Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 February 1913

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 30 VOL. LXXI. SATURDAY. Bth FEBRUARY 19!3. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1240 1 1 For $3O I Vou can have the Pinang X Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address. 0 (LOCAL SUBCRIPTJON. $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and a Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in a a advance and remittances should g fee addressed to a Tke Managing Director: PINANG
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    THE OPIUM PERIL IN CHINA.
    491 2 AUTHORITATIVE OPINION ON PRESENT PROBLEM. Interesting a c pects of the opium problem in China were diseased with a Daily Neu. 8 and Leader represents 1 ive by Mi. Marshall Broomhall, bon. secretary of the Anti-Opium L who has returned from a fourteen months’ tour
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    To a Mosquito.
    181 2 Deil tak’ your ugly little face, Thou chieftain o’ the insect race Aboon them a’ you hold your place As king o’ flees But yet your cantrips would disgrace Puir bumble-bees. Whiles, in the gloamin’, when I stroll, Your impudence is ill to thole For, first o’
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    Counterfeit Coining in Ipoh.
    105 2 —M.D.C. A very interesting story is to‘d of Chinese who had discovered a wondeiful in“ vention for making counterfeit coins* The C 1 inaman in question is a well-known pert-on in the detectiVt* department in Ip th. He made his appearance in Ipoh on Sunday night
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      1012 2 SITUATIONS VACANT. NOTICES. wanted. Consulate lor the Netherlands. /QUALIFIED HOSPITAL DRESSER •.•JZ for Kurau Rubber Estate, Bagau Berki, F.M.8., apply stating qualifications and salary to Manager. ’T'HE Gambling Farm and the Salt 170—m Wl ic A Farm of the division of Bengkalis, i i i i l Residency of the
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      1778 2 45 l>y Ptslslic Auction BANKS. By orJsr of th* Court of the Judicial Commissioner ia Perak made ia Civil Suit No. 193 ot CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA Wil. At the iastaaee of the Chargees, the British North Borneo Ruhher Trust, AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. On the Sind day of February IRI3.
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    TIN-MINING ENTERPRISE.
    337 3 HONGKONu COMPANY TO BE FLOAI ED. We uickratatid (*«y4 the Ilongkon’ Daily Press) that a Company it to be floated locally within a few days to acquire an area of one square mile in the New Territory formirg part of a tract of land for which Messrs. Barretto
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    TIN.
    302 3 THE GENERAL POSITION. Tin, after sympathising to a small extent with the copper marke”, cash on Tuesday touching 2267. 10s. and three months 2241. 155., opened very strorg on Wednesday, up to 2337. beirg piid for cash, mainly on the stringency in New York, where immediate delivery was done
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      700 3 Non-Skid \f —< y Is not an Imitation Cy 1 1 jk (M Is not an experiment I (c) Ensures a firm grip on J the f oad (d) Remains a non-skid all its life The tjjaHßuU "Semelie,” BECAUSE: r (a) It is the original non-skid, of which all others
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      55 3 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. Incorporated 1865. BUSINESS IN FORCE. £33,800,000.0.0 FUNDS 'EXCEED) £8,500,000.0.0 income wn £2,100,000.0.0 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strana Great Britain. J London Chief Office 1 Canada Buildings, Indian Empire./ Bombay. Chief Office 1 Battery Road. 8. E. Asia. Singapore, W: A. Whitu, Manager. A. B. Bishop,
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      182 3 WHY ARABIC? ARABaC» applied to the roof and sides of your house or factory wid effect an enormous reduction in the internal temperature. Arabic is an excellent preservative for ironwork; it covers more surface and lasts longer than paint. It is sold in the form of a dry powder and
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    H.M.S. “ NEW ZEALAND.”
    342 4 H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.” —Reuter. INSPECTION BY THE UNO. MIDDIES AND THE SWHU6STTES. London, February 6. The King inspected the battle cruiser New Zealand at Portsmouth. His Majesty was accompained by Mr. Churchill, Mr. Lewis Harcourt and the High Commissioner for New Zealand. He was welcomed by Prince Louis of Battenberg
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    BUSH FIRES IN VICTORIA
    66 4 ,—Reuter. GREAJ DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Melbourne, February 5. Bush fires have caused great damage in Victoria. Miles of country are ablaze Numerous houses, much livestock and fodder have been destroyed. From the hills a brilliant spectacle is presented at nighi the scene resembling illuminate! cities. Splendid
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    MALAYA’S DREADNOUGHT.
    44 4 Reuter. TO BE BUILT BY MESSRS. ARMSTRONG. London, February 6. Messrs. Armstrong have been given the contract to build Malaya’s Dreadnought. 'he vessel will be built in the firms new Walker yard near Newcastle, and will represent the maximum in fighting power,—
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    PRINCE IN TRAIN SMASH.
    49 4 Heuter. Budapest, February 5 An express train in which was the Kais-r’sson, Prince Eitel, who was returnini from Rumania, collided wi h a goods train. Two persons were killed and several injured. The Prince and his suite were most active in the work of rescue.
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    PARLIAMENTS VACATION
    30 4 —Reuter. London, February 7. Mr. Lloyd George announced that the House would adjourn on February 14 reassembling on March 7. The new session would begin on March 10.-
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    HON. JAMES BRYCE HONOURED.
    28 4 .—Reuter. London, February 7. The Hon. James Bryce, late British Ambassador at Washington, has been appointed a member of the Hague Arbitra- tion Court.
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    TRADES UNION BILL.
    31 4 Reuter. LORDS PASS SECOND READING. London, February 6. The Lords passed the second reading of the Trades Union Bill and the first reading of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    521 4 —S. T. A. Calcutta message d*ted January 27 •ays that Hoyt, the well-known jockey, is dead. The British Resident of Selangor, Mr. E. G. Broadrick, expects to go home on leave in April. Owing to ill-health Lady Piggott has been obliged to leave Peking and return to
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      P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      123 4 Monday 10 h February Championship.— J. R. Brown v. Sells A. G Anthony v. Mackay. Double Handicap Class A.— Clarke and Crum v. J G. Anthony and Harvey Cunradi and Rule v. Gregson and MuHins. Double Handicap Class B.— Blackstone and Bennie v. A. S. Hall and
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    PENANG CHORAL SOCIETY.
    52 4 There will be full rehearsals of the Opera Merrie England,” on Monday and Thursday nights, the 10th and 13th insts., at 9 p.m. in the Town Hall. A final performance of the opera will be given on Saturday, the 15’h February, when popular prices for admission will
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      1053 4 WAR! WAR WAR!!! The Straits Cinema Co. AN EXCLUSIVE ALL AMERICAN LOCATION '.—PENANG ROAD. 1 FOR THIS HAPPY ARD PROSPEROUS REW YEAR. ”™H>ORA MUTARTUR ET ROS HUTAMURIRILUB.” One of the m «st varvd characters, TO-NIOHT TO“NIGHT Embrwmg TH|s j AT y RRA y S 6REAT FUTURE. Drama, Comedy, Scenic, Travel,
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      42 4 DRUNK BY MILLIONS. The non-alcoholic beverage O.T. adds body and flavour to aerated drinks, and it moderates the intoxicating effects of spirituous liquors. No other non alooho ic beverage has ever met with anything like the patronage and appreciation accorded to O.T.
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      564 4 Full Prospectus has been filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The Subscription list will open on Wednesday the sth February and close on or before Saturday the 15th February 1913. Pedal-Jinrikishas, Ltd. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance 1889-1909). CAPITAL $400,000. Divided into 34.000 Ordinary and 6,000 Founders* Shares
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      135 5 TO H. M. THE KING. CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The India Office. The War Office. ALSO The Government Hospitals in Singapore, Malacca and the Federated Malay States. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. Our leading medical men, as well as the public, recognise the PURITY and EXCELLENCE of
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    EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN PENANG.
    1107 6 The other day a comment was made in these columns upon the backwardness of our educational system in the Colony with special reference to the Settlement of Penang. One of the criticisms then levelled at our present system was that the class of education afforded to
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  • THE WAR.
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      BOMBARDMENT OF ADRIANOPLE.
      843 6 —Reuter. FIGHTING GENERALLY RESUMED London, February 5. The bombardment of Adrianople lasted four hours on Monday evening It was suspended for five hours at night and resumed at four in the morning. The Turks replied vigorously, but, according to a Sofia message, the Bulgarians steadily advanced. 'I
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      WAR ITEMS.
      34 6 —D. O. L. Berlin, February 8. The Bulgarians advanced to Gallipoli whereby the co-operation of th*» Greek fl et was made possible. Enver Bey made aide movements to the west of chataldja.
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    WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT.
    70 6 AMENDMENT FOR REJECTION DEFEATED. London, February 6. Lord Lyttelton’s amendment for the rejection of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill was defeated by 347 votes to 240« The Bill was read a third time, and was sent to the House of Lords, where it was formally read a first time.
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    THE MARCONI CONTRACT.
    104 6 —Reuter. COMPANY APPEAL FOR RELEASE, London, February 7. The Secretary of the Post Office has written to the Marconi Company saying that the delay in the sanctioning of th® contract is regrettable, but was due to a contract stipulating for the approval of the Commons. Hence it
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    SCOTTISH TEMPERANCE BILL
    66 6 .—Reuter. LORDS' AMENDMENTS REJECTED London, February 7. The Commons rejected most of the Lords' amendments to the Scottish ’’emperance Bill. Several Scottish Liberals supported the amendment, giving the communities the option of running a publichouse under disinterested management. They demanded an adjournment. Mr. Lloyd George and Mr«
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      397 6 weapon in the fight against Consumption I Pelham House, Pelham Square, Brighton. E 3 I have been suffering for several years past from tuberculosis, first of the I|fl lungs and subsequently of the larynx, and it is impossible for me to speak too I|S highly of the extraordinary effect your
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      37 6 E. 0., PENANO. (Q The Best. 0 The CRAG, Penan» Hills. S 3 The only Sanatorium in the Straits Settlements. 2 RAFFLES, SINGAPORE Well-known from East to Wat. CH STRAND, RANGOON. The most frequented Hotel in Burma.
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    42 6 OBITUARY AN AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE. London, February 6, The death is announced of the American millionaire, Mr. Bradley Martin. Keu er. MR. R, F. RATCLIFFE. London, February 7. Mr. R. F. Ratcliffe, a directors of Ratcliffe and Gretton, who died into’ left £960,000.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    1209 7 TO-DAY’S CHANCES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Wednesday. To-day. BHASM. -2 CQ m M tn Mining, Bolat 3 3* 3* 3* Kinta O. 1515 15.50 15 15.25 Kinta P. 15.15 15.50 15 15.25 Kanaboi 2*
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    THE RUBBER MARKET
    39 7 RUBBER PRICES IN LONDON. London, February B.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 4/9* Para to arrive 4/3 The rubber market is quiet. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead A Co.]
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    AVIATION IN SINGAPORE
    46 7 [.From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 8. M. Pourpe, the aviator, who will give an exhibition to-day, flew to Johore and back yesterday morning in 38 minutes attaining a height of 400 metres. He circled round tht Istana and without lighting flew back.
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR
    28 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 8. The Chinese New Year passed off quietly there was less cracker firing, but more house to house calling.
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    THE NEXT BUDGET
    40 7 —Reuter. TEA, SUGAR AND COCOA TAXES. London, February 7. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George has informed Liberal Memorialists that it is impossible in the coming Budget to reduce the taxes on tea, sugar and cocoa.
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    ANOTHER BIOGRAPHY OF MR. GEORGE.
    41 7 ,—Reuter. London, February 6. Another compendious life of Mr. Lloyd George is published. The author Mr. A. C. Edwards M. P. portrays the Chancellor as rhe hero of a g eat move- ment of national revival.’
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    PRINCE HOHENLOHE
    12 7 —Reuter. London, February 6. The Tsar has received Prince Hohenlohe.—Reuter.
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    151 7 Reuter. STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS, THE QBISnON IMMATUU. London, February 7. In the House of Commons, Mr. F. D. Acland, in reply to Sir J D. Rees said 11 e information regarding this season’s opium cul ivation in China was conflicting. Further inquiries were being made through
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    NEWS FROM BERLIN
    62 7 D. O. L. Beilin, February 8. The Army Bill will be taken up after the Faster holidays. In the Bukha r est. Chsmber it was staged that Roumania never S listria The Queen of Hollai d and Prince,** Juliana will make a stay of several weeks in
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    BRITAIN'S TRADE.
    43 7 —Reuter. ALL ROUND INCREASES. London, February 7. The imports and exports for January show an increases of £4,278,541 and £5,028,887 respectively. The chief incre ses in imports was £1,745,837 in Cotton, and in exporta £1,335,-23 in Cotton Goods £900,000 in Coal.
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    ICEBERGS IN THE ATLANTIC
    48 7 —Reuter. GOVERNMENT EFFORTS FOR SAFETY. London, February 6. It is stated the Government is negociating with the Atlantic shipping lines for the joint despatch of a vessel equipped with very powerful wireless to locate and report on the position of icebergs in the Atlantic
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    VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP
    76 7 The Penang Volunteers went into camp at Kampong Bahru on Wednesday evening. The camp breaks up on Monday morning. The weather has been highly favourable and some exceedingly useful work has been accomplished. The muster is much larger than in previous years owing to the presence of
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    45 7 The following are outputs for January Asahan (Sum.) lbs. 2,844 Taiping Plant. 18.188 Narborough 4,040 Sempah 7,850 Taiping 2.900 Sungei Kari 12,020 Malacca 241,900 Sialang 22,083 Tandjong 16,709 Begerpang M 52,411 Namoe Rambei 23,332 Batoe Lokong 11,592 Naga Timbool 7,214 Tandjong Bringin 6,045
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    BANGKOK DIRECTORY.
    91 7 For any firm or person connected with Siam by business or other ties the Directory for Bangkok and Siam for 1913 (Bangkok Times} is indispensable The usual order of contents is adhered to, and Bangkok and its trade are the subject of a special article. There are over
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    TO-DAY'S TIN QUOTATIONS
    60 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was nil. Tin in London is quoted at £223 10«. spot and £221 10s. three months. The following was the local report to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd, $******; Penang: Strait» Trading Co, LU., nil; E*sern SmelU-’g Co., Ltd, nil
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    GERMANY’S NAVY.
    202 7 j.—Reuter. MR, CHUR HILL CORRECTED. FOREIGN RELATIONS Berlin, February 6. The Budget Committee of the Reichstag announced that the Nava* es imates am unted to ’3,370,000 s‘er’ing. It i* reported ’o have describ d as i correct Mr Churchill’s compari on of the str ngths of the fleets
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    CHINA LOAN AGREEMENT
    105 7 .—Reuter. FRENCH MINISTER’S PROTEST. Peking, February 6. When the loan agreement was on the point of signature the French Minister unexpectedly objected unless a Frenchman was appointed one of the advisers. Ihe action, which is aimed specially at the appointment of a German Audit Department, has caused
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    SUFFRAGISTS’ CHAMPIONS.
    109 7 .—Reuter. TWO MEN EJECTED FROM COMMONS. London, February 6. While the House of Commons was discussing the Lord amendments to the Scottish Temperance Bill a man in the Strangers Gal ery of the House of Commons shouted, protesting against the treatment of the Suffragists in prison. He was
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    GERMANY AND LIBERIA
    91 7 .—Reuter. ANNEXATION RUMOURS. London, February 7. The arrival of the German gunboat* Panther and Eber and the cruiser Bremen towards Christmas Day caused much exc tement in Liberia owing to the rumours that Germany intended annexati >n. Subsequently there was considerable fric ion through Germany demanding the
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    KAISER AND CONSCRIPTION
    68 7 Reuter. London, February 7; The Kaiser and German Crown Prince are attending the celebrations at Koenigsberg of the centenary of the war of liberation. The Kaiser, in a speech, eulogised conscription as the foundation of the prosperity of the empire. If an extension of it was now
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    TO VISIT EAST AFRICA.
    20 7 —Reuter. London, February 7. The Hon. Alfred Lyttelton will start on Monday for British East Africa.—Beater.
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      369 7 rjou SE X N%r~ T Penang Sales Room. LJOUSE No. 64, LARUT ROAD, A A Apply within. 1 m 11 2 AUCTION SALE WANIEB AT MCEHR AN (STATE. At M s reet A NATIVE (TAMIL) experienced—must thoroughly understand opening On Tuesday, 11th February 1913 f out and estate work. Apply
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  • THE WORLD’S NEWS.
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      AIRMEN DROWNED.
      276 8 ITEMS OF INTEREST. CLIPPINGS FROM THE HOME PRESS. Despatched bp the mail leaving London January 17 MONOPLANE FALLS INTO THAMES. The lower reache® of the Thames were on Monday afternoon the scene of a double aviation disaster, two men being drowned and a monoplane sinking into the river
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      MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP.
      247 8 CRAFT SAID TO BE A ZEPPELIN. There is reason to believe that the mysterious airship which visited Sheenies® at night, and more recently Dover, is the Hansa, a Zeppelin airship which is not in the possession of the German Government. In the above statement made by the writer
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      COLLISION NEAR BIRMINGHAM.
      264 8 THREE KILLED AND TWB'TY INJURED. Three persons were killed and about twecty injured in a railway collision on the Midland Railway at Brom ford Bridge, about three miles from Birmingham, on Monday. An express from Leicester daehed into a slow train from Walsall, which had been shunted
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      LONDON GAMBLING HOUSE.
      167 8 £5OO FINES IN WEST-END RAID. Fines of £5OO were at Westminster Policecourt, on Monday, imposed on Roy Mac Kay and William Grose for keeping a gaming house in Wilton-crescent, Belgravia. Twenty men and women, some of high social position, found playing chemin-de-fer when the police raided the
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      EDDYSTONE KEEPERS RELIEVED.
      80 8 Fifteen days late, owing to continued boisterous weather and rough seas, the Eddystone Lighthouse was relieved on Tuesday, when there was a brief improvement in the weather. The two keepers who were landed have been nearly eleven weeks on the Eddystone, but they have suffered no privations,
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      WINTER SPORT DANGERS.
      126 8 ENGLISH VISITORS INJURED IN SWITZERLAND. A message from Andermatt reports a serious accident to a bobsleigh run there, in which two English people, a gentleman and lady, re* ceived injuries. The sleigh which came to grief was piloted by Mr. Cherry, of Worcester, the other occupants being
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      VERONAL POISON MYSTERY.
      197 8 SECOND INQUEST ORDERED. The mysterious death from veronal poisoning of a wealthy and well-connected young was the subject of an application in the High Courts on Tuesday. Last September Mr. Hugh Erie Trevanion died hi his fashionable flat at Hove, and so it was known that he
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      FAMOUS ACTRESS DIVORCED.
      264 8 SEQUEL TO AMERICAN TOUR. In the Divorce Court on Tuesday Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane granted a decree nisi of divorce against the well-known actress, Mis® Fannie Ward, on the petition of her husband, Mr. Joseph Lewis, a City merchant. The corespondent, who was stated to be an
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      TAXI-CAB DIAMOND ROBBERY.
      98 8 CHAUFFEUR SENTENCED. At the Old Bailey on Tueeday Henry Thomas Stanley, aged forty-three, taxi-cab driver, was found guilty of being concerned with three other men not in custody in a robbery with violence upon Mr. Myer Goldberg, a diamond merchant, of Victoria-street, Victoria Park, Hackney, and stealing
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      FOXHUNTER FOR SEVENTY YEARS.
      97 8 Mr. Thoma® Bensted, a well-known Kentish foxhunter and farmer, died on Wednesday at Tong, near Sittingbourne, in his ninetieth year. For over seventy years he hunted regularly with the Tickham Foxhounds, and for over half a century he represented the parish of Manton on the Milton
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      LADY GOLFER’S ACTION.
      94 8 In the King’® Bench Division, before Mr. Justice Coleridge and a special jury, on Tuesday, the hearing of the action by Mrs. Evelyn Margaret Gavin, an international golfer, against Commander Buckland, R.N., for libel, and against certain members of the Chertsey Golf Club for excluding her from
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      MIDSHIPMAN’S SUDDEN DEATH.
      111 8 The sudden death of Midshipman Maurice Hugh Hammick, of his Majesty’s ship St. Vincent, son of Admiral Hammick, hes occurred at Portland. The deceased landed from his ship on Monday evening with other midshipmen for athletic training, consisting of running from Weymouth to Portland, but at the
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      DEATH OF LORD ASHBURNHAM.
      83 8 Lord Ashburnham, the fifth holder of the Earldom, died in Pari® on Wednesday in hi® seventy-third year. Hi® Lordship, who was of studious disposition, and led a life of some detachment from English society, though he was well known at the Continental Courts, was a man
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      333 8 H Warm Days gS bring with their pleasures some fe |l| discomforts. Then it is really H| refreshing to remove every trace of dust and perspiration by using |(glvertsj I Mitel Soap! |SH and any day it is a good soap to S ssss choose for ordinary toilet use. Pure
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      650 8 A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY. I IN the best regulated families the little ills of life will creep in, Some member of the family I circle may occasionally suffer from Biliousness and Indigestion, and one or the other will from I time to time exhibit the well-known symptoms of Constipation. From these
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    PRODUCE.
    259 9 Penang, Fkbruary 8, 1913. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0»).... No stock. White Popper $33 1/4 sellers. Trang Pepper $23 3/4 nominal. Mace $l2O sellers. Mace Pickings $29 buyers. Clovea $39 sei era. Nutmegs 110 $27 1/2 sellers r No. 1 $8.20 bales. Sugar 5
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    MAILS.
    29 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE, Monday. For Per Clow. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 9 a.m Tuesday. Tongkah Calypso 1 p.n>. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30 p.ro.
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    ARRIVALS.
    95 9 Ixion, Brit., 6527, Riepenhausen, Feb. 6, L’pool, gen., William Mansfield A Co. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Gully, Feb. 7, T. Anson, gen., E. 8. Co. Lama, Brit 957, Sinclair, Feb. 9, S’pore, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Hong Moh, Brit, 255 Bambridge, Feb. 7, Amoy, gen., Heng Moh Co. Colombo
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    CLEARANCES.
    84 9 Erinpura for Rangoon and Calcutta. Circe for Deli. Mary Austin for Pang Nga. Tong Hong for Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Rotorua for Tongkah. Assaye for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and, via Brindisi, for Europe etc. Hok Canton foi Teluk Anson. Lama for Port
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 9 Pknang, February 8, 1913. (By (Jourt«ty of the Ohariered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 532 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 7/16 3 Credit ...2/4 19/32 M 3 Documentary ...2/4 21/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rt*. 174| 3 days' sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days' night Print 175}
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    188 9 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9. Church of England. St. George’s Church.—Holy Communion, 8.30 a.m.; Matins, (Chinese/, 10.30 a.m.; Sunday School, 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m. S.P.G. Mission. St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth.—Evensong and Sermon, 5.30 p.m. Bukit Tengah.—Holy Communion, (Tamil), 8.30 a.m. Holy Trinity Church, Nibong Tebal. —Litany and
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    NEWS FROM TAIPING.
    357 9 FOOTBALL. [From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, February 5. The match bstween the Warders’ Recreation Ciub and Taiping and District came off yesterday evening on the School ground, in the presence of a large crowd of spectators. From the s*.art, Taiping and District had to play two men
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    143 9 ARRESTS AT KAMPAR; It is reported that the Detective Department have broken up a dangerous secret society at Kampar. Details are being kept very quiet, but it is s’ated that several men have been arrested, and will be brought before the Magistrate in due course. The police are
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    CHINESE EMIGRATION.
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