Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 February 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 39 VOL. LXXI. WEDNESDAY. 19th FEBRUARY 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1095 1 <wMM pnDPOO3n ooaaoo,Ml,ll, j t For $3O Vou can have the Pinang i I Gazette” posted every day B far a whole year to your address, n J (LOCAL SUBCRIFTION. 127.) Proportionate Quarterly and d Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in c a advance and remittances should g o te
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  • 746 2 REMARKABLE TALE FROM SIAM. A special correspondent of the Siam Observer sends a ghost story. Recently a young man, aged 19, living at Nathung in the district of Chump yrn, went to Thakradou on an errand, and was drowned through an accident. His body was carried by the
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  • 153 2 In an article headed The English Confidence Trick the Berlin Post enjoins extreme caution with regard to the improvement in Anglo-German relations. England, according to the journal, wants peace at presen*, because the British Fleet can only fight in warm weather. The Post says It is
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  • 900 2 [Specially written for the a Malay Mail.”) Studies serve for delight, ornament and ability,” wrote Lord Bacon in his essay on Studies,” and certain it is that no better description of their hi<tory and utility could be penned even after the lapse of several
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 870 2 SITUATIONS VACANT. TO LET. WANTED. TO LET. a U ONOLULU COTTAGE, Bagan Tuan QUALIFIED for Se&ng £1 Kstchil, P. W. from Ist March, Aik Estate, Kuala Kuran. Apply 1913 Rent $35 per mensem, stating salary and qualifications to Apply MANAGER. ADAMS <fc ALLAN, Solicitors. aO4 1M 194—28-2 WANTED. TO BE
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    • 50 2 THE MERITS OF O.T. This excellent beverage keeps the stomach in tone, cures indigestion, corrects the liver aud acts as a splendid pick-me-up. It is the only after dinner liqueur in the world that is non-alcoholic. Besides possessing these qualities, it is as well a delicious drink for everyday’s use.
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    • 167 2 The Ceylon Manure works, A. BAUR, PENANG BRANCH. FERTILISERS FOB RUBBER, COCONUTS, TAPIOCA, COFFEE, SUGAR Etc., Etc. RECORD CROPS Soil ANALYSES Free of Charge. -L, I H 111 I—l—ll j IHIII—. THE LARGEST MANURE WORKS IN THE EAST Dealing Exclusively in Manures. PERFUMERY AT REDUCED PRICES. PERFUMES 25 cfs. to
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  • 1818 3 MINE AND ESTATE RETURNS. We propose to publish every week the latest statistical information as to the outputs of the more important tin mines and rubber estates in Malaya, compiled and revised for us by Messrs. Kennedy Co. RUBBER CROPS. iSIL 1912: igia? Nov. p ec Jan.
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  • 115 3 The Daily Mail declares that the alarming deficiency in army horses is due to conflict betw 4-u the War Office and the Board of Agriculture. The latter is spending £50,000 on horse breeding annually, re- gardless of War Office requirements. This money is chiefly expended in
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  • 128 3 Ihe rise in price tapioca is due to the fact that large arras fui m rly d-jvoted to tapioca planting are now being plmted to rubber, which gives much ni' re profitable results, sa\s the American Vice-Consul at Singxpore. Inquiries iimicate that prices will 1 emain
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  • 1176 3 Anon, in the Agricultural Bu letin.” A PLANTER’S VIEWS. In some system-, of tapping para rubber trees, the latex ofte i has to travel a distance of many feet from the point at which it exudes from the bark until it reaches the «pout from which
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  • 729 3 to its present state of efficiency. Financier and Bullionist. Mr. F. O. Street*!!, a member of the board of the Sungei Matang Rubber Company, Limited, has recently visited the Malay Peninsula, where he has inspected a considerable number of rubber estates, and amongst them the Sungei Matang
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  • 393 3 The following are outputs for January; Ayer Kuning lbs. 2,950 Kuala Sawah 2,473 Durian Sabatang 1,390 Langkon 4,000 Jebong 38.404 Arundel 1,320 Padang 9,350 Karan 4,223 Padang Jawa 8,550 Gula-Kalumpong 54,200 Samagaga 2,666 Consolidated 4,487 New Columbia w 7,823 Henrietta 2,478 Sungei Limau 3,533 Sumatra Consol. 13,659 Teluk
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 31 3 THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL OF IPOH. IS THE F. M. S. HOTEL Comfort and Cuisine par excellence. Charges Strictly moderate. Belfield Street and Court House Road, comer. Telegrams:— “JWI FONG LOONG,” IPOH.
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  • 1303 4 FROM THE “SINGAPORE J’REE PRESS Two boys enter an office at the same age, with apparently the same education and with the same opportunities. After the lapse of a certain interval of time one is getting a handsome saliry and the other knows that
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  • 270 4 FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT. R. B. Lieven, the Australian Jew, who is accused of theft from Detective Inspector Warton’s house, was again brought before the Ipoh Magistrate on M niay. Chai Chin Fah, a Chinaman, gave evi 1ence of seeing accused in possession of the articles
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  • 309 4 The Registrar-General’s i eturn of the number of emigran s (natives of Ireland) «ho left Irish ports during the past shows that there was a total decrease of 1,229 as compared with the year 1911. The number of emigrants in 1912 was 29,344 (15,325 males
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  • 1089 4 .—S.F.P. A few weeks ago, we commented upon an apparent disinclination of the Siamese Railway Administration to link up the Bangkok-Singgota railway line with the Kedah railway line, and thus provide a direct rail communication between Bingkok an! Penang. We pointed out that there is only fifty
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  • 532 4 .—S. T. Unruly Passengers Threatened with a Revolver. A Cantonese named Long Wah w<s arraigned in the District Court, before M Firmstone, on Saturday, on charges of robbery and extortion on the high seas, the allegation being that he secured $2O by the?e means from
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  • 248 4 S.T. A correspondent who served for some time in the Officers’ Training Corps sends us a copy of a circular he received recently, asking whether he wou d be prepared to serve as an officer in the event of a supreme national emergency. If willing, 1 offer
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  • 445 4 A Correspondent smds us a copy of the Oriental Physician and Druggist, a journal published at Tokyo, from which we take the following amusing extract: The drug market of the end of the last year were very quiet, but the Chinese drugs showed some alteration,
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  • 303 4 too late to withdraw the offer.— Pall Mall Gazette. Mr. Faile asked the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on Jan. 23. if, in view of the fact that the offer of a gift of money for naval purposes from the Federated Malay States created
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  • 146 4 Mr. Arnold’s Sentence Remitted. Calcutta, Feb. 10.—A telegram of the Bth inst. says the Viceroy has remitted 8 months < f the sentence imposed upon Mr. Channing Arnold, E litor of the Burma Critic, who was sentenced on the 10th October last to a year’s simple
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  • 787 4 F«r Balik Pulau, at 8 a.m. and 0-30 p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m,, Ipm and 4- p.m. Bukit Tambun, 6-15 a.m., at 8 a.m., 1-45 p.m., and also 5-30 p.m. on Saturdays, Bukit Mertajam, 6-15 a.m., 7-15 a, tn 8 a.m., 10-40 a.m.,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 137 5 BY APPOINTMENT 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
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  • 874 6 The remarks chat fell from the Hon. A. Huttenbach at the last meeting of Council with reference to the registration of servants in the Colony were productive of some well-merited criticism both from the official and the unofficial side of the Chamber. With the principle
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  • 201 6 CHARGES OF CHEATING. Ou the complaint of the officials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a European named J. W. N. Hammond was arrested yesterday on a warrant for cheating. He was charged before Mr. E. E. Colman this morning wi'h (1) attempting to cheat
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 313 6 The following ties were decided yesterday Championship.— H. C. Sells beat C Cu radi in the third round by B—6, 6—4. Single Handicap Class A.— M. K. Whitlock w.o. from C. H. G. Clarke. Single Handicap Class B.— A W. Harries beat M. G. Skipper iu the
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  • 281 6 FOO IB ALL. [/Yom Our Own Correspondent]. Taiping, 18th February. A game of soccer, in connection with the Taipiug League, for the Alexander Cup, was played, this evening, on the School ground, the contesting parties being the Warders’ Recreation Club and the Malay States Guides. It was
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  • 62 6 The Full Court of Appeal yesterday afternoon reserved judgment in the appeil of Ho Chwee Neo, Aug Guat Choo Neo and h*r husband, Lim Tay Swee against ihe decision by the Chief Justice in an action concerning property brought against them by Ho Yang Peng. This
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  • 420 6 Mrs. Broadrick, wife of the Resident of Selangor, leaves for Home in April. The Hon. A. M. Darby is on a visit to Penang, as also is Dr. El-ie Warren. Mr. T. W. Patton has been appointed Magistrate of the First Class for Perak. The Governor h»s
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  • 119 6 Banyak la hairau, 8.P.,” pu iya pree Di-dalam si-malam punya P.O. Pasal bungha api iai g ta-jadi Dia tuojok bunyak sakit a i. likalau dia handak katawi Pergi la dia Jipun Nikko charl Itu orang la jadi tukang bli Buleh mintak dia bayar bergauti. Kutape la wang
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  • 70 6 38 piculs of rubber were sold by auctioa at the Penang Rubber Auction Rooms to-day at the prices detailed below, viz Smoked Ribbed Sheet at $216. Smoked Plain 214.—5216 No. 1 Crepe 190. 215 Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 206. 208 Sheet No. 2 198. Scrap Crepe 160.
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  • 109 6 To day’s quotition for unrefined tin in Penang was $lO6 90 per picul, businest done. Tin in London is quot'-d at £2lB 15s spot and £213 15s. thr e months. The following was the local report of To-day :—Singapore: Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 200 ton», slo7j; P-nang:
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    • 207 6 By Special Hl® Appointment Majesty to King George. DUNLOP TYRES. FIRST FOREW/ MOST in \JMF J 7 x Jkljk ever I8S«. st «l SINCE. NOTED for their resiliency and superb wearing qualities. TRADE MARK Fresh Stocks of all sizes held by GUTHRIE Co. Ltd., PENANG. INOTICE. Penang Rubber Auction Rooms.
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    • 34 6 t/3 E. O-> penano. The Best. The CRAG, Penang Hills. The only Sanatorium in the Straits Settlements. RAFFLES, Singapore. Well-known from East to West. QJ STRAND, Rangoon. The most frequented Hotel in Burma. C/3
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  • 306 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day. XX XX SHAB»». >» >• 5 3 3 O M to 00 n General. Duff Dev. 5.40 5.90 5.40 5.85 Rubber (Sterling). 9/4J W’ 9/» t.Malay
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  • 39 7 RUBBER PRICES IN LONDON. London, February 19.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 4/- Para to arrive 4/- The rubber market is flat. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co.]
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  • 102 7 WHAT MR KATZ SAYS. \From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 19. Mr. Sigmund Katz has returned from •lava and in connection with the Sungei Oau controversy practically supports the traits Times allegations. He says he proposed the payment o’ a Bsoorid interim dividend in October, and Urged
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  • 23 7 [From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, February 19. A message from R ingoon says that the Archdeacon Izard is much improved health. /•>•••
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  • THE WAR.
    • 260 7 —Reuter. GRfAT FIRE AT CONSTANTINOPLE. Constantinople, February 18. 'I he quarter adjoining the Mosque of Sophia was devastated bv fire yesterday. The buibnng is still burning. A hundred houses and shops were destroyed. 200 Houses Destroyed. Constant nople, February 19. On a rough estimate two hundred houses
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  • 77 7 THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE REPORT. [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, February 19 The Methodist Episcopal Conference report on the Morality of Malaya, congratulates the Government on the closing of the gaming farms and stopping the sale of European liqaors to Indians. It regrets the increase in opium
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  • 95 7 —Reuter. THE MISSING GERMAN PARTY. London, February 19. The Norwegian expedition which left Advent Bay for Spitzbergen in sea 1 ch of of the German scientific expedition has returned in the last stage of exhaustion, having endured terrible suff rings. One man had both legs frozen and
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  • 48 7 Reuter. NO TIPSTERS’ ADVERTISEMENTS. London, February 18. Following on Mr. H. K. Newton’s Betting Inducements Bill the Sportsman, Sporting Life and the majority of the sporting papers have conditionally agreed to cease publishing tipsters’ advertisements. They propose a Press Control Committee to regulate book-makers’ advertisements.
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  • 46 7 L—Reuter. POSTMASTER GENERAL’S REPLY. London, February 18. Mr. Herbert Samuel replying to the Marconi Co. reiterates that in view of the deliberations of the Select Committee there is no prospect that a decision regardin' the Marconi contract can be reached by Marc*’. 1
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  • 42 7 ,—Reuter. PENALTY OF WINDOW SMASHING. London, February 18. A batch of suffragettes, including Miss Sylvia Pankhurst and the son and daughter of Mr. G. Lansbury, the labour le.der, were sentenced to two months’ hard labour for window smashing.-
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  • 145 7 —Reuter. DEVELOPMENTS FORE! H ADO WEP. AFRICAN NATIVE EELRUITS. Prris, February 18. M. Briand, Premier, interviewed, described the report regarding the request for twen’y-six millions for arma ment as premature, but admitted the Government had recently frequently discussed an improvement in armaments. He said a Bill asking
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  • 77 7 —Reuter. BACK IN THE LORDS. London, February 18. The House of Lords again discussed the Scottish Temperance Bill as returned from the Commons with the Lords’ amendments st»uck out. Several Peers, inc uding Lord Courtnev, vigorously animadverted on the manner in which the Commons had dealt with
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  • 73 7 —Reuter. GERMANY’S EXPLANATION ACCEP ED. London, February 17. The visit of the Libe r an Minister in London to Bf rlin regarding the despatch of warships resulted in a friendly settlement Germany assured the Minister she merely sent them to protect German subjects. A Comm s-ion composed
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  • 62 7 Reuetr. AMENDMENT IN THE LORDS. London, February 19. The House of Lords completed the committee stage of the Trades Union Bill, which was reported. The House passed the amendment of Lord Dunmore preventing the funds of the Union b“ing expended in the publication of a political newspaper.
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  • 27 7 .—Beater. THREE MEN KILLED. Toulon, February 19. Bv gun explosion on the. French battLhip flonto. whilat engagedl>. firwg practice three men were killed.—Reuter.
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  • 113 7 i.—Reuter. COLONEL SEELY’S ANNOUNCEMENT, PROMOTION FROM THE RANKS. London, February 18 Col. Seely, Secretary of State for War, speaking at Ilkeston, said he hoped in a few weeks to announce a plan which would enable a soldier to rise from the humblest to the highest ranks He intimated
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  • 29 7 Keuter. MARINES’ PRIVILEGE. London, February 19. The Admiralty has ex ended the privi lege of promotion to a commission from the ranks to the Marines.
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  • 116 7 Keut?r. PARIS EN FEIE. London, February 19. M. Poincare was installed to-day. There was a procession through troop-lined streets from his house to Llysee, Remark able p pular enthusiasm was displayed arising out of the p triotic sentiment evoked by the military proposals which were coincident
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  • 26 7 —Reuter. London, February 19. It is arranged that Sir Ronald Ross shall visit Cvprus in Marc > to investigate the causes of prevalent Malaria.
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  • 16 7 r.—Reuter. London, February 15. Four davs of fog culminated in the blackest variety,
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  • 217 7 NOW SEEKING TO ATTRACT BRIIISH SETTLERS. Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest province, lying in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, is as clamant as any of its sister provinces for British settlors. Of free land there is none availab'e, but the prices of farmsteads, including the necessaiy buildings,
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  • 172 7 FUTURE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY CONSIDERED BRIGHT. What may be described as Mongolia fever has taken hold of some Russian mining circles, wh c re the future of mining in Mongolia is considerei to be of the brightest, and much attention is being given to the terms
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 620 7 wanted $50,000 TO LEND A JUNIOR ASSISTANT for the Kuala Sidim Rubber Estate. Apply by On First class security Only, letter to AGENTS 1 and 3, Bishop Street, Penang. ApP y with fall P»"»» 1 234—19 21 24-2 N. S. T., c/o Pinang Gazette. 2l2—u c SUMATRA COCONUTS. LTD. NOTICE.
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  • 234 7 OBITUARY. SIR T. F. CHAVASSE. L'»nion, February 18. The death is announced of Sir T. F. Chavasse, the eminent Midland surgeon. [Sir Thomas Chevasse was born in 1854 and got his medical training in Edinburgh, Vienna and Berlin. Lately he held the position of consulting surgeon to the General Hospital,
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  • 1252 8 WHO SHALL GOVERN? “In the course of the next few weeks the mind of every Londoner who loves the great ci'y in which he lives and cherishes some ideal of citizenship will be turned to tf e problems of London government,” says the Daily News. London
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  • 358 8 Behar Winter Ricb. The third and final forecast of the winter rice crop of Behar and Orissa for 1912 says:— Area sown.— The total area sown with winter rice this year is estimated at 13,313,'00 acres against 13,672,800 acres of last year. The normal area under the crop
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  • 215 8 The proposal of the French Government to erect a wireless station at Noumea is meeting with much favour from the inhabitants of New Caledonia. It is considered thpt the importance of a wireless syt-tem linking up the P*c fic island cannot be too highly estimated, especially
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 331 8 FVitMM Bros., Ltd, MOTOR ENGINEERS fl g| AND IMPORTERS, 0 SINGAPORE IPOH. SOLE AGENTS ffiß flfl Straits Settlements KB and F. M. S. MTU R 3 SEATER, R& $1,400. D 5 SEATER, fl fl D $1,550. FREE ON RAIL SINGAPORE. wS Second-hand Cars. If you want to BUY or SELL
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    • 202 8 ft STRENGTH ANP NERVE TT VAN A’ brano I Tonic Wine This powerful tonic rapidly restores strength to those who are weakened and exhausted by illness. Its nutritive powers are especially valuable to the constitution when undermined by malaria. VAN A 7s sold by all Pharmacists Burroughs Wellcome Co., London
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  • 2406 9 •S capital- Subscribed. ghstfes. Value. 2 Dividend». Name. 2 "5© X a a, a w ar X 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 MINING, 1912 »100,000 $60,000 60.000 $1 1 Ayer Weng Rahman? DAP- Co. 2-30 1903 300.000 300.000 30.000 10 10 10 30 30 28$ Belat Tin Mining Oo
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  • 93 9 Bnt., 73, Lingard, Feb. 18, Trang, gen E. 8. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 111, Dyason, Feb. 19, K. Selangor, gen E. S. Co. Avagyee, Bnt., 247, Harvey, Feb. 19, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Tong Hong, Brit., 1314, Crichton, Feb. 18, Tavoy, gen., E. S. Co. Teesta, Brit.,
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  • 45 9 Circe for Deli. Teesta for Negapatam and Madras. Mary Austin for Pang Nga. fiok Canton foi Teluk Anson. Padang for Batu Bahra. Flying Dragon for Port Weld and Taiping. Hong Moh for Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow. Ceylon Maru for Singapore, China and Japan.
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  • 131 9 Pbnano, Fsbruary 19, 1913. 4 (By Oourt«ay oj th» Ohvrttrad Bank), London Demand Bank ...2/4 532 n 4 months'eight Bank ...2/4 7/16 3 Credit ...2/419/32 3 Docnmaiitary ...2/4 21/32 □al j itta Dr-nan.l Bank Rs. 174$ 3 days’ sight Private t 175$ Bombay Demand Bank 174$ 3 days' night
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  • 262 9 Penang, February 19, 1913. Gold leaf $64.60] Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Popper $33 1/4 sellers. Trang Pepper $23 3/4 nominal. Mace $l2O sellers. Mace Pickings $99 buyers. Cloves 539 sei ers. Nutmegs 110 ...$27 1/2 sellers (No. 1 $8.20 sales. Sugar < No.
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  • 132 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICf, To-Morrow. For Per Clos- Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 7 a m Alor Star (Kedah) Lee Thye 7 a.m. Singapore, China and Japan Delta 9 a.m Trang Trang 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Jin Ho 1 p.m. Fort Swettenham, Port Dickson.and > Pegu 2 p.m.
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  • 182 9 Wednesday, February 19. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Thursday, February 20. Outward English (P. O.) Mail. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Friday, February 21. Legislative Council. Homeward English (P. O.) Mail. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, February 22.
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  • 214 9 The compants» do not guarantee the dates o/arrival of thete veueli, but will endeavowr a» far at pottible to enture punctuality. From Alor Star, (Kedah)—Kedah, Feb. 22, 24, 26 and 28 and, Tong Chuaa, Feb. 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27. Asahan.—Petrel, Feb. 23. Bagan Serai.—Daily. Bagan
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 311 9 THE BIRD 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 l>est attraction is a real, live advertisement; something good that will catch the eye
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 68 9 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Feb. 19 11-38 5-44 11-43 6-04 „20 Nil. 6 23- 12-21 6-30 „21 12-15 7-0 J 1-02 7-11 „22 12-58 7-35 1-40 7-50 „23 138 8-08 2-14 8-27 „24 2-14 839 244 9-03 „25 2-45
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  • 1553 10 THRILLING ARCTIC ADVENTURES. The story of three years spent in the Arctic, most of the time with a single companion, amidst constant danger and discomfort, might well be a sombre history. Captain Ej<>ar Mikkelsen’s narrative (“Lost in the Arctic.” William Heinemann, 18s. net) is nothing of the
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  • 235 10 An interesting statement appears in the annual report on Bengal jsils in connexion with malarial fever. The incidence of that di-ease in 1911 was leas, though the number of deaths (seventeen) was the same as in the year preceding. The prophylactic use of quinine
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 426 10 INSURANCE. THE CORPORATION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Royal Exchange, London. COMMENCED business in a.d. 1717 and was Incorporated by Royal Charter in A.», 1720, and is therefore one of the oldest Oempanies in existence. It has granted the benefits of Assurance to the Public for a period exceeding 190
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    • 130 10 Tormented by Devils. Fiends incarnate could hardly devise tortures more terrible than the pains of neuralgia. Neuialgia means sleepless nights and days devoid of comfort—you can’t do anything half right when those terrible pains are darting through your face and jaws. The most sensible plan is to use Little's Oriental
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    • 384 10 I a i W A /I r ?£'f Ibfi -M iff ’Xv. 1 tf X/JH iOf LEMON SQUASH/OWUMI A Wholesome Health Beverage— A Thirst-Quenching and Blood-Purifying. jpf jpr Cordials 1 1 Gr o.t. I I. MANUFACTURE OF TZ L O.T. Limited y w Yrar Phosphate. Makers of High-Grade Cordials. J
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  • 442 11 ment of the Chinese nation.— Sydney Daily Telegraph. CELEBRATED AUSTRALIAN CHINESE. The record which Mr. Tse Tsan Tai (James See Anglicised) has put up during the 40 years of his life is a marvellous one, and would require a good deal of beating. Mr. See whs
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  • 245 11 PENANG’S STATISTICS In the Penang Municipality for the week ended February 8, there were 61 deaths —35 males and 26 females, equal to a death-rate of 30.90 per mille. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were ■p -c e —c x c 2 «5 V V O'
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1092 11 A CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. i plain Cnitbs AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. J on the «abject of Health are the only 5 acceptable pronouncement*. Exaj- J r> aerated atatemeirta end by convino B InCOrpor&lCd by Koyal On&ricr. lug no one—rather do they create ana- m picion, and rive rise to doubt.
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    • 62 11 THE LIFE OF TRADE.” A ONE-TIME order, like one blow of the hammer on the head of the nail, makes an impression, but it is only the continuous insertion of the advertisement, like the continuous pounding on the head of the nail, that d"™ B argument home and clinches it.
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    • 734 11 NOW READY. JL r wr war The Straits Sheet Almanac for 1913. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. (2 Months of 1914 included.) A Compendium of useful information and a WorkTof Art, wk. K > Free to “P. O.” Subscribers. A. Non-atibacribera, $1 ecbcK. FUfIOPEAN LINE 1116 PlA&ng Gazette Press. Ltd..
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 2568 12 p. &o. Irx- sailing», Lloyd. Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Navigation Co., JL IXPECTED AMUVALS AND DEPARTURES. |V limited. «€«(111 Sttfllll Ship CO., Ud. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. VMt Intended to Sail. Steamer. ant» 1913 KoK AND Feb. 20 Delta connecting with Moldavia Thur. 20th Feb. at 4 p.m.
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