Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 December 1912

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 288 VOL. LXX. MONDAY, 16th DECEMBER, 1212. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    • 1301 1 _g f gßDnnnnn□□□ For $3O S T ou can have the Pinang J Gazette posted every day f or a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and C Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in c r .fivance and remittances should c 8 addressed to The Managing
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  • 826 2 ADVICE FROM THE FAR EAST, The following letter was addressed to the Editor of the Constabulary Gazette.—Singapore, October 8, 1912. Sir—l herewith enclose you one year’s subscription to the Gazette. Though far away from my late comrade?, I still (and always will) like to keep
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  • 1065 2 JANUARY MEETING, 1913. (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) RAOE> DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 7th January, 1913 SECOND DAY Thursday, 9th January, 19[ 3 THIRD DAY Saturday, Hth January, 1913 FIRST DAYTuesday, 7th January, 1*13« 1 THE MIXED HANDICAP. Value $5OO. A Handicap for horses which
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    • 858 2 SITUATION WANTED. Easaaa e bsseies] SMART AND ENERGETIC young "RIJ Scotsman wishes to adopt Planting g l? ’m!/ as a profession. Speaks Malay. Ex- cellent reference Young and old have them. B Apply G. H„ c/o P.nang O«utl,. gome abuse them They g 2398—23-12 uc get tired,—starved. P TO IFT
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    • 118 2 A Swollen Knee is about as painful and inconvenient as anything you would find in a day’s journey. And it is dangerous—a swollen knee leads to permanent lameness. Read what A. C. Lehman, of Waynesboro, Pa says I have been the victim of a large swelling on the knee for
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  • 3685 3 DEBATE on the new municipal BILL. loan proposals questioned. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on Friday afternoon. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Arthur Young, k.c m.g.) presided and there were also present H E. the General Officer Commanding (Major General T. E. Stephenson, c.B the
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    • 410 3 Watch Bracelets. FROM A LADY’S DAINTY GOLD WATCH Mounted in a Beautiful Gold or Platinum Bracelet and Encrusted with Precious Stones, through a range of designs downwards to an ordinary Silver Watch in a Leather Wristlet. We offer Watch Bracelets of every Description and Price and a Guarantee is Given
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  • 588 4 MB; AND MRB. BOASE SUCCESSFULLY APPEAL. In the Supreme Court to-day His Honour Mr. Justice Thornton heard the appeal of Mr. and Mr-. Boase against their conviction on October ‘2B by I’ac Magistrate Mr. Osborne on a charge of cheating Mr. Kerdyk of the Runnymede Hotel in
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  • 158 4 DEPARTURE FROM PENANG. H.M.S. Newcastle left Penang for Singapore at 6-30 this morning. Yesterday Lieut Gipps, Staff-surgeon Roche, and two of the junior officers accompanied by Mr. McArthur went on a wild pig shooting expedition in the Province. At Suugei Tembus the party were met by Messrs. Levinge
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  • 38 4 The band plays the following programme at the Esplanade to-n'ght:— 1. Overture Mosart. 2. Two Step The Victoria Cross Howig. 3. Selection II Trovatore Verdi. Waltz The Children’s k Carnival Zichier. ■O. March Copenhagen Raps.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 21 4 SOUTH-AFRICANS BEAT WALES. London, December 15. The South African Rugby team beat Wales by 3 goals to 0 at Cardiff.—Reuter.
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    • 32 4 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 16. Singapore beat Sere nban at Rugby at Seremban by 18 points to nil. The ground was good, but the ball was greasy.
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    • 594 4 SABRUL JAMIL DEFEAT HUTTON LANE. The rain played an important part in Saturday afternoon’s match in the semifinal of the M F A. Cup Competition, when the Sabrul Jamil Football Club met the Hutton Lane Football Club at the Dato Kramat Gardens. The Hutton Lane Club have
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  • 95 4 Appended is the result of the sale of work held at the Engineers’ Institute on 15th November, 1912. Receipts. Dolls and Toys $lOO 35 Fretwork and Sweets 90.40 Refreshments 54 60 Flowers 49.14 Fancy Work 36.30 Bran Pie 21.10 Plain Work 19.37 Weighing Machine 1.60 $372-86 Expenditure.
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  • 277 4 Mr. E. Macfadyen has been appointed a member of the Immigration Committee vice Mr. M. Maude. Mr. G. A. Hall, acting Director of Education, was a passenger to Penang from Singapore by the Klang this morning. Lady Piggott has now joined her husband in Peking. Sir Francis
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  • 386 4 The following additional outputs for November are to hand Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.). lbs. 7,331 Anglo-Sumatra 29,762 Allagar >. 11,500 Arundel >, 1,184 Anglo-Johore 6,669 Ayer Hitam 2,905 Asahan 1,722 Ayer Kuning 2,450 Buaya 10,560 Bakap 10,064 Batu Matang 4,790 Banteng 11,613 Bukit Timah 11,002 Bagan Serai 10,250 Batak
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    • 408 4 No. 1460-“ The Telegraph Ordinance 1895.” RULES MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 6. 1 Trunk lines have been built between Butterworth, Province Wellesley, and Kulim, and Kwala Muda. Kedah, which can be used by subscribers and callers using these Telephone Exchanges. 2. The fee for the use
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    • 995 4 PENANG VOLUNTEERS, pORDERS BY MAJOR THE HOH’BLE R. ms C— DANCING 1 December, 1912. Ttiesday 24th pany. Musketry.” NEW YEAR EVE DIN B 17th Tuesday, Maxim Section. DANCING Bearer Section; Lecture at rr General Hospital. uesday 31st December 18th Wednesday, ReCPllitS A Com- q a pany. Squad Drill and Rifle
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  • 783 5 Financier. THE COMPANY’S PROMISING POSITION. The annual general meeting of the Sungei Kari (Sumatra) Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on November 20 at the Institute of Directors, 4, Corbet Court, E.C., Mr. W. A. Addinsell presiding. A representative of the secretaries (Messrs. Bright and Galbraith,
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  • 591 5 LIQUIDATION AGREED TO. The second ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-Asiatic Rubber and Finance Trust Limited, was held on November 19, at the Loudon Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court E C., Mr. M. Lowden, (chairman of the company, presiding. The Chairman said that owing to
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  • 471 5 Financier. RECONSTRUCriON SCHEME. An extraordinary general meeting of the Klian-Kellas Tin and Rubber Company, Limited, was held on November 20, for the purpose of passing resolutions for reconstructing the company. Mr. E. Bedford presided, and in moving the resolution said that they had exhausted all their
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    • 155 5 B tyres! are Mh the LARGE STOCKS IN ALL CURRENT SIZES. Agents for Penang: SELLAR, MURRAY Co. ALSO AT CHIN SENG Co. ■MMWmRHMMHHHMMMWMMMMMMWWHWWMMB 1 PENANG MOTOR GARAGE, JJ China Street Ghaut, Penang, M Telegraphic Address: MOTOR, PENANG.” Telephone No. 571. J M 1 w yg Undertake all Repairs to Cars,
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    • 100 5 THE BIRO IN THE HAND. The bird in the hand to the merchant is the customer within the store. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the customer there—about the best attraction is a real, live advertisement; something good that will catch the eye that
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    • 144 5 P. MOIR CRANES' Cylinder OIL Sandilenda, Buttery Co 9 The Ceylon Manure worhs, A. BAUR. PENANG BRANCH. Penang, Ist November, 1912, PLANTERS are hereby informed that a Branch has been opened in Penang and that all Correspondence should be directed in future to THE CEYLON MANURE WORKS, A. BAUR, Penang,
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  • 476 6 Those who read the reports of the recent Rice Mills ease tried at the Penang Supreme Court will doubtless believe they have hit on a clue that, followed up, goes some way to explain the problem of the rising cost of living. As the Hon. A. R.
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  • 197 6 It will be observed from the report we give of Friday’s Legislative Council meeting that the Hon. A. Huttenbach made a vigorous protest against the abolition of the elective principle under the new Municipal Bill. He affirmed his belief that the total abolition of elections was not
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  • 315 6 With last Saturday’s issue of the Strait» Echo, Mr. Tom Wright relinquished the editorship of oui' contemporary. In an article, marked by many of the characteristic personal touches which have distinguished his writings during the four years that he has spent in Penang, he bids a cheerful
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  • 778 6 {Specially written for the Pinang Gazette.) BY “SEFTON.” It is about three and a half decades ago that horse racing commenced in earnest in the Straits Settlements, for previous to that meetings were almost exclusively confined to galloways and ponies, chiefly Straits bred. The first
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  • 368 6 SELF-CONFESSED MU BDEBBRj| Two Malays, who were arrested Lipis on their own confession dat Kual with a murder case which ft C r necfci °Q Penang seven years ago Werft Urre l Penang yesterday and Uen in 2*'» Inspector Little. c harg Q This morning, they were
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  • 201 6 The residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Phillips at Johore Road was on Saturday afternoon the scene of a gay and festive children’s party. The little guests had been invited by the Misses Nora and Violet Phillips, and many grown-ups couid not resist the fascinations of such
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  • 177 6 FEATURES OF THE ACCOUNTS. A cable has been received from London giving the following particulars in reference to the Accounts, for the finxncid year ending 31st of August (the first years working) of this Company. The Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Directors’ Report were
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  • 101 6 The meet for to-morrow’s paper c be at the junction of Scotland an Roads at 5 p.m. and the finish at 'g where Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich wi Home” to the Hunt Club and their friends. “With the compliments of Co., Ltd.” we have received tb^ burg
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    • 388 6 SIX YEARS AGO a aouse was built in Singapore, all the wood work (except the joists and beams) being of SERAYAH. It was noticed on excavating the foundations that the ground was INFESTED WITH WHITE ANTS, several nests having been cut i through. The precaution was taken of treating the
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  • 225 7 TODAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Saturday. To-day. Shabbh. >• S Mining. Kinta 14* 16 14* 16* Troßoh M. 32$ 34* 34* 36* General. Duff Dev. 5.90 5* 6 Shell Transport 5* 5f 5
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  • 18 7 London, December 16.* The rubber market is dull. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co.]
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  • 57 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 14. At the statutory meeting this morning of the Tapah Rubber Co., Ltd., Mr. H. Becker, the chairman, said there was nothing to report beyond the fact that the estates were going on satisfactorily. A general meeting would be held soon,
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  • 55 7 $50,000 DAMAGE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, December 16. A big fire occurred at the township of Tanjong Rambutan, nine houses being gutted and damage done to the extent of of $50,000. The motor engine was called, but arrived too late owing, it is alleged, to
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  • 47 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 16. At the Volunteer Church Parade, yes* terday, there was a large muster. H. E. the Governor and Lady Evelyn Young, Major General Stephenson and Staff and the Garrison Officers with the Band of the Buffs were present.
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  • 33 7 FOUR ARRESTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 14. Three Chinese men and one woman have been arrested on a charge of making i»he Straits and Dutch coins.
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  • 352 7 —Reuter. NOT DUE TO ILL-HEALTH. FIRST LORD ON THE NAVY. London, December 14. Rear-Admiral Sir G. J. S Warrender has been appointed to the command of the second battle squadron in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir J. R. Jellicoe. The Morning Post has the best authority for stating that
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  • 146 7 WORK RESUMED ON OLD CONDITIONS. London, December 15. Magistrate Chester Jones found that Knox was not drunk. Mr. R. McKenna, Home Secretary, has advised H. M. the King to grant a free pardon. 'I he terms of settlement involve the reinstatement of Knox if it was found that
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  • 64 7 Reuter. POLLING ON FINAL OFFER London, December 14. The Doctors are voting on the question of accepting Mr. Lloyd George’s final offer to work under the Insurance Act Up to the present the voting was 7,175 against, 1 412 for (111 districts against, 10 for). A
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  • 60 7 —Reuter. REPARATION DEMANDED. Teheran, December 16. Great Britain has requested reparation for the death of Captain Eckford and the severe punishment of the guilty. If Persia is powerless to punish it will be incumbent on Great Britain to take steps to obtain reparation. Persia has expressed boundless
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  • 57 7 —Reuter. AIRSHIP FLEET AND NEW CAVALRY. Be-lin, December 15. The semi-official Norddeutsche foreshadows fresh military expenditure. This is regarded as portending supplementary estimates for development of the airship fleet and the formation of new cavalry divis is, howitzer detachments, etc. It is expected the outlay will be
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  • THE WAR.
    • 743 7 —D.O.L. PORTENTS OF PEACE. London, December 14. The Turkish delegates arrived at the Balkan Delegates’ meet ng yesterday evening A long discussion established perfect unity of purpose. The portents of the Peace Conference are not regarded as of the most favourable. Turkey’s obj ction to the presence
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  • 69 7 —Reuter. GENERAL BOTHA RESIGNS. Cape Town, December 15. Rt. Hon. General Louis Botha, Premier of the South African Union, has resigned, owing, it is believed, to prolonged conflict with the extreme Dutch Party in the Cabinet headed by Hon. J. B. M. Hertzog, Minister of Justice.
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  • 89 7 Reuter. INDIAN MERCHANTS. London, December 15. The Indian Bankers and Opium Merchants have sent an exhaustive petition to the Viceroy calling on the Imperial and Indian Governments to insist on the observance of the AngloChinese agreement China’s action in regard to which, it is said, is subjecting
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  • 74 7 —Reuter. ARRANGING WITH THE CRISP SYNDICATE? London, December 15. The conference of the Six Power China Loan Group met in London yesterday to consider a draft contract for a twenty-five million sterling loan. It is assumed that an arrangement has been made with M r Crisp,
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  • 53 7 —Reuter. Berlin, December 14. It is admitted that the land acquired at Cuxhaven ostensibly for a musketry range will be the station of the new air divisions for the navy. The area of nine kilometres cost £30.000 sterling involving a double airship hall at a cost of
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  • 39 7 ,—Reuter, London, December 16. Monoplaning from Hendon to Oxford with a passenger Naval Lieutenent Parke fell one hundred and fifty feet at Wembley owing to the failure of the motor. ot o men were killed.
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  • 51 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $112.55 per picul, buyers, no sellers. The following is the local report to-day —Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., $113; Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd., nil; Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., nil Messrs. Leong Fee <fc Co., nil Penang Tin Exchange,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 777 7 TOWN HALL. wantedA Musical Treat E X h^rwX. T^‘“Ly TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT 11 suitable man. Apply by letter with Monday December, 16th ct> P icB of and To-morrow Wednesday. PATERSON, SIMONS <fc Co., Ltd., Mr. EDGAR WARWICK presents Penang. THE COURT CARDS AND THEIR JOKER EfI STERN SMELTING Co.. L 4.
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  • 74 7 OBITUARY. MAJOR-GENERAL METCALFE. London, December 15. The death is announced of Major-Gen-eral Sir C. T. E. Metcalfe, c.b. Deceased was amongst those beSeiged in Ladysmith during the South African War. Hon. Whitelaw Reid. London, December 15. Hon. Whitelaw Reid, American Ambassador to England since 1905, is dead at the age
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  • 748 8 WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs. James F. Hutton <fc Co., Ltd., writing on 21st November, report:— Liverpool Cotton. To-day. Last week. Mid-American —Spot 6.92 6.80 Mid-American, current month 6.76 6.59 j F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 10 10 w i rt x* Yester- Last New York Cotton. day> week> Spot—Cents 12.40 12,00
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 474 8 SALE! SALE!! BARGAINS. We are offering CARRIAGES, new and second hand and of every description, for sale at Knock-out-Prices. CHIN SENG Co., Ltd., PENANG ROAD. RANEEGUNGE GLAZEV STONEWARE DRAINPIPES ALL SHAPES AND SIZES OBTAINABLE. The half pipes are the best for drains round coolie lines, houses, and bungalows. The large
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  • 2260 9 a 7 3 Capital. Subscribed.' N^ V r ®J of 2 Dividend.. Name. I a 1 a* 1908 1909 1910 1911 19» MINING. 1912 »100 000 $60,000 60,000 $1 1 Ayer Weng'/Rahmen) D. AP- Co. »1.80 1803 300.000 300.000 30,000 10 10 10 30 30 28$ Belat Tin Mining
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  • 1157 9 ARRIVALS. Brandan, Dut., 186, Dandey, Dec. 14, P. Brandan, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, Dec. J 5, Deli, gen., E. 8. Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Scott, Dec. 15, Tongkah, gen., Adamson Gilfilan Co. Chantaboon, Ger., 260, Sachse, Dec. 15, S Koempei, gen., E. S.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 24 9 ESTABLISHED 19(M). Season 4 Novelties Suitable fof Gifts Now Displayed. N. D. DE SILVA. MsnuUctvri&t Jeweller, Diamond Setter. Engraver, kenairer. and Re-gilder* BISHOP STREET*
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    • 238 9 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. Incorporated 1865BUSINESS IN FORCE. £33,800,000.0.0 FUNDS 'EXCEED) £8,500,000.0.0 INCOME 1911 £2,100,000.0.0 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strand Great Britain. J London Chief Office '1 Canada Buildings, Indian Empire. J Bombay, Chief Office 1 Battery] Road, 8. E. Asia. J Singapore, W; A White, Manager. A. B.
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    • 67 9 R.M.S. DUNOTTAR CASTLE. The R. M. S. u DUNOTTAR CASTLE 5,687 tons is due here from Singapore on the 14th of January and will be despatched the same day for Europe ria the following ports: —Rangoon, Calcutta, Madras, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Messina and Marseilles in order as named. For
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  • 301 10 Monday, December 16. Volunteer Recruits, A Co. Oxten House School, Demonstration and Prize Distribution, 4.30 p.m. The Court Cards,” Town Hall, 9 p.m. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuals Kangsar Road. Tuesday, December 17. Homeward German Mail. “The Cou t Cards,”
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  • 25 10 Pknang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag Hotel Norman, Rnnnymede Hotel and Hotel de Europe. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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    • 1646 10 NX7 17 BANKS. INSURANCE. .Y. K. CHARTERED BANK OF THE CORPORATION OF Th 7 Japan Mail Steamship Co. Id. AUSTRAU ±J^L D CHINA royal exchange assurance Wb Incorporated by Royal Charter. Royal Exchange, London. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,650,000 /COMMENCED business in a.». 1717 and y Reserve Liability of
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    • 70 10 UNION S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND Ld. Auckland. Wellington. Lyttleton and Dunedin ALSO CALLING Al Samarang and Fiji ip inducbmbnt offers), The Company’s T.S. Steamer APARI* MA, 5,704 tons, S. Nicholson, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Approximate Dates o' Sailing from Singapore: fBth
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    • 419 10 SANATOG E N THE HEALTH FOOD. SPEOIAL CASH PRIOR To introduce the food to a wider circle. We are selling it for a SHORT PERIOD only at nearly cost. $l-25 and $2-25 nett. POSTAGE EXTRA. CASH WITH ORDER THE Dispensary, Ltd. CHEMISTS AND OPTICIANS, (By Appointment to the Imperial Merchants
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 111 10 The Tide*. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. VI. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Dec, 16 3-41 10-49 5-19 11-24 17 5-30 11-38 6-52 Nil. „18 554 12-34 8-06 12-49 „19 7-52 2-23 8-58 2-30 „20 9-04 3-26 9-45 3-56 „21 10-05 4-24 10-28 4-07 „22 11-10 5-16 11-10
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  • 842 11 The total amount of shipping entered at Newchwang during October was 93 vessels of 89,200 tons Of these, British ships totalled 26 ships of 38,000 tons Japanese, 26 ships of 36,800 tons, and Chinese 24 ships of 17,700 tons. No other flag had a greater tonnage than 2,500
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 300 11 Be Beautiful H AZKI.I NE lr Snow” makes V—- rough, coarse Jig WiaSSsWI skins, soft, smooth d2j\. /y' HIIBBH aiKl velvet y- jt <T-A /4 7 jJoragßK cleanses and beau- (x //7B£9Ejß tifies complexions \3i that are dull, z greasy and sallow. A\ ‘“HAZELINE’ SNOW” (TRADE MARK) DELIGHTFUL TO USE
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    • 60 11 MARTIN’S WSfihwLLS A French Remedy for all Irregularities. Thousands of Ladies keep a box of Martin’s Pills in the house, so that on the first sign of any Irregularity of the System, a timely dose may be administered. Those who use them recommend them, hence their enormous sale. At all
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    • 257 11 m TRY THESE WL blends: i I| H LEMONADE A O. T. GINGER ALE A O. T. GINGER BEER O. T. I SODA WATER O. T. I SARSAPARILLA A O. T. I LEMON SQUASH A O. T. QUIN-AID CORDIAL A O. T. B WATER (hot or cold) O. T. M
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    • 2621 12 p .B? o. landed sailings. jj of^ctt tscher Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Navigation Co., j> UPECTED ARRIVALSJND DEPARTURES, limited. MAIL SUNICE OUTWARD. ocean steam Shinto jtd connecting with Moloja. Ixz.->.l> TO Sam. Sr.AMa... AND Jan. Assaye connecting with Morea. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAU nn X unUFWIRR
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