Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 December 1911

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 283 VOL. LXIX. TUESDAY. 12th DECEMBER. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1375 1 ■■■■■■□cnnroanaooouLWßMHßiß For $3O 2 J 0,5 can have the Pinang n Gazette posted every day g for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION. $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. o Subscriptions are payable in H advance and remittances should a B be addressed to g The Managing Dlrecter:
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    • 77 1 JJ XX Then you are away on VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. q a This you can do in no better way a g than by subscribing to the We-kly n Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” a published every
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  • 398 2 “PUPPIES” ON RUBBER ESTATE*. Selangor writes as follows to the Editor of the Financier :—We have all read the writings of your Mr. Killick on Malayan and Cey’on rubber estates with great pleasure. They have been true, wellwritten descriptions of the great estates in our Peninsula, but
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  • 279 2 The London Musical and Comedy Co is visiting the Town Hall on Wednesday, December 20, for one night only. This combination of talented artists commenced their Eastern tour with a short season at the Grand Opera House, Calcutta, November 30, and scored an immediate success.
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  • 159 2 .—J?. P. The Sanitary Bo»rd of Kuala Lumpur have decided to call on the P. W. D. to provide a detailed report on the roads in Kuala Lumpur. It would appear that the roads are to be divided inte three classes. The first class should if
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  • 159 2 Tuesday, December 12. Municipal Election. P.C.C. Bowls Ties. Football: P.C.C., r. C.RC. Esplanade, Volunteer Maxim Gun and Bearer Section Drill. Jansen the Magician, Town Hall. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Wednesday, December 13. St. Lucy. P.C.C. Bowls Ties. Band,
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  • 242 2 December 19.—Christmas Tree St. George’s and Presbyterian Churches, Town Hall, 5 to 7 p.m. December 19 and 20.—Golf Club: Ladies* Monthly Medal. December 19.—Mahommedan Football: Pitt Street Police v. Sri-Penang F.C., Esplanade. December 20.—Licensing Justices. 2.15 p.m. December 20.—London Musical Comedy Co., Town Hall. December 21.—Lodge Royal
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  • 19 2 The following fixtures have been arranged December. 14,—Police v. Crescent, Esplanade. 21.—-C.R.C. v. Free School, Victoria Green.
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  • 56 2 Monday, December 18.— Furniture, 68 Scotland Road; 11-30 a.m. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Wednesday, December SO.— Furniture 32 Logan Road Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Thursday, December 28.— Furniture, 17 Northam Road; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Tuesday, March 26.— Land suitable for tobacco, rubber, and coconut cultivation in British
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  • 12 2 Prye River Docfc.— Firewood for 1912 tenders close noon, Dec. 27.
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  • 42 2 Sans Souci Villa No. 2, Northam Road apply Assistant Secretary, Penang < lub. No. 16 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. No. 23 Northam Road; apply Chop Khay Hin, 157 Beach St. No. 5 Pangkor Road apply R. G. Palmer.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1789 2 VACANT. NOTICES? notice. AMUSEMENTS A IMPLICATIONS are invited for the Wanted TowtaUlyT NOT cli X,SW; TOWN HALL, PENANG. TH REBY GIVE NOTICE that my allowance of $lO per month. p O r g Night» Only M One Thurso., 8 Frido,. December 21st 8 Machine Foreman, also a Stere debt 3
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • 1212 3 JANUARY MEETING, 1912. UNDER REVISED S. R. A. RULES OF RACING. (The new Rales come into force on the Ist January, 1912.) RACE DAYS. FIRST DAY Tuesday, 23rd January, 1912. SECOND DAY Thursday, 25th January, 1912. THIRD DAY Saturday, 27th January, 1912. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 23rd January,
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  • 907 3 NEW BOOKS. The following new books have been received at the Library Cawnpore, 1910, by the Right Hon. Sir George Trevelyan, Bart. Letters on Amphibious Wars, 1911, by Brigadier-General G.G. Aston. Life of King Henry the Fifth, 1911, by Charles L Kingsford. Lectures on the French Revolution, 1910,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 319 3 STAY AT THE GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR. Telegrams: Proprietor ORIENTAL.” S. M. MARTIN, "COFFEE ROBUSTA.” THE COMING BOOM. I CAN supply you Seeds, Seedlings, and Stumps. Samples and full particulars how to grow them can be had from the undersigned DAVID F. LAING, Loke Yew Buildings, Kuala Lumpur, Sole
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  • 701 4 A supplement to the current Straits Government Gazette gives the Colonial Estimates for 1912 as passed by the Legislative Council. The following are the revised figures of estimated revenue and expenditure 1911 1912 Revenue exclusive of 10,479,499 9,594,540 Land sales J > Land sales, etc., 200,660 79,350 10,680,159
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 131 4 A DRAW FOR THE MCC Brisbane. December 11. The cricket match between the M C.C. and an Eleven of Australia was resumed in hot weather, there being only a moderate attendance. The wicket was good. The Australians completed their first innings for 347 runs, of which
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    • 697 4 Thr Griffins Shaping Wbll. Training for the Penang races now seems to be in full swing and during the last fortnight the weather has been perfect, bringing qui'e a lot of people on to the race course in the mornings. The chief interest seems to centre in
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    • 85 4 A friendly game of football will be played this afternoon on the Esplanade between the P.C.C. and the C R.C. Owing to this game the Mohammedan F. A. match between the Majlisul Intikad and the Sria Tanjong Tokong, fixed for to day, has been postponed to a
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    • 263 4 The following tiis in the P.C.C. bowls tournament were decided yesterday Doubles Handicap. Houston 03 Oxenham g Dobbie (—2) J Mackay (scr) Sellar 2 1 Wa,,ace 9 Russell (scr.) Adam (scr.) W.-Motion (sen) 2 j Goodwin jg Neubronner (4-2), Back 4) In their tie against Oxenham
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    • 240 4 There was a good attendance at Saturday’s Gymkhana, on the success of which Mr. Tate, Secretary and Starter, deserves congratulations. The results were as follow Galloway Race.—4 Furlongs. Countess. Major Haymes 1 Sirocco, Captain Spencer 2 Also ran Lord Bobbie Mr. Magill Chrysalis. Dr. Jacques; Lady Jean, Mr.
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  • 128 4 Messrs. Guthrie Co. have sent us a useful diary for 1912 interleaved with blotting. There are some useful tables of weights and measures, &c. Peter Dawson Ltd. s diary and blotter reaches us through the agents Messrs. Martjn i Co. Hilton Co. send a handsome aluminium date shield
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  • 145 4 Mr. S. B. Hanson’s leave has bp extended for a month as from the instant. The wedding of Mr A. Millthorp b a been indefi dtely postponed according J the Singapore papers Mr, C. Feindel, Consul-General f 0 Germany, is in charge of the Consu| ate General
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  • 87 4 The following are additional returns f Or November Kanaboi piculs 22 Menglembu Lode 315* value 518,400 Pusing Bahru piculs 639 Siputeh 170 Month ended Dec. 10. Ulv Piah. Result of operations during Novemb er Mines’ Output Sale 16-11 Pls. 161.75 9.918.51 Do. 26-11 150.84 9.302.30 Do. 4-12
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  • 47 4 The following returns for November are to hand Anglo-Sumatra lb. 14,124 June-Nov. 65,908 Batu Tiga 18.118 Carey United (Paradise) 10.000 Indragiri 1,29' Mergui 1,043 New Crocodile 2.735 Narborough 2,000 Pangkartan 20,0 H) Pahang R. 2,104 Singapore Johore 21,857 See Kee 930 Tebrau 8,032 Tambalak 2,300
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  • 70 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin io Penang is $94.75 per picul, business done. Tin in Loud m is quoted at £199 spot «nd £lBB 10« three months. The following is the local report bo-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co. Ltd., 25 tons, $94.75 Penang Btr»it> Trading Co., Ltd.,
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  • 96 4 Voting took place to-day for the election of a Municipal Commissioner for 1912, 1913, ami 1914, the on y candidate nominated being Mr. Quah Beng, who hi» held the seat rendered vacant owing t’ the death of Dr. Locke Under the Munici* pal Ordinance twenty votes are necess&ir
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  • 79 4 The Comman ter of he Dutch armomeu cru ser Hertog Hendrik called on the H° Q W Evans, R- side it Councillor, yesterday morning and the visit was rerurned at o’clock in the aftei noon when 'he Kesident Councillor, accompanied by Major B ,rr de Hamel,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 166 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng I PERUS GEIANO. j s g PHOSPHATIC MANURE g n n g Best Fertiliser for all Sorts of Plants, p 0 Specially for H RUBBER. COCONUT. n n TAPIOCA, n n COFFEE, n n SUGAR, Etc. n H U El guaranteed to CONTAIN H 40X Phosphates (Tricalciumphosphate) q q
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    • 86 4 To-Day’s Contents. Rage 2.— Snobbery in Malaya; L"- 11 Musical and Comedy Co.; R° a( 1 b Kuala Lumpur and Week s Engage ments. Page 3— Penang Library. Page 4- (Editorial: “Public Imp lo ments Sporting News Calen aetc. Social and Personal; lsl Dutch Cruisers Tin Mine R etu Rubber
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  • 297 5 TEKKAS UP; TRONOHS DOWN. RUBBER IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED The following aie the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-day 1910. 11/12/11. 12/12/11. od 4-3 e Sharks. J Q 5 SB J M m M jzj 16| 14 Kinta 174 19 c. 17
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  • 39 5 i From Our o>vn Correspondent. Singapore, December 10. The following are the changes in shares to-day (Monday) Bukit Kajangs £2 2 6 Consolidated Malays 0 13 6 Kuala Lumpurs 6 5 0 Malaccas 10 18 9
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  • 49 5 YESTERDAY’S PRICES IN LONDON. i From a Malacca Correspondent] Malacca, December 10. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4 s|, sellers. Plantation Para, 4/91, value. The market opened quiet and closed firmer.
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  • 35 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, December 11. The changes in the quotations for produce and opium to-day (Monday) are as follow: Benares opium, certificated ...$3,000.00 Benares opium, uncertificated 1,650.00 Pepper, white 30.50
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  • 41 5 From Our Own Singapore, December 11. A Chinaman has been murderously assaulted by three others and badly wounded. It is believed to be a case of revenge for some act committed by the Chinaman in China years ago.
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  • 59 5 Reuter. A CESSION OF LAND WANTED. London, December 11. Bii Harry Johnston writes to The Times hoping for some future re-arrangement of the Anglo-German boundaries in Africa to enable the completion of the Cape to Cairo railway by the cession to Great Britain of a small
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  • 47 5 Reuter. A SUSPICION OF ANARCHY. Liege, December 11. An explosion has occurred in a cinematograph theatre. A frightful panic ensued and fifty persons were injured. The police believe that the explosion was caused by a bomb, but can give no reason for it —Reuter.
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  • 24 5 Reuter. London, December 12. Lie railwaymen and Directors have to accept the Royal Commission s finding with alterations and additions. Reuter.
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  • 25 5 ;.—Reuter. Paris, December 11. four persons have been killed and a nuiulxn- injured by a collision at the Nord Station in Paris.—Reuter.
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  • 161 5 .—Reuter. AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM PROMISEDLondon, December 11. The Daily Mail's correspondent in Delhi states that H. M. King George will announce at the Durbar on Tuesday an administrative reform affecting the whole of India, giving the visit of His Majesty to India an importance
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  • 122 5 .—Reuter. THE POWERS IN CONCORD. Paris, December 10. M. Sazonow has stated here that Russia will act, with regard to the present situation in China, in concord with France, Great Britain, and Japan, and that Russia is on the best terms with the Japanese Government. Insinuations Against
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  • 90 5 ing the Persian question. —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. NO TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS. Paris, December 10. In his interview with L» T- mps, M. Sazonow states that Russia will not endeavour to secure territorial acquisitions in Persia. Two Demands Granted. Teheran, December 10. Persia has consented to two of the
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  • 117 5 Reuter. LORDS AND THE INSURANCE BILL. London, December 12. The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Insurance Bill without a division. The Marquess of Lansdowne advised that they should adopt it but not make a sham attempt to revise the Bill hurriedly in the
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  • 69 5 —Reuter. STANDING COMMITTEE WANTED. London, December 11. A memorandum has been signed by 244 Liberal, Conservative, and Labour members of the House of Commons in favour of a standing committee on the estimates prepared for presentation for the Rt. Hon. H H. Asquith, Prime Minister. Its supporters claim
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  • 59 5 .—Reuter. REDUCING BRITISH ESTIMATES. London, December 11. The Daily News says that a reduction of from £2,000,000 to £4,000,000 is expected in the coming Navy Estimates, though everything depends on Germany’s pro<rratnme, but it is anticipated that the 'German Navy Law will remain unrevised owin" to the increase
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  • 139 5 AN UNAUTHORISED DISCUSSION. NO INITIATIVE BY RUSSIAParis, December 10. M. Sazonow, the Russian Foreign Minister, declares through Le Temps that M. Tcharykof, Russian Ambassador to Turkey, discussed the Dardenelles question with the Grand Vizier without special instructions to do so. Russia takes no official initiative in the matter.
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  • 35 5 MR. ERNEST BENSON. Geneva, December 11. Mr. Ernest Benson, the famous Jubilee plunger of 1887, has died at his home in Geneva, where he had been confined for two years.
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  • 48 5 Aberdeen, December 11. The Rt. Rev. Rowland Ellis, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, has died. [He married in 1869 the eldest daughter < f Surgeon Major W. Brydon, the only survivor in the retreat of the British Army from Cabul through the Khyber Pass in 1842.]
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  • 26 5 .—Reuter. London, December 12. The death is announced of Sir Joseph I’alton Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, from 1865 to 1885.
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  • 52 5 .—Reuter. REFERENDUM IN NEW ZEALAND. Wellington, December 11. A referendum on national prohibition of liquor in New Zealand has been completed. Fifty-six per cent, of the total vote was in favour of prohibition, but as sixty per cent, was required to enforce it, it will, therefore, not
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  • 37 5 Reuter. A CHRISTMAS STRIKE AVERTED. Birmingham, December 11. A mass meeting of postal officials, held here, has declared its satisfaction with the Government’s concessions, and the danger of a Christmas strike is thus averted.—
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  • 41 5 of Kieff.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. St. Petersburg, December 10. The Noroje Vremya reports that General Sukhomlinof, Minister of War, has been appointed Governor-General of Warsaw, and will be succeeded by General Ivanoff of Kieff.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
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  • 45 5 initiative is permissible.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. St. Petersburg, Decemljer 10. M. Kokovtsov, the Premier, has declined the proposal of the export chamber to extend Russian trade in Mongolia by Government means, but states that private initiative is permissible.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
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  • 24 5 .—Reuter. EXPULSION OF ITALIANS. Pera, December 11. As a result of friendly German representations, the Porte will not expel Italians from Smyrna.-
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  • 28 5 —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Paris, December 10. M. Sazonow, Russian Foreign Minister, has stated that he welcomes the conclusion of the Franco-German Treaty on Morocco.
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  • 32 5 .—Reuter. Zanzibar, December 11. Seyyid Khalifa, a cousin of the late Sultan Ali bin Hamond bin Mahomed, who abdicated on November 12, has been proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar.
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  • 463 5 AN EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT. As the result of his first performance in the Town Hall last night, Jansen the Magician more than upheld the brilliant reputation that preceded him, and it was a pity that there was not a larger house. Those who did attend were well rewarded,
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  • 222 5 In the Second Magistrate’s Court, yesterday afternoon, Mi. E. E. Colman gave judgment in a case which had lasted for over three days Sergeant S. Worton charged one Long, a Malay, with (1) being drunk and disorderly, (2) indecent behaviour in public, (3) assaulting a
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  • 181 5 Earlv thia morning a fight took place in Weld Quiy between three Chinese boatmen and two Tamil boatmen. The Chinese were on laud and they bombarded the two Tamils with road metal, injuring their faces and heads Undaunted, the Tamils gained the land and a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 509 5 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS PROVED. FOR SALE. MOTOR LAUNCH You do not buy Black and In thoroughly good repair and working White Whisky OD empty stateorder. Built in Scotland under 2 years J r J ago. Length 26 ft., Beam 6 ft., Depth 4 ft. meats of what its qualities ought 6
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1827 6 I AI.WAYS ASK FOR ANI> INSIST UPON HAVING CHARTERED BANK CHINA?'*’ Bll,l B The Imperial Dairy Co.’s Incorporated by Royal Charter. FOR DANDRUFF, SCURF—FALLING H UR g .I IV. “Imperial Brand Best Indian Butter. c F x“' J»* v w a w U IS. 1- rI J Highly appreciated for
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  • 1982 7 H -x i <3 Num er of Issue 3 *5 S ■-g Capital. Su scri ed sharea value 3 Dividend» Name g, 3 -go w I RITSS"’* ‘Il I I l| I J C u 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1 1903, $300.000 $300,000 30 10 00 10
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  • 911 7 ARRIVALS. Antenor Brit., 3562, Braithwaite, Dec. 11, Singapore, gen., William Mansfield Co. Rotorua, Brit., 586, Dec. 12, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Tong Hong, Brit., 1314, Crichton, Dec. 13, Tongkah, gen., E. S. Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Gully, Dec. 12, T. Anson, gen., E. 8. Co. CLEARANCES. Benoa
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  • 36 7 Pbna The Crag, r ■'.ffiee by the Sea, Runny mede Hotel, g e a yiew Hotel, and Hotel de Europe, Ivor —The Orand Hotel. Kuala HoteL Ranooos :—Stra Hotel. Bangkok :—Legat.'^ 0 Hotel.
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  • 155 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Mobbow. For P« r Close Yen J't Seng a mAlor Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a.m. Negapatam Madras Teesta 11 a.m. Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Sabang and > Atjeh 1 p nx. Olehleh Teluk Anson Hok Canton 2 p.m. Rangoon and Calcutta Jinsen Moru 2
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 61 7 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. Incorporated 1865. BUSINESS IN FORCE £29,500,000 INCOME 1910 2,000,000 FUNDS (EXCEED! 7,500,000 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strand, Great Britain. J London Chief Office 1 Canada Buildings, Indian Empire, j Bombay. Chief Office 1 Battery Road, S. E. Asia. J Singapore. W. A. Whitb, Manager A.
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    • 181 7 Call for ■H WATSON’S BLUE CAN BE > OBTAIN» FROM PRINCIPAL retail STORES. McAlister 4 C°m Ltd., Wholesale Agents. THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. This Cootpany is one of the largest OF THR Provident instilniKns OF Great Britain. NEW REDUCED RATES FOR THE Straits Settlements. Apply for full information to SAN
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 121 7 The Tides. Date H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Dec 12 4-28 10-43 4-58 11-1 1 13 5-28 Nil. 559 12 14 14 6-31 12-48 7-05 1-22 15 7-«0 i-W 8- 13 2 29 16 8-44 2-59 9-14 3-28 17 9-42 3-48 9-55 4-01
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2475 8 8 j rFo intended sailings. Norddeutschep Lloyd, Bremen. WESft .K 8 OCT British India Steam Navigation Co., "‘1 F I MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. V’X LIMITED. HOMEWARP. For Intended to Sail. Steamer. OCCQD StCGIK SlHp CO.Jlf ~Thnr7~l4thDec. at 4 p.m, Thongwa 4 ill Ivl AND Date. Steamer. Lo X n (Three’Sß?
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