIFF DEVELOPMENTS FIRMER. MALACCAS AGAIN STRONG ON PARIS BUYING. The following Hie the changes /buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-day 1910. 31/10/11. 1/11/11. "x -*-> X UD .c Sharks. c s s -3 2 j as co co cc Afininp. 10j
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    57 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, November 1. Information has been received by toe Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/3, no sellers Plantation Pat a 4 6|, value at the fortnightly auctions there
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    AUCTION OF RUBBER.
    63 5 From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, November 1. At the rubber auction held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday nearly seven tons were sold .and following prices were realised Fine crepe per picul $241 to $243 Crepe 7.*. 196 to 220 Scrap bark crepe... 176 to 208 Smoked
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS.
    84 5 DERAILING OF A GOODS ENGINE. From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, October 31. At nine o’clock this morning the railway line was washed away in two places for thirty feet and forty feet, respectively, near Kota Bahru, owing to the bursting of a dam. An engine with two goods
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    SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES.
    46 5 ANNUAL DINNER IN SINGAPORE. 2 \From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 1. At the Scottish Universities dinner, held lasC night, Dr. D. J. Galloway presided. H E the Governor, Captain A. J. Crofton, a.d.c, and Mr. Claude Severn, Private Secretary, attended as gue ts.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    34 5 SINGAPORE RACE MEETING. From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 1. Lie Penang and Kuala Lumpur horses Lu the forthcoming race meeting here have commenced training on the course, doing half pace work.
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    PROUDLOCK CASE REVIVED
    323 5 ACTION FOR ALLEGED LIBEL. CONTENTION OF THE PROSECDTION[From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 31. The hearing of the case against Mr. W. Proudlock, who was summoned for alleged gross and malicious libel on DetectiveInspector Wyatt, was opened to-day by Mr. H. N. Ferrers at great length.
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    MOROCCAN AFFAIRS
    57 5 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. PROVISIONS OF NEW TREATY. Berlin, October 30. The Franco-German treaty on Morocco contains a guarantee for free trade; provides for the acquisition of landed property and fishing and mining rights, also the export of ore while Germany will be given a share in railway
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    ADMIRALTY’S “NEW BROOM.”
    66 5 —Reuter. MR CHURCHILL'S FIRST ACT. London, October 31. The Daily Telegraph says that one of the first acts of Mr. Winston Churchill, the new First Lord of the Admiralty, will be the creation of a War Staff in the Navy and that he will probably aim at
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    CRETAN QUESTION REVIVED.
    45 5 because it will endanger peace.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, October 30. The Cretan Chamber has again resolved to send Deputies to the Greek Chamber. M. Venizelos, the Greek Premier, will prevent this—by force if necessary—because it will endanger peace.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
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    IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
    130 5 Reuter. PROGRESS OF INSURANCE BILL. London, October 31. Among the clauses in the Insurance Bill passed in the House of Commons yesterday is one providing that wheie an insured person emigrates to a Colony and becomes a member of a society approved by the Insurance Commissioners, he may
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    REVOLUTION IN CHINA.
    301 5 Reuter. FIGHTING IN HANK9W. lEBEU' DESPERATE RESISTANCE. Berlin, October 30. The Press emphasizes the victory of the Government troops in China and hopes for a reform policy by Yuan Shih-K’ai.— Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Tientsin Threatened* Tientsin, October 31. The foreign troops marched round the concessions yesterday
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    87 5 —Reuter. CONCESSIONS BY THE COMPANIES. London, October 31. The Railway Companies are publishing details of the increases in wages. The North-Western Railway Co.’s concession amounts to £BO,OOO per annum and thafof the Caledonian Railway Co. to £lO,OOO. Manifesto from the Men. London, November 1. The railwaymen have issued
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    THE K ISER ON MISSIONS.
    92 5 —Reuter. A WARNING AGAINST ISLAM. Berlin, October 31. The Kaiser received two German East African missionaries, Bishop Munsch and Father Acker, and enquired what progress is being made in the Colony. He emphasised that while the natives must have religion, they also must have work,
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    CHINESE PORK.
    46 5 —Reuter. ENGLISH PREJUDICES BASELESS. London, October 31. Dr. Farrar, of the Local Government Board, who was sent to enquire into the conditions of the Chinese export trade in pork, has issued an extremely favomable report showing that the prejudices enter- tained thereanent are baseless.-
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    AUSTRIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
    33 5 .—Reuter. RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET. Vienna October 31. The Cabinet has resigned, apparently due to the failure of the Government to obtain a Parliamentary majority to carry out its programme/
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    THE WAR.
    540 5 THE FIGHTING IN TRIPOLI. ITALIAN REPORTS SUPPRESSED. Berlin, October 30. Telegrams announcing Turkish victories in Tripoli and Benghazi have been published in Constantinople, but they are apparently exaggerated and meant to create enthusiasm in favour of the war. Italian Successes. Reports have reached Rome of favourable engagements by
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    RUSSIA'S NAVY.
    17 5 .—Reuter. Nikolaieff, October 31. The keels of three Russian battleships were laid down here yesterday.
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    The Royal Visit to India.
    126 5 London, October 25.—The Medina was to-day completed in readiness for the royal voyage to India. She is painted entirely white with a band of royal blue the interior decoration is also wholly white. The King’s apartments are on the port side, and the Queen’s on
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      726 5 Whoever thinks a faultless jk A piece to see, thinks what ne’er I was, nor is, nor e’er’shall be.”—• ""'““LLto." “ROMI- HOUSEHOLD" Dr. Justin De Lisle writes WHISKY Tansan contains no microbe of any tort. No wonder it has j s a near perfection in whisky been pronounced the Choicest
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      1650 6 T 17’ FOR SALE. NOTICE OF SALE. FOR s A LE. In the Sessions Court of British A JL JL «kbß m S North Borneo. f TNT IT AMC Y ID IG SHANGHAI JARS, suitable for I M ail Kttfam skin Cn I A i /xI’IAJ H R) Rat hint;
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    MAILS.
    154 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morbow. For. Pe”. Close. Singapore, China and Japan Delta 9 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 11 a.m. Tongkah Rotorua 1 p.m. P®rt Swettenham, Port Dickson, and > Cornelia 1 p.m. Malacca J Langkat Jin Ho 1 p m. Batu Bahra Leong Ho 1
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    KEDAH BOATS.
    217 7 The following is the proposed time-table •for Kedah Boats during November Leave Leave"* Penang. Alor Star. Nov. 1 I p.m. 7-30 a.m. 2 12-30 p.m. 6 a.m. 3 2 p.m. 8a m. 4 8 a.m. 6-30 a.m. 5 2 p in. 8-30 a.m. 6 8-30 am. 8 am.
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    EXCHANGE.
    128 7 Pbnang, Novbmbrr 1, 1911. ffiy C’our/«8y of ths Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 11/32 3 Credit 2/4 15/32 3 Doiumentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bai k R p 174 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank ,t 174 3 days'sight Private 1< 5|
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    SHARES.
    1679 7 Cap tai. Subscribed. N ber o 1 m m S i q Shares. Value. Jg Dividend*. Name. f o -r 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 »300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 30 Belat Tin Minin? Co. 41 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruanv 4t
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    SHIPPING.
    901 7 ARRIVALS. Brandan, Dak, 300, Dandey, Nov. 1, P. Brandan, nil, Huttenbach Libert A Co. Cornelia, Brit., 194, Starkey, Oct. 31, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Basasahib, Nov. 1, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Janet Nicoll, Brit., 475, Crichton, Oct. 31, Trang, gen., E. S. Co. Jin
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      667 7 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE MERCANTILE BANK OF NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. B LIMITS (Hid Trfl dl Fl CorttoratlOn Incorporated by Royal Charter. u Subscribed Capital 1,125,000. Established 1824 Llllvl XxUIaILIH Uvl Uvl IL 11 Mil a Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Paid-Up 162,500 Capital fl. 45,000,000- >T
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      57 7 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Nov. 1 7 08 1-35 7-53 2-20 2 8-32 2-49 9-06 3-23 3 9-34 3-46 9-58 4-03 4 10-08 4-13 10-18 4-26 5 10-38 4-37 10-57 5-06 6 11-15 5-24 11-33 5-48 7 Nil. 6-00
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      2392 8 p. eo. intended Seiling». Norddeatscher Lloyd, Bremen. if/j* Steam Navigation Co. Imperial German Mail Line. 4 W-wfc. EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND Dt PARTI) RES. n f|/v gft MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. BfitlSh 111(111 StCcLIH CO., yflk Nov. 2 Delta connecting with Moldavia r«aaa> Chin n 16 Assaye Mongolia LIMITED. /ITOk OCCQII SICGIH
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