Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 October 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 232 VOL. LXXI. THURSDAY. 9th. OCTOBER. 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 1136 1 gU naoooiannnfflinnDnoEnanntm FOB $BO g \TOU can have the “Pinang g o J Of»dt n posted evnryday g a for whole year to your addreee. g (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. S37J. g Proportionate Quarterly and g B Half-yearly ratee. g SubecriptioM are payable in D advance and rearittaneee obould c be addreeeed
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    • 86 1 aaDoaaDuaDriaanoaaaaunacoDa a TXTHISN YOU ARE AWAY v V on leave you want to keep g in touch with Malayan affaire, g Social, x Commercial, Mining, g Planting, Ac. This you can do g in no better way than by eubecrib- g ing to the Weekly Edition of the d a
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  • 1040 2 —M.M. FIGHTING THE PEST IN THE PHILIPPINES. Locust swarms are now such an everyday occui rence in and arou d Kuala Lumpur that we think no apology is necessary in bringing them again to our readers’ notice. The Agricultural Depat tment seems to have at last been thoroughly aroused
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    • 1103 2 SITUATIONS WANTED. TENDERS. WANTED, MUNICIPAL NOTICE. PLANTING BILLET by married man, 'T'HE Municipal Com uiasionera of George age 30. Two and a half years rubber X Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders experience, over eight; yea s forestry ex- for the erection of Public Latrines, Bath perience, fluent in Tamil and
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    • 113 2 A Sure Cure for Aches and Pains. Very few aches and pains are beyond the reach of this most wonderful of all pain cures. Neuralgia, Rheumatism, stiff joints, pains of the neck, throat, back, chest, arms, legs and feet—vanish in a surprisingly short space of time after you have applied
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    • 256 2 PLANTERS. Before Buying Your Supplies of ACETIC ACID Write and Get Our Price. Sellar, Murray Co., PENANG. Municipality of George Town, Penang. ($1,000,000 4 per cent. Debenture Stock 1913.) Present issue $600,000 divided into 2,400 Shares of $250 each. THE Municipal Commissioners do hereby offer the whole of the above
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    • 106 2 TANSAN WATER. "TUB CHOICEST OF AU CHOICE WATERS.” TANSAN DRY TANSAN GINGER AU. LEMONADE. ••The Ideal Natural Mineral Water,” Sole Agents; R. T. REID Co., Penang. I Green island cement co., Ltd. 5 PORTLAND CEMENT. J M In Casks and Drums of Drain Pipes, any shape 375 lbs net. Gutterwavs
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
    • 2789 3 PROPOSED REMEDIES. A CENTRAL SELLING AGENCY. The scheme proposed by “A Shareholder,” has made a distinct impression in importat circles. We may repeat that the outline of the scheme is briefly as follows All plantation companies should be invited to join a General Counci’, each Company’s representative
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    • 423 3 China Press. GOVERNMENT AIDS SHANGHAI BANKERS. During the rubber biom most of the Chinese banks of Shanghai which were involved in th-» transactions became bankrupt. Ultimately the Government was dragged to the assistance of the parties concerned. A loan was then obtained by the Government and its
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    • 473 3 The following London wires appear in the Times of Ceylon The Golconda Malay Rubber Company, Limited, declares an interim dividend of 8 per cent. The Seaport (Selangor) Rubber Estate, Limited, declares a final dividend of 71 per cent. The Sapumalkande Rubber Company, Limited, declares an interim dividend of
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    • 124 3 Selangor.—Second int. divd. 6d. per share. Kampong Kuantan.—lnt. divd. 10 per cent Selaba.—lnt. divd. 5 per cent. Last yea r 10 per cent. Malay Rubber Planters.—Second inb. divd. 5 per cent Pataling —lnt. divd. 25 per cent,, last year 50 per cent. Consolidated Malay.—lnt. divd. 25
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    • 463 3 The General Position. This has been a quiet market during the week, says the Ironmonger of Sept. 20th, with no decided feature in the operations. Speculative interest in the metal is still lacking, and demand from consumers ia on a small scale. Stocks in Great Britain have been getting
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 588 4 —Fairplay. REMARKABLE LECTER TO THE PRESS. Bombay, September 27. —Miss Maud Al an has addressed the following letter to the Times of India, this mail in reference to her proposed visit to India Personally I know little of the Asiatic point of view in relation to the
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  • 189 4 A second test case against the proprietor of a motor-car under the new Ordinance was heard before Mr. P. A. F. David in the Seconi Court yesterday, the defendant in this instance being Mr. C. M. Henderson of Guthrie Co., who was summoned for not registering
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  • 179 4 For a very iong time a wireless telegraph station for Woosung has been talked about, but for a multitude of reasons it has failed to materialize. In the first place there was difficulty over the land, and in order to save expense it was actually decided
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  • 436 4 The Report on the operations of the Archaeological Survey of Burma for the year ending the 3let M?rch last states that during the field season under report excavations were made at some of the historic sites, notably at the Pyu cemetery near the Payagyi Pagoda and at
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  • 345 4  -  or weariness.—Filson Young, iu The Saturday Review. The colonial idea has been in some way mishandled in Britain, so that to many people the word colonies repiesenti something far from interesting or attractive. That magnificent word empire has come very near to sharing the same fate but
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  • 146 4 Suparayan, a Hindu, wrs charged before Mr. A. V. Brown, in the District Court to-day, with attempting to commit theft of a wooden box belonging to one Ismail at Transfer Road ou the 17th ulto., and also voluntarily causing hurt to the same complainant. According to the prosecution,
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  • 971 4 INHERENT WEAKNESSES. The native industries, never too strong at the best, suffered severely from the aftereffects of the political upheaval, says the Financier of September 9. The local cottonmill, whose capital was partly derived from official sources in the past, had the misfortune to fail at the very
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    • 297 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A LADY has accommodation for one or two Boarders. Convenient locality. Apply W., c/o Pinang Gazette. PRIVATE NURSING HOME, convenient maternity cases. Moderate terms. i Apply Nurse, c/o Pinang Gazette. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between LIM EOW THOON of Penang and CHEAH
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    • 204 4 •?L'< OWO If Disease Germs were Visible How to guard against Infectious Diseases. JF you could see the germs which cause Sore Throat and dangerous infectious diseases you would never be without Wulfing’s Formamint, the germ killing throat tablet. The habit of sucking these tablets protects you against the constant
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    • 351 4 I insurance. ?THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Royal Exchange, London /COMMENCED business in ad 1717 was Incorporated by R ova i' p, A-D, 1720, and is therefore one of Companies in existence. It h ftD oldest benefits of Assurance to the period exceeding 190 years. übilc for Agents, life S marine
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 111 4 To-night I ‘To-night! I The Straits Cinema Co. PENANG ROAD. Complete Change of Programme INCLUDING “Vengeance is Mine! A Powerful Drama by the Milano Co. Prices and Times as Usual. W. D. BURGH, Manager. Programme for To-night at Drury Lane Cinematograph Co. Clarendon A Pair of Handcuffs. C <fc M
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  • 1170 5 the straits settlements. The surcharge is the most abused of ft ll the terms need in the communication knowledge concerning stamps. Lately it has been defined as an overprint which alters the face value of a stamp, or confirms it i Q the same or a new currency.”
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  • 218 5 T. of M. 30 Miles of Pipe-Line. Owing to the brackish character of the water in the subsoil of the Bagan Datoh delta it is quite unfit for drinking purposes and is scarcely suitable for washing in. The estates along the river bank on the Perak
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  • 151 5 Thura 4» October 9 Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road; Penang Motion Picture Show, Penang Road. Frida*. October 10. Band, Esplanade. 6 p.m. Sator day, October 11. Band, Golf Club. p.m. Suaday, October 12. 21th Sunday after Trinity.
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  • 114 5 The following are the fixtures for this month Oct. 9th C RC w C A C V. Green H A Neubronner. Oct. 15th OFC w PCC Esplanade Mr Lee Teong Liat. Oct. 16th C A C vs CU A C ..V. Green Mr S M O Merican. Oct.
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  • 237 5 The companies do not guarantee the dates of arrival of these vessels, but will endeavour as far as possible to ensure punctuality. Alor Star, (Kedah). —Tong Chuan, Oct. 10 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 and Kedah, Oct. 9, 11, 13, 15,
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  • 38 5 Penang :—The E. <s O. Hotel. The Crag Hotel Norman and Runnymede Hotel. Tanjong Bungah :—Springtide Hotel. Kuala Lumpur :—The Empire Hotel. Singapore :—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. Calcutta :—The Continental Hotel Ceylon :—Nuwara Eliya
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    • 101 5 BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING’ CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The India Office. The War Office. The Government Hospitals^in 'Singapore, Malacca and the Federated Malay States. MILKMAID M’LK. IMPORTANT. In order to thoroughly introduce our new FAMILY SIZE Tin (1| pint) of Milkmaid Natural Sterilized Milk We are Selling*
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    • 123 5 The Tide*. Dau H >v. l. w. h w. L. W. A.M A.M P.M P.M. Oct. 9 9-04 4-07 10-57 4-07 10 956 4-34 10-56 436 11 10-27 4-58 11-05 5-01 12 10 55 5-51 11-22 5-26 13 11-21 5-45 11-43 5-51 14 11-47 6-1 1 Nil. 6-17 15 12-06
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  • 1296 6 The recent arrival at Sydney of the battle cruiser H.M.A.S, Australia with the cruiser Sydney, along with the other Australian vessels already in those waters, marked an epoch in the history of Australia. We can well understand the glow of patriotic pride that filled tire hearts of
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  • 261 6 CLOSING PERFORMANCE. The Court Cards were yesterday billed for the last of three performances and a large and appreciative audience assembled despite ths rain. The concerted pieces bv Messrs Warwick, Mannering, Palmer and Graystone were very well received. Mr. George Graystone rendered most effectively The Yeoman’s Wedding
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  • 635 6 Ten years from the 29th of last month, writes a correspondent, the first mail steamer called at Sabang and the Steamship Company Nederland made it a port of regular call for its mailsteamers. Ten years ago Sabang was a small coaling station only known to the principal
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  • 680 6 CASE AGAINST MALAY MONEY LEN DEB. Before Mr Justice Fisher .nd a Jury in the Supreme Court to-dav M > Dris, of Province Wellesley, waa with, at Butterworth, on April using as genuiue a forged document to wit, a promissory note and using the in commencing a
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  • 231 6 —M.D.C. Capture by Chinese Protectorate, For over a year the officers of the Chinese Protectorate have been active in investigating the malpractices of Secret Societies in and around Kampar. Several members have already banished. But the reliable information at the d sposal of the Protector for
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    • 178 6 SIEMENS I 6, BEACH STREET, PENANG. Telegrams: SIEMENS, Pehang. Telephone No. 479. Messrs. PRITCHARD Co. have kindly arranged to exhibit in their new Tea Room a few types of ELECTRIC HEATING AND COOKING APPARATUS. consisting amongst others of the following: Electric Toasters. Laundry and Lace Irons. Milk Heaters. Shaving: Water
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    • 11 6 The crag Hotel, SANATORIUM. PENANG HILLS. rT renovateFthrodghout. Sarkies Brothers, Proprietors
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  • 248 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers >o j sellers only) in our share list on 9 to d y Yesterday. To-day SS4SS». Ji J a 8 as v> Mining, ruebook 11/- 12/- 11/6 12/6 ZTaysn Tin 42/- 46/- 42/- 45/6 Pahang C. 10/9 H/7| U/3
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  • 31 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.'] Singapore, October 9. The following prices have been realised at the sales here Black Pepper $19.10 White Pepper 34.00 Copra bali 13.25 Copra best 13.35
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  • 89 7 —Reuter. BERLIN PRESS SUSPICIOUS. London, October 9. Artic’es in Paris newspapers favour better relations between Germany and France. These efforts have hitherto met with little response in Berlin. The Berlin Lokalanzeiger attributes the overtures to the French desire for a period ofcalm while carrying out much needed reform
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  • 79 7 Reuter. THE GOVERNMENT’S HOPE. London, October 8. The Post Office informs the Empire Press bnion that, as a result of the deputation to Mr. Herbert Samuel, and the act now in force, whereby publications in any pirt of the Empire benefit by the inland newspapers rate of
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  • 72 7 —Reuter. A REFORM MEASURE. London, October 8. Mr, McKenna, the Home at Pontnewynydd, announced measure for the reform of the system iulQ q 9 imprisoned y l2, eighty thousand were committed in e8 nlt in payment of fines, mostly for lof means. He believed it would eV
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  • 57 7 —Rtuter. *AMOU3 AVIATOR’S FALL AT BROOKLANDS. I London, October 9. I tell aw ker, the well-known aviator, IHh b' o( klands a distance of fifty feet. I w&s injured his spine The weather I*o w b en Mr. Hawker was starti g I rur> to la ake
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  • 450 7 —Reuter. LIBERAL SPEECHES. FIRST LORD AT DUNDEE. Ottawa, October 8. Mr. Herbert Samuel, the Post Master General as guest at luncheon of the Canadian Club, dealt on the problem of reconciling unity with individual freedom within the Empire. He be ieved the Government’s general Home Rale policy
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  • 61 7 —Reuter. LAST ARAB GATHERING DISPERSED. Rome, October 8. The last gathering of Arab rebels in Cyrenaica was broken up on the 6th inst., when General Vinaia captured the camp at Buscemal, inflicting heavy looses. The Italian casualties were slight. The success of recent operations permits of a
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  • 87 7 —Reuter. CORDIAL SPEECHES. Madrid, October 8. At a banquet at the palace, King Alfonso, toasting M. Poincare, said that Spain and Ft ance, in the common task of civilisation in Morocco, found it imperatively necessary t> as ure solidarity of i□ teres s by ferrile collaboration.
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  • 72 7 —Reuter. UNFULFILLED DECISIONS. London, October 8. Reuter says that Australians are much dissatisfied with the naval position in the Pacific. The decision of the Imperial Conference to have three units in the Pacific has not be*n fulfilled, and only the Australian unit exists. The problem is
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  • 36 7 —Reuter. Washington, October 9. The Government will ask Congress in December for three Dreadnoughts and a proportional number of submarines and de-troyers. The policy is likely t>be less Jmoney ashore and more afloat.—Reuter.
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  • 78 7 PROLONGED NEGOTIATIONS. THE QUESTION OF THE ISLAM». London, October 9. Negotiations at Athens are likely to be prolonged. Turkey is making demands in favour of her eccle-ias‘ical found* r ions and the status of her subjects, which Bulgaria has conceded but which Greece is unwilling to grant. The
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  • 115 7 —D.O.L. Berlin, October 8. A message from Vienna says the Minister and Council have resolved on the construction of four Dreadnoughts and several cruisers. In the Dorna, the Navy estimates were introduced, showing an increase in expenditure of 22} million roubles, of which half is for the
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  • 225 7 The White and Black Varities. In the report made last year by the Akers Commission on the Mid Eastern industry, doubt* we e expressed as to whether the Para rubber trees grown in ths East ware not of an inferior white variety, while the be-t rubber in Braz.l
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  • 88 7 The following are outputs for September ▲yer Kuning lbs. 4,160 Pelepah Valley 4,750 Kota Tinggi 3.625 Siginting 2,050 Clovelly 2,008 Burma Development 1,344 Durian Sabatang 1,176 Sungei Krian 12,534 Krian Plant. 12,293 High. Lowlands 87,634 Dennistown 28,319 Khota Tampan 7,1(>5 Samagaga 4,112 Consolidated 7,074 Jong Landor 19,329 S.
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  • 157 7 Murdered Their Sirdar in His Sleep. Karachi, Septemb°r 20.—Yesterday Mr. Murphy, District Judge of Sukkar, delivered judgment in a case of murder in which nine Mahomedans of the Tart tribe were charged with having killed their sridar while asleep for his having given evidence against them in
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  • 339 7 In the District Court today, Inspector Joyce, prosecuted Koh Kian Cheng and Tan Pin with housebreaking and theft of a watch, a clock, cash, and other property belonging to a Chinese woman living at Brick Kiln Rjad. Thefirst witness was Khoo Teng Ee of No. 7
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  • 219 7 The evidence as to the popularity of compulsory service in Australasia is confliC’ing. Dr. Nodsham, lately Bishop of North Queensland, writing in the Nineteenth Century, quotes facts and figures to prove that 87-45 per cent, of the people who make up the religious bodies of the
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  • 165 7 Arrivals. Per Klist, From Genoa :Herr and Frau Th. Freund. Frau A Piersig, Herr and C Stahbmann, Herr Ernest Fuhclder and Herr M Brauns. Per Prinz Ludwig from Yokohama, Mr B Halpern from Shanghai Mr and Mrs C Shen, from Hongkong Mr and Mrs Wong Simoi. Mr Wong Fong
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  • 46 7 The New Tambun Mines’ output for last month amounted to 487.72 pikuls. The Perak Tin Export for the month of September, 1913, excluding Upper Perak figures, was as follows Block tin 2,182 pkls. 76 kts. Tin ore 40,683 72 kts. Duty 538,477 dollars 74 cts.
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  • 71 7 To-day’s quotations for unrefined tin in Penang was $92.60 per picul, buyers no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £lB5 15s. spot and £lB6 ss. three months. The following business iu tin has been done to-day Penang Tin Exchange at $92.60 Straits Trading Co. 25 tons at
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  • 490 7 DEPARTURE FROM PORT SWETTENHAM. The visit of the Swiflsure to Port Swettenham concluded with a luncheon party on board on Friday, when, in addition to those already mentioned as being the guests of H E. the Admiral and Mrs. Peine, were Commander and Mrs, Mills, Miss
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 61 7 London, October 8. Stevenson playing Harverson made a break of 919, which is a record with ivory balls.—Reuter. S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. Owr Own Corrsspondsnt] Singapore, October 9. In the S C.C. Lawn Tennis championship, Kleinmann beat Threfall after a hard game in the semi-final
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    • 381 7 P. O. R. C. vs. C. U. A. C. A football match under League auspices was played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, between the Post Office Recreation Club and the Central Union Athletic Club, resulting in a victory for the latter by one goal to nil. Play was very
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 45 7 FREE BY RETURN POST OUR NEW RECORD CATALOGUE. DROP A POST CARD FOR IT. Robinson Piano Co., Ltd., Penang. SMOKERS OF DISCRIMINATION I ALWAYS SELECT THE GARRICK" CIGARETTES I AND SMOKING TOBACCO. Money cannot buy and an Expert cannot blend a better Cigarette or Tobacco.
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  • 2413 8  -  if E. L. Killick in the Financier. A CENTRAL SELLING AGENCY. The reception given to the proposal dealing with reform in the plantation rubber industry, outlined in the Financier recently leaves no room for doubt that the scheme commends itself strongly to the interests concerned. It has not
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 184 8 I NATURA MILK i i (LION BRAND). a The Ideal Milk for use in the tropics, Natura Milk “Lion Brand can be obtained 5 be ng absolutely pure whilst retaining its /’MS every store in Penang, the Federated Malay natural qualities and flavour. /UuSg/ States, Kedahj Sumatra s aQ<l siam
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    • 71 8 Penang Ice S Industrial Co. ARE MAKERS OF Coloured Cement Tiles For Halls, Bathrooms, etc. A Large Stock always on hand, or made to selected patterns. Price 14 cents INCHES SQUARE. Cement Drain Pipes Stronger than and Superior to Earthen ware Pipes. 8' $l.BO. 12" $3, 15" $3 25, 18"
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  • 2363 9 J Capital. Subscribed. N gh^®' t f 2 Dividends. Name. 1 *J <£ j? s.~ 59 aj OP 190$ mo mi 1912 1913 MINING. ;S? M “:SS il ,J a 2» z z z l,n »0.000 250.000 JJS» Z Z Z. Z Z ■>"!“» ’fc** JJ .813 3700 000
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  • 36 9 Jin Ho, Brit., 111, Dyaeon, Oct 8, Asahan, gen., E. S. &'Co. Hebe, Brit., 346, Scott, Oct 9, T. Anson, gen., Adamson Gilfillan 00. Tara, Brit, 3651, Hamlyn, Oct 9, Negapatam, gen., H. L. Co.
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  • 49 9 Tong Ohuan for Alor Star (Kedah). Ghee Thye for Alor Star (Kedah). Perak (E.B. Co.) for Port Swentenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. De Kock for Deli and Asahan. Tara for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Avagyee for Dindings, Sitiawan, and Telnk Anson. Glenogle for Rangoon. Jin Ho for Asahan.
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  • 103 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To- Mobbow. For Per T] I Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Ban Lee 10 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah I] noon Batu Bahra Leong Ho -j2 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 13 p.m. Dindings, Sitiawan and Bagan Datoh Pangkor 4 p.m. P u
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  • 124 9 Pknang, October 9, 1913. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 j 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4} 3 Credit 2/41 3 Documentary ...2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 173} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Madras Demand Bank
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  • 252 9 PmAMG, October 9, 1913. S. P. Tapioca 54.30 sales. M. P. Tapioca W. 65 sellers. Gold leal $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). sls} buyers. White Pepper s29} sellers. Trang Pepper $24 nominal. Mace $l2O nom. Mace Pickings $65 buyers. Cloves $39 out of season. Nutmegs 110
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 374 9 THB London Directory (Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English MANUFACTURERS DEALERS, in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and its suburbs, the directory contains lists of EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign
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    • 570 9 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,700,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 Head Office 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, K.O Aoemcies and Branches. Amritsar Hamburg Puket Bombay Ipoh Rangoon Bangkok Karachi S erem ban Batavia Kobe Singapore Calcutta Klang Shanghai Colombo
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  • THE WORLD’S NEWS.
    • 218 10 ITEMS OF INTEREST. CLIPPINGS FROM 7HE HOME PRESS Deepatched by the mail leaving London September .Ilf £49,000 WANTED TO CARRY OUT SCHEMES. The estimates for supporting the schemes of the various governing bodies of sport in connection with the Olympic Games at Berlin in 1916 have been
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    • 501 10 WAGGONS IN THE RIVER. THREE HORSES DROWNED. The manoeuvres of the Aidershot command have been marked by accidents at the pontoon bridges thrown across the Thames near Medmenham. Two waggons fell into the river and three horses were drowned, the other three being rescued after exciting scenes.
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    • 134 10 HOW BELGIAN THIEVES ROBBED A DOCTOR AT BRUGES. A note of caution to the numerous British tourists at present in Belgium is sounded by Dr. G. E. Shuttleworth in a letter to the Morning Post: Alighting at Bruges, I handed my portmanteau to a blue-bloused porter. He bad
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    • 118 10 OFFICER’S REMARKABLE SUICIDE. Lieutenant Lewin, of the 9th Regiment of Dragoons, has committed suicide under peculiar circumstances, says a Metz despatch. While taking part in the manoeuvres in the district of Treves he was suddenly missed, and it was concluded he had gone over the frontier into
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    • 367 10 PEARLS FOUND IN A LONDON STREET Fifty-seven of the missing fifty-nine pearls belonging to the necklace stolen while in transit from Paris to London came into the possession of the police on Tuesday in circumstances which are as sensational as those in which they disappeared. They were
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    • 252 10 FAMOUS ORIENTALIST. The death ie announced at Buda-Peeth of Professor Vambery, the famous Orientalist. He was eighty-one years of age. Arminius Vambery was born at Szerdahely, in the Gland of Schutt. He was educated bv the Piarist Fathers at St. Georgen, near Pressburg, and afterwards completed
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    • 279 10 £6,000 WORTH OF JEWELS RECOVERED. A man and a woman have been arrested at Lyons with a handbag that excited the suspicion of the police. They had just arrived by express from Aix-les-Bains. A few hoars before a telegram had been received telling the police to
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    • 86 10 Mr. Leslie Vernon Benham, of Drapers Gardens, a member of the North London Rifle Club, has died in Frimley Cottage Hos pital from injuries received in a motor-cycle accident at Jolly Farmers Hill. Bagshot. He was returning to Brookwood from Camberley with Mr. Douglas Harry Bond, and, swerving
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    • 76 10 Mr. Croucher, surveyor to the Cuckfield Union Council, is lying in the Haywards Heath Cottage Hospital as the result of being overcome with gas fumes while testing drains at Cuckfield. Mr. H. Knight, who, while at the top of a manhole, tried to get Mr. Croucher
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    • 83 10 The death took place at Birmingham, on Saturday, of Mr. Alfred R. Gaul. Mus. Doc., in his seventy-sixth year. He occupied a conspicuous position in the musical life of the city, and some of his compositions are known all over the world. The chief are his oratorio
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 573 10 A New Lease TH of Life. BF The tropical climate grows cruel and B 4HBIF B M relentless the moment one begins to lose the power to resist it When the vital forces languish under the strain TT f 1 of work d worry—health goes Then gg IL L 9
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    • 202 10 w i I U Heinz Tomato Soup, fi H A rich cream of fresh ripe tomatoes, delicately 8 fl spiced and seasoned. It is made with pure sweet A I I cream —no meat used. Heat in the tin and it is H y ready to serve. Three sizes. Other
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  • 430 11 BANGKOK EDITOR’S FATE. Chan King Wah started the first Chinese newspaper in Bangkok, and was there for a number of years before the revolution enabled him to return to his own country. With regard to his death the Canton correspondent of the Hongkong Daily
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  • 250 11 PENANG’S STATISTICS. In the Penang Municipality for the week ended September 20, there were 61 deaths —3B males and 23 females, equal to a death-rate of 30.90 per mille. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were -S m S C Cm —2 X "Sc- o. si 5=
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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