Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 December 1912

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISH. «833. No. 299 VOL. LXX. TUESDAY 31st DECEMBER. 1912. PRICE 10 WMTS.
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    • 981 1 WWWVBM Q□□□□ nacaoaancßßgan For $3O 1 ®u can have the Pinang Gazette posted every day Aw whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) a Proportionate Quarterly and ‘Half-yearly rates. a Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should n 2 ba addressed to u Tbe Managing Direct»r J PINANG
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  • 1934 2 MORE AMAZING EVIDENCE. ACCUSEDS’ REPLIES TO THE COURT. “X Agra, December 19.—The hearing of the Fullham Marder Case was resumed this morning. The trial is a sequel to a tragedy in Simla oo November 17, when a Mrs. Clarke, wife of Lieutenant Clarke of the Indian
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    • 1031 2 CITITATIAV VAC AMT /QUOTATIONS ARE WANTED for wl I vA IIVII V AVAR the supply of 2,500 piculs well burnt 1 shell lime for delivery at Bagan Samak f and/or Chan Seng Estates. E. D. LANE, A NJIENGINE; DRIVER experienced RMa Krim PaM Bw ar IX with a G*s Engine
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    • 387 2 Be Beautiful B“‘Hazeline’ Snow makes t, rough, coarse A skins, soft, smooth and velvety. It cleanses and beau- C X /Citifies complexions that are dull, x greasy and sallow. ‘“HAZELINE' SNOW" (TRADE MARK) DELIGHTFUL TO USE AND MOST BENEFICIAL Sold at alt Pharmacies and Stores Prepared Burroughs Wellcome Co., London
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  • 1821 3 POLICE RAID MR JuE LEE’S PREMISES. A FINE INFLICTED. On the morning of Dec. 18 Mr. Lowman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calcutta with a number of European police officers went to the Sports Club and took away all papers and correspondence relating to the Viceroy’s Cup Sweep
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  • 24 3 Pknang ."—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag Hotel N-»rman, Runnymede Hotel and Carlton Hotel. jpon :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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    • 1004 3 BANKS. INSURANCE. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA thf AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA E CORPORAT, °N OF THE royal exchange assurance Incorporated by Royal Charter. P noyal Exchange, London. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,650,000 u Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200 000 > a,, r D business m a.d. 1717 and e xi,4vv,uw
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    • 190 3 The Ceylon Manure works, A. BAUR, PENANG BRANCH. FERTILISERS FOR RUBBER, COCONUTS, TAPIOCA, COFFEE, SUGAR Etc., Etc. RECORD CROPS Soil ANALYSES Free of Charge. THE LARGEST MANURE WORKS IN THE EAST Dealing Exclusively in Manures. 1 THE Johnson-Pickett ROPE Co. Inc., MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Manufacturers of Pure Manila Rope. Made
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  • THE WAR.
    • 272 4 Reuter. AMBASSADORS’ ADVICE TO PORTE. Constantinople, December 30. Most of the", Ambassadors advised the Porte to endeavour to come to terms with the Balkan States, the Russian Ambassadors giving warning of the danger of delay owing to the situation in Asia Minor, which has disagreeably impressed official
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    • 104 4 Berlin, December 30. The Porte favours a continuation of the enieavours to bring about an understanding and has given the Turkish delegates new instructions. The military party is for war and believes the readiness of the army. The personal relations between Nasim Kia mil and Nasim Scheffket are
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  • 339 4 TO-DAY’S PROCEEDINGS- The hearing of the c»se in which Mr. J. *C. Pasqual is suing the Coprah Company, Limited, was resumed this morning before Mr. Justice S. Leslie Thornton in the 'Supreme Court. The Hon. A. R. Adams put in a number of letters regarding the
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  • 276 4 THE FINAL MEETING. The final meeting of the Eastern Smelting Company, Limited (in liquidation), was held yesterday afternoon at the offices of the Company, F.M.S Railway Buildings. The following were present:—Messrs. Lee Chin Ho, P. E. Laws, Drummond, H. Jessen, A. R Adams, T. S. Arunasalam
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  • 277 4 FROM THE MEDAN PAPERS. Copies to hand of the Medan papers contain very fu 1 reports of the Xmas Tourney at Penang, which was attended by representatives of the Sumatra Rott and the Deli Courant. The writer in the Courant says in effect that the
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  • 184 4 As advertised in our columns, the Parsee Ripon Theatrical Co. of Bombay are playing at the King Street theatre hall for a short season of fifteen nights, opening on January 4. The Company have acquired the services of seven Bengali actresses and sixty expert artistes, who are
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  • 75 4 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners for the Municipality of George Town was held yesterday evening. Mr. W. Peel presided and others present were Messrs. W. T. Chapman, Yeoh Guan Seok, L. M. Bell (Municipal Engineer) and L. A. C. Biggs (Municipal Secretary). Bills for the following
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  • 317 4 TRAINING NOTES. The last week of the training season has arrived, and the work at the Race Course was of a most interesting nature this morning. The horses that landed here yesterday wjre introduced to the courso to-day, all looking well, but contented themselves by doing slow steady
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  • 189 4 Monthly Medal. The following remits are announced for the Men’s monthly medal for December 1912: R. F Binnie 42 44= 85—11 =75 A. F. Goodrich 41 47= 88— 8= 80 R. T. Reid 39 45= 84— 3= 81 R. H. Pinhorn 52 +54 106—20 =B6 J. R.
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  • 280 4 While one of the commonest of the socalled minor complaints, dyspepsia is responsible for an inordinate am unt of suffering. Indeed, it affects some people so terribly that they actually dread to take food. Many conditions produce this disorder, which may last so long and become so severe that
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  • 522 4 rivalry with the Japanese concern.—Shipping and Engineering. CONCILIATORY EFFORTS. The shipping competition on the Indian route is still being carried on between the British India Steamship Co. and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, though no change has been introduced in the rate of freightage by either party,
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  • 90 4 Singapore, December 31. At the meeting of the Nyalas Rubber Coy. it was decided to reduce the capital of $600,000 to $300,000 by reissuing one $5 share for every $lO share. The remaining $lOO,OOO of unissued capital will be issued in 20,0u0 $5 shares. The Chairman stated
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  • 16 4 Watch Night Service, Dec. 31st: Social Meeting at 9.30 Service at 10 45.
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    • 72 4 R.M.S. DUNOTTAR CASTLE. The K. M. S. “DUNOTTAR CASTLE 5,687 tons is due here from Singapore on the 14th of January and will be despatched the same day for Europe via the following ports Rangoon, Calcutta, Madras, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Messina and Marseilles in order as named. For
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    • 601 4 PENANG RACES?" Ist DAY. JANUARY 7th. M. S. COWAN IS BETTING 2000/20 Treble Events 2000/20 Races 3,5, 7 and 3,6, 7. RACE 3. RACE 5. RACE 6. RacTT" Mn. Mieh.ll’, C«, n.G.X'c Pi.tx-ee.rixf.rl.,.,.. -ile. BT. LB. ST. LB. ST. LB Lodestar 10.12 Brown Comet 11.7 The Nun H. 7 Boombah
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    • 2437 5 COPY OF THIS PROSPECTUS WILL BE FILED WITH THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES. A noteworthy point is the proportion according which the section of the lode has regularly increased, going from 8 square to 130 The Subscription list will he nna a u square feet, for an increase in depth of
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  • 31 6 Brooke —On December 25, the wife of W de L. Brooke, of a daughter. Shenton.—On December 3, at “Heatherlea,” Heaton Mersey, Manchester, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Shenton, a daughter.
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  • 50 6 King—Scott. -At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on X’mas morning, the Venerable Archdeacon Izard officiating George Valentine King, eldest son of Mr. G. C. King of Osterley Park, Middlesex, to Frances May Scott, eldest daughter of John Scott of Lincoln and London, and ate of the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai.
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  • 1035 6 One way of discharging an obligation is to give money and frequently this is done to exempt a man from performing personal service on behalf of the community or nation. In the matter of military training Australia has set an example to the old country in substituting
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  • 90 6 In our yesterday's paragraph about manurial experiments on rubber, bas a d on an article in the Agricultural Bulletin of the Federated Malay States, we omitted to mention the number of inches, representing the increase of girth on tree», ■ranure with the wUI known Perlis Fertiliser, namely, 4*93
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  • 1616 6 GENERAL MEETING. The fourth annual general meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Ltd., was held yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce Buildings, Penang. Mr. H. Waugh presided and there were also present Messrs. A. Dennys, A. M. Sellar, Oon J. G. Allan, J. L. Woodf jrd,
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  • 70 6 To-day’s quotation for unreliinJ tm*“ Penang is $114.15 per pic £339 done. Tin in London is quoted at ss. spot and £-'29 ss. th.ee months. The following is lh. S Co-to-day:—Singapore: S r Stl .ita Ltd., 275 ton», SUL6S; 77 Trading Co., Ltd. 75 tors, J'UJ Eastern
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    • 114 6 HcS a nBnl to hi ■|69 ff < NEW BOND STREET w’ 'A nflrtM |jg3 J CIGARETTE SPECIALISTS WS (cQI WfHX Jt;.J 1 i QnQH Hgc [2Sj| [joy 0o- Importers:—Messrs. M. GOLDENBERG fif Co M T”’ Scares Obtainable at alt Leading General Stores, ♦WWW■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■♦ j GRAMOPHONES.; J Drop us a
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  • 21 6 DEATH. De Souza.—On Nov. 23, at Bournemouth, England, Ferdinand de Souza, late of the Straits Settlements Government Service aged 63 years.
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  • 286 7 TO-DAY’S CHANCES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Saturday. To-day. s« a* I i aaaaas. J® v 5 3“ M m Mining. Kinta 15} 17} 15} 17} Pahang C. 9/10} 10/7} 10/3 11/. P. Bharu 4|
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  • 36 7 LATEST PRICES IN LONDON. London, December 31.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber: Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe Para to arrive The rubber market is quiet. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.]
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  • 159 7 AGAINST CHETTY ESTATE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 31. In the Supreme Court, Hon. Justice L. P. Ebden gave judgment in the case in which the Dutch Bank sued two Chetties for princif al and interest due on a mortgage made by RM.CA.L. Alagappa
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  • 64 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 31. At the annual meeting of the Papan Rubber Co. Ltd., Mr. A. J. W- Watkins, who presided, said the crop estimate was 200,000 lbs with a production cost of slightly under Is. 7d. for the current year. Probably there would
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  • 24 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December, 31. The following prices have been realised Opium, certified, $3,100 Tapioca, flake, $7,60 Medium, pearl, $7.
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  • 1186 7 HEATH OF HERR VON KIDERLEN-WAECHTER. A DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMATIC CAREER. Stuttgart, December 30. I he death has taken place of Herr von Kiderlen Waechter, the German Mini ter for Foreign Affairs. Deceased, who was spending Christmas with his sister, had been ill for some days from heart trouble;—Reuter.
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  • 139 7 RAJAH’S ADVISORY COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, December 31. The Singapore Free Press has received fiom the Rajah of Sarawak a copy of a proclamation which the Rajah is publishing in English shortly, constituting an Advisory Council which will consist of the Rajah Muda, Mr. Bamfylde, Mr. Deshon,
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  • 61 7 A GOOD YEAR (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 30. Messrs. Powell «fc Co.’s annual report on the property market shows a great improvement in the price of town properties during the year 1912 but the demand for European residential properties was slack. Rubber estates on the
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  • 58 7 FOR TURKISH SICK WOUNDED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, December 31, The Free Press publishes an urgent appeal for funds to aid the Turkish sick and wounded, sent by Dr. Sinclair, formerly resident surgeon in Selangor and now medical officer with the Turkish army. The appeal
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  • 27 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 31. The Straits Trading Co., have, as usual, declared a half-yeaily dividend of $1 with 50 cents bonus.
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  • 19 7 Reuter. London, December 30. The death is announced of Mr. Rowlands Ward, the well-known taxidermist.—
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  • 221 7 r —Reuter. AWFUL EXPERIENCES. TERRORS OF THE BAYLondon, December 30. The storm continues in the Bay of Biscay and outward bound vessels continue to arrive at Plymouth and Southampton, compelled to return owing to damage or to the fact that most of their officers are injured. In several
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  • 101 7 —Reuter. IRISH UNIONISTS’ AMENDMENT. London, December 31. The Irish Unionist members of the House of Commons have written to Mr. Asquith notifying an amendment excluding Ulster from the Home Rule Bill They say that though the exclusion is made it will not reconcile them to the
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  • 97 7 Reuter. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. London, December 30. In the House of Commons, Mr. F. D Acland, in reply to Mr. L. Ginnell, said he was unable to give details of the arrangements between the five banks in the British section of the Six-Power Group regarding
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  • 53 7 Reuter. SEVEN YEARS FOR RINGLEADER. Indianopole, December 30. Mr. Bryan, President of the Ironworkers’ Union and the ringleader in the dynamite conspiracy, has been sentenced to seven years* penal servitude. Thirty-one others have been sentenced to terms ranging from six to one year sentences were reserved in
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  • 45 7 .—Reuter. COLONIAL REPRESENTATION. London, December 30. Mr. Asquith announced that Mr. Lewis Harcourt recently sent a despatch to the Dominions with reference to their representation on the Council of the Empire, and he hoped shortly to place the replies on the table.
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  • 25 7 .—Reuter. Delhi, December 31. The Viceroy is now out of danger, though his wounds will take a considerable time to heal.-
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  • 56 7 The undermentioned Rubber was sold by auctiou at the Penang Rubber Auction Rooms on Monday at the prices detailed below, viz:— Smoked rubber sheet at $236 03 pl. Unsmoked sheet 230 232 No. 3 214.00 Blanket crepe ***** Brown crepe 196 198 No. 3 16) 0J U'’treat<d
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    • 615 7 New Year Holiday. Runnymede Hotel, Penang. wish all their Jriends and patrons a Happy and Prosperous New Year. The Exchange Banks wanted. will be closed on WednesFOR a Tin Mine in Rahman a good Krani, Straits born Chinese prefer- dav TGATHIPV iMIS red; mu it be able to speak Hokien
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  • 1220 8 S.T. DR SANSOM’S SPEECH. The lecture hall of the Straits Medical School was the scene of an interesting function on Friday afternoon, when the diplomas and prizes were given away to those who had won them by Dr. C. L. Sansom, Principal Medical Officer of the
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  • 167 8 Tuesday. December 51. Homeward German Mail. E. &O. New Year Eve Dinner and Dancing. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road f George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Wednesday. January I. New Year’s Day. Public Holiday. M. F. A. Cup Final and Sports, 2 p.m.
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    • 700 8 i JO BE SURE-the Teeth are so important that it would be a pity to neglect them—especially when you can clean them so well and so easily with L Ewier~ Your local dealer stocks and sells it. Makers F. C. Calvert Co., Manchester, England. NEW YEAR PRESENTS. D’ORSAY—PARIS, D’Orsay Perfumery
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  • 2018 9 Capital. Sub»eribed. N b ®f Iwue j A Shvei, Valae. 2 Dividends. Name. S, o 1908 190 1910 1911 1913 MINING. 1912 9100,000 $60,000 cn 000 <ll n r, ti an 1903 300.000 So.ooo 3o’oX> 10 10 16 S Ayer Weng/Rah®anJ D. &P- Co. *l.BO 1906 300,000 «5 000
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  • 776 9 ARRIVALS. Elmshorn, Ger., 2871, Baine, Dec. 30, H’burg, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Klang, Brit., 732, Olsen, Dec. 30, S’pore, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Omapere, Brit., 340, Lyons, Dec. 30, S pore, gen., E. 8. Co. Yat Shing, Brit., 1424, Anderson, Dec. 30, Hongkong, gen., Bonstead <fc Co. CLEARANCES. Ban
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  • 89 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICI. To-Morrow. For Per Ulooe. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah a.m. Trang Chantaboon 11 a.m. Pangkalan Brandan Jin Ho 11 a.m, Teluk Anson Hok Canton 11 a.m. Singapore Schouten 11 a.m. Dindings Sitiawan Pangkor 11 a.m, Thursday. Yen Kan Chiang 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong
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    • 23 9 ESTABLISH Ki) 1900. Season’s Novelties Suitable for Gifts Now Displayed. N. D. DE SILVA, MaMfactvriat Jeweller, Seller. Eatraver. Repairer, aaJ Re-gilder, bishop street.
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    • 249 9 SUN LIFE OF C ANADA. Incorporated 1860BUSINESS IN FORCE. £33,800,000.0.0 FUNDS /EXCEED) £8,500,000,0.0 INCOME I»II £2,100,000.0.0 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strand Great Britain. J d London Chief Office Canada Buildings, Indian Empire./ Bombay, Chief Office 1 Battery Road, S. E. Asia. Singapore, W; A. Wat TH, Munagor. Bite hop,
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 181 9 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. PJSt Deo, 31 5-04 Nil. 7-02 12-04 Jan. 1 6-36 1-04 8-10 1-10 2 8-20 2-48 9-17 2-37 3 9-36 4-13 9-57 4-32 4 10 38 5-02 10-40 4-32 5 H-26 5-46 11-19 5-24 6 12-09
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  • 529 10 PROTECTIVE MEASURES. The Times has received from Mr. Herbert C. Robinson, Director of Museums in the Federated Malay States, a long letter, dated Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26, in reply to a letter on the fauna and flora of the Empire by Sir H. H.
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  • 186 10 London, December 15.—1 n the House of Mr. Bonar Law asked whether Mr. Asquith had considered the suagestion for holciv g an enquiry into the financial administraiion of the India Office. Mr. Asquith said that he did not see his way at the present stage of
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  • 124 10 Lobdb amd Scotch Whiskt. At Kirkcaldy Mr. Lloyd George, referring to the action of the Lords in regard to the Scottish Temperance Bill, said Scotland knew best what it wanted in drink, and Wales knew best what it wanted in repgion. They began tearing it to
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 909 10 N.Y.K.rnnn PA DO Japan Mail Steamship Co. Id. i■■■■ BC II for immediate delivery A *»rtniifhtly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles. B London and Antwerp, under mail contract fl g with the Imperial Japanese Government. fl The New Twin-scr°w Steamers maintaining fl iBBHH fl this service
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    • 246 10 NORTHAM HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO 16 17A NORTHAM ROAD, PENANG. 15 17A THE GLYPHOSCOPE CAMERA, (Sterioscone n > Camera combined,) is the best and cheapest* it*, simple, a child can learn to manage it in five minute Ideal Camera for views, sports, races, etc sold over 700 in Penang and the
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  • 517 11 THE PROJECT PROGRESSING. la the Hongkong Legislative Council, on December 19, His Excellency the Governor made an interesting announcement upon the subject of the proposed wireless telegraph station for Hongkong. In view of the importance of the subject we reproduce His ExcePency’s speech in full. He said At
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  • 89 11 London, 19th December.—There was a record gathering of eighty-five at the Ceylon Dinner. Mr. Schneider, the 1 iwyer, presided. In his speech Sir John Anderson said that Ceylon had such a large surplus the Government did not know what to do with it. Mr. Stubbs said that
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    • 487 11 lim 111 II 1 11 1 J il A DRINK, A TONIC, ANO i I A DIGESTIVE COMBINED I gi JL a WITHOUT ALCOHOL OR GAS. Ifl ffl ,JiM g W II I After Exercise «JMA Ji <:X. ;> J J' Jl After exercise, O.T. is a c^res^’n 2 Drink.
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    • 219 11 RADIO-MEDICINAL SPA WATER IS THE BEST CURATIVE WATER KNOWN. After submitting A r abella Water to an exhaustive trial, a well-known physician writes My opinion of Arabella Water is, that it is one of the best, if not the very best on the market. A leading M.D. of Liverpool says:
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    • 285 11 WHEN VISITING KUALA LUMPUR DO NOT FAIL TO CALL ON RASOOLBHOY h ALLYBHOV (ESTABLISHED I89O) Bombay Merchants, Commission Agents, NOS. 20, 67. 69 73 JAVA STREET. KUALA LUMPUR. WE STOCK Watches, Jewellery, Silks, Indian Saries, Sarongs Woollen Goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes, and all Travellers’ and Estates’ Requisites. Every fortnight we
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    • 2583 12 p. o. Int<wded Norddevtscher Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Navigation So., r lIPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. I.IMITBD. /WMk—, f MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. Ocean steam Shin cq lf 1912 p o IWTBMDBD TO SAIL. STBAMBB. AND Jan. 9 Assaye connecting with Morea Ko nuiMM miitii.. Jan 23 Himalaya
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