Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 December 1914
1914-12-15
1
8
https://www.nlb.gov.sg
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/browse/pinangazette
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
-
Title Section20 1914-12-15 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 290 VOL. LXXII. TUESDAY. 15th DECEMBER. 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.20 words
-
Page 1 Advertisements
-
Advertisement1129 1914-12-15 1 o—rt-irr-ni 11 ■iw-j U YOU WANT TO SHIP, 4 buy OR sell RUBBERn OB TO 3 FORWARD GOODS ITO ANY PART or THB WORLD n 80 TO H ALLEN DENNYS Co., Q 1, vmxom rrujtWT. 4 N. Y K. UPTON’S TEAS Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. w State Express Cigarette,1,129 words
-
Advertisement62 1914-12-15 1 icraaouoßaaaanHnaDDOHaaaDO» a FOR $3O u can have the "Pinang j® X Gaaette posted every day d I for a whole to your address, 3 (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. $27). 0 3 Proportionate Quarterly and g g Half-yearly rates. g 3 Subscriptions are payable in c advanee and remittances should g be addressed62 words
-
-
Article317 1914-12-15 2 ENTRIES AND HANDICAPS. The following are the entries and handicaps in the P. C. C. Quoits Tournament which begins to-morrow Championship. J Ingram, W Houston, A S Hall, J S Rose, J D Fettes, G E W-Motion Sr. H A Neubronner, G B Southam, J G Allan,317 words
-
Article115 1914-12-15 2 The result of the Presgrave Cup competition for December was as follows Result. R R Turner 1 down RE H Oliver 1 do D M Millar 2 do G B Fitzgerald 3 do C T Beath 4 do J R Bennett 7 do Messrs R T Reid,115 words
-
Article179 1914-12-15 2 It is simething of a lead to the waverers among our young men, says the Daily Chronicle.” that one so gifted and popular as Mr. Kennerley Rumford should have givrnup his engagements in several parts of the world to train himself tor duties at the front.179 words
-
Article111 1914-12-15 2 The earliest scrap of paper (as the German Imperial Chancellor peevishly styled our solemn engagement to protect the neutrality of Belgium) was a treaty entered into by ancient Egypt with the Hittites, once one of the most powerful peoples in Asia Minor. Mr. P. S. P.111 words
-
Article393 1914-12-15 2 NOVEMBER REPORT. Messrs. James F.« Hutton Cj., Ltd, writing on Nuvembsr 12 th, report Liverpool Cotton. To-day. Last Week. Mid-American—Spot 4.66 Mid-American, current month 4.32 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot... 7.25 London. To-day. Last wfitek Bar Silver 22 5/8 Bank of Eng. rate 5% 5% It is now over three393 words
-
Article467 1914-12-15 2 LORD KITCHENER’S CABLE The proposal that a contingent of volunteers for active service should be sent from Bu-ma, has taken shape. Au invitation by the Editor of the “Rangoon Times” that all willing to go on active service should send their names to him, and that all467 words
-
Article846 1914-12-15 2 The P. and O. liner Kashgar his been launched from Caird’a yard ac Greenock. She has b eu built for the c tmpany’s intermediate passenger and cargo service. The vessel is 9,000 tons, and her dimensions are:—Length, 496 ft.; breadth, 53 ft. 3in.; and depth, 37 ft. 8846 words
-
Page 2 Advertisements
-
Advertisement398 1914-12-15 2 Rates for Casual Advertisements. FOR SALE. TO LET. SITUATIONS VACANT. ETC. Minimum Charge $2.00 For 1 insertion 1-20 per inch. 2 insertions LIO 3 0.95 1* 4 0.85 6 0-75 i* 9 0.60 12 0.50 Advertisements are charged by space. A line of ordinary advertisement type in the Pinang Gazette398 words
-
Advertisement59 1914-12-15 2 In recommending Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure as a reliable medicine for coughs, chills, dysentery, and windy affections of the stomsch, we are supported by the knowledge of its 20 years record in Australasia, Africa, England, and countless other divisions of the World. Everywhere proved and accepted as a standard medicine59 words
-
Advertisement403 1914-12-15 2 BERT D. HOLT H. KENYON SLADE PRESENT THEIR American Vaudeville combination In a Programme of Mirth. MISS FLORENCE MAYDEAN, The Great Clement Holt Entertainers, Charming Soubrette, in a variety of Duettists, Pantomimists and Comedy Catchy Songs, also introducing the Sketch Artists. Latest American Novelty Craze Roars I Shrieks Screams The403 words
-
-
Article747 1914-12-15 3 ANNUAL REPORT. The fourth annual report of the directors states The net profit for the year, after deducting directors’ fees, amounts to $76,973.21, which added to the balance brought forward from last year, $6,247.12, and a refund of dividend $344.10, makes a total of $83,564.43, out747 words
-
Article130 1914-12-15 3 Teas from Sumatra, Nyassaland, Natal and Jamaica, are sold in Mincing Lane on Mondays at the close of the sales of Indian teas. It is thought advisable that the sales of the former teas should be changed to some other dav. The following resolution was accordingly carried unanimously130 words
-
Article254 1914-12-15 3 CUSTOMS DUTIES ENACTMENT. The following Notification is published in a F. M.S. Gazette For the period from the 18th to 24th December, 1914, inclusive, the value of the highest grade rubber is fixed at two shillings and four pence per lb., and the duty on cultivated rubber on which254 words
-
Article503 1914-12-15 3 PROSPECTS OF A SATISFACTORY YEAR. An extraordinary general meeting of the Ting Kil Tin Mines, Ltd., was held at Gresham House, Singapore. The chairman, Mr J W Van de Stadt, presided, others prrsent being Mes-rs G A Derrick, D K Somerville, F G Penny, K A503 words
-
Article482 1914-12-15 3 HIDDEN TRUTHS. The Rev. W, Cross, m.a., writing in the St. Andrew’s Outlook,” says A valuable lesson we may learn amid the calamities of war is the domination of Life’s Unseen forces. Things we had lost sight of have come into prominence. Take the military salute as482 words
-
Article172 1914-12-15 3 Times.” According to German officers who have fallen into the hands of the Allies, roughly 500,000 men were fighting against us at the beginning of the great battle on the Yser. The enemy’s casualties these officers themselves put at 90,000, from which it may be—“ Times.” - 172 words
-
Article97 1914-12-15 3 A private of the South Wales Borderers writes; A funny incident happened one day. We caught three Germans—an officer and two privates. The officer was a tall brawny, handsome fellow measuring six feet. A little Cockney in our regiment approached the German officer and, said, jocularly,97 words
-
Article45 1914-12-15 3 It is officially reported that Lance-Ser-geant F. Johnson, of the 4th Royal Fusiliers, the well-kaown boxer and winner last year of the Army heavy-weight championship, has been killed in action. He was a big, genial fellow, and the idol of his regiment.45 words
-
Article467 1914-12-15 3 STARTLING CONFESSION BY GERMAN SPY. Prince Mahomed Ali, who has just arrived in Rome from Egypt, has supplied particulars of the career of the notorious German spy, Lieutenant Otto Mors, whom a British court-martial at Alexandria recently sentenced to penal servitude for life. Five years ago Mors467 words
-
Article401 1914-12-15 3 THE FATE OF THE PEGASUS.” Account of an Eye-Witness. A lady living at Zanzibar who witnessed the attack by the German cruiser Konigsberg on his Majesty’s ship Pegasus has sent an account of it to her sister, who has sent the following extract for publication “Zanzibar, Sept. 22. It was401 words
-
Article708 1914-12-15 3 THORN AND CRACOW. PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE. Public attention is beginning to concentrate itself on the two great fortresses of Thorn and Cracow, the chief artificial obstacles which bar Russia’s further progress to the west. Colonel Shumsky, who has returned from the front, discusses the strategic significance of the708 words
-
Article125 1914-12-15 3 The rapid competitions arranged for Saturday afternoon did not take place owing to the continuous heavy rain. Members will p'ease note that this will entail the following aucration in the issued programme. Boxing Day 7 a.m. Short Rangec. 3 p.m. Rapids. Yesterday morning’s Long Ranges’ shoot resulted125 words
-
Article305 1914-12-15 3 DULL, MOfIOSE, AND FRETTY. The latest information received in New York regarding the Kaiser represents him as the reverse of cheerful. Not only have his personal guards been doubled, but no stranger is allowed within revolver range of his Majesty. His features are described as haggard, eyes bloodshot305 words
-
Article322 1914-12-15 3 Some of the news nowadays comes by circuitous route?. For instance, the Temps,” of Paris, says that according to the Amsterdam correspondent of the Barcelona newspaper, the Pobla Catala, the Kaiser is seriously ill. On the other hand, we expect the Madrid A.B.C. will be able322 words
-
Article140 1914-12-15 3 Wednesday, December 16 Band, Esplanade, 6 p,m. High Water 11.31 a.m. and 11.40 p.m. Low Water 5.45 a.m. and 5 36 p.m. Thursday, December 17 Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. High Water 0.23 a.m. Low Water 6.33 a.m. and 6.27 p.m. St. George s Xmas Tree, Town140 words
-
Article20 1914-12-15 3 December 29.—Penang Turf Club, Meeting, Entries close 5 p.m January 7 and 9—Penang Turf Club,. Ja uary Meeting.20 words
-
Page 3 Advertisements
-
Advertisement92 1914-12-15 3 You can Escape the tortures of Neuralgia—these fearful, darting, shooting pains that drive you almost insane—by rubbing the face and head with that King of pain destroyers, Littia’s Oriental Balm. This marvellous remedy acts like magic on the quivering, pain-racked nerves. It soothes, relieves, CURES. Its praises are sung ail92 words
-
Advertisement61 1914-12-15 3 Oil Gas Power. Diesel, Semi-Diesel, and Suction Gas Engines and Plants—Enquirers for this class of power would do well to consult. Agents “The Borneo Coy., Ltd., Singapore, and Joseph Heim, Railway Buildings, Penang," who represent firms of the highest repute, which is a guarantee of reliable power and satisfactory running.61 words
-
-
Article23 1914-12-15 4 Schwa rtz —A ntonescu-Teodostu At the Registry Office, Penang, on Monday the 14th December, 1914, Mr. Julius Schwartz to Madame M. AntonescuTeodosiu.23 words
-
Article1200 1914-12-15 4 At a time when the call for more men for the Army is said to be quite as pressing as in the early days of the war it has, on the pther hand, been alleged by several people who lay claim to experience in the matter, that the War1,200 words
-
Article398 1914-12-15 4 AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE COMPANY It is a frequent complaint of Cinemato graph patrons that a constant succession of moving pictures causes too great a strain on the eyes to be pleasant. In a good many places that difficulty is overcome by the introduction at intervals of various vaudeville turn?.398 words
-
Article65 1914-12-15 4 Messrs. Alltn Dennys Co. advise us that the undermentioned p;ices were realised for rubber sold by them by auction and private tend-r to-day, phen 40,000 lbs. were sold Smoked Sheet $B5 to $lO5 Unsmoked Sheet 72 87 No. 2 Crtpe 91 97 No. 3 Crepe 70 88 No.65 words
-
Article299 1914-12-15 4 To-day's quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $72.70 p r pica', business done. Tin in London was quoted at 150 ss. spot and £149 10s. three months At the first annual meeting of the Garner Quelch Company at Singapore yesterday the report and accounts were adopted.299 words
-
Article336 1914-12-15 4 The case against a Malay named Ibrahim for alleged forgery of two cheques, was this morning withdrawn by Court Inspector Nicol, on the instructions of the Solicitor-General. The preliminary enquiry into the charge of alleged murder against a Chinaman, named Teh Hiong Seng by causing the death336 words
-
105 1914-12-15 4 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the following further contribution to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance Dec. 12 ...$47,364 19 J. R. Brown Ist Donation 25.00 Madame Chong Put Moi 50.00 Cbeah Lean Gin 50.00 Mrs. Chong Yocng Hean105 words
-
Article271 1914-12-15 4 The funeral took place in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning of Mr. J. Ruxton, of Messrs. Bibby and Ruxton, Bentong, who died at the European Hospital the previous day at noon. Mr. Ruxton was suffering from Brights' disease and was brought into Kuala Lumpur271 words
-
Page 4 Advertisements
-
Advertisement129 1914-12-15 4 Nicholson’s Old Tom Gin r For the Connoisseur. BHJdwimKynmj Excellent for OLD TOM GIN Pa X7 LONDON SOLE AGENTS: SELLAR, MURRAY Co., penang TO MINE-MANAGERS AND OTHERS. MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD., beg to announce that thay will shortly be in a position to place their COAL on the local market and129 words
-
Advertisement44 1914-12-15 4 In aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. E. O. HOTEL. XMAS EVE DINNER, Thursday, 24th December. DANCING. Town Band and E. O. Orchestra. DINNER $3.00. 50% of the net profits on the Dinner and Drinks will be handed to the above Fund. NO CHITS.44 words
-
-
Article197 1914-12-15 5 BATTLESHIP TORPEDOED IN DARDANELLES. SERBIANS RE-OCCUPY BELGRADE. CANADA PREPARES BIG ARMY. The Allies have advanced in the Ypres region, and repulsed German attacks at Hollebeke. There has been activity on the Aisne, and in the Argonne, in which the French have progressed, wh le in Woevre they repulsed197 words
-
France and Belgium.
-
Article246 1914-12-15 5 [Reuter’s Special and Ordinary Services.] PROGRESS IN ALSACE. [Copyright Telegram (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, December 1-1. A Paris commun'que s%ys Nothing important has occurred from the North Sea. to the Oise. The enemy violently bombarded our trenches in the region of the ALne, north-west of Soupir. We[Reuter’s Special and Ordinary Services.] - 246 words
-
-
210 1914-12-15 5 VON MOLTKE INDISPOSED. London, December 15. Confirmation of General Falkenhayn s appointment as Acting Chief of the German General Staff appears in the German papers of Thursday. He retains the office as Minister of War. An official notice says that General von Moltke has completed his210 words
-
Russian Campaign.
-
Article191 1914-12-15 5 GERMANS IN RETREAT. London, December 14. A Petrograd official message says the Russians have successfully conc'uded the offensive over the whole front in the Mlava region, and ciptured the enemy’s position from P.zisny-z to Ciechanow, and pursued him towards the frontier. A Russian cavalry. C 1 arge191 words
-
-
Turkey and the Near East.
-
Article114 1914-12-15 5 MORE PRISONERS AND GUNS. Nish, December 14. Id is officially announced that the Serbians continued their pursuit of the Austrians on December 11th, defeating all attempts to arrest the retreat, and are now advancing an Belgrade. At Mladenovatz, 2220 Austrians and twenty guns, with much material, were114 words
-
Article17 1914-12-15 5 AFTER FIERCE BATTLE. Nish, December 15. The Serbians have re-entered Belgrade after a fierce bittie.17 words
-
Article22 1914-12-15 5 VISHEGRAD OCCUPIED. Cettigne, December 14. The Montenegrins have occupied Vishegrad, in Bomia, an! ciptured many prisoner and much stores.22 words
-
-
Naval Operations.
-
Article247 1914-12-15 5 Turkish Battleship Torpedoed. SUBMARINE ENTERS THE DARDANELLES [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Recd. Dec. 14, 12-50 p.m. The Press Bureau says yesterday the British submarine B 11 (L'eufr.-Commander Holbrook) entered the Dardanelles, and despite difficult current?, dived under five rows of min??, and torpedoed the Turkish bittieship247 words
-
Article235 1914-12-15 5 The passage of the Dardanelles has only once ben forced in historic time?. That was in February, 1807, when Sir John Duckworth wbs sent to the Mediterranean to watch the movements of the Turkish Navv. The Turkish defences being weak, Sir John succeeded in parsing through the Straits235 words
-
-
General News.
-
Article172 1914-12-15 5 A GREAT ARMY. London, December 14. The Press Bureau says an official statement has been issued in Canada which says that it has been determined that the number of men in training can be increased in the immediate future to 50,000, in addition to the 8,000 engaged in172 words
-
Article316 1914-12-15 5 85 per cent. British Born. “When Britain is at’war Canada is at war,” was the instant dec sion of the Canadian people at the beginning of August. The Borden Government immediately voted supplies for the equipment of a Canadian contingent, and a timely gift of a million316 words
-
-
Article47 1914-12-15 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Decemcer 15. The wedding was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, of Mr. E. J. Cassels, United Engineers, and Miss Zimmerman. The Rev. Vance officiated. The bride wore a whi e satin dress, with lace veil and orange blossoms.47 words
-
Article224 1914-12-15 5 HER ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE. On Saturday, November 28th, the schooner Ayesha arrived at Emmahaven escorted by a torpedo boat. Another torpedo boat remained outside the harbour. At first everybody thought that the schooner was held up for carrying contraband, but when the schooner approached closer, the224 words
-
Article169 1914-12-15 5 [Contributed The following news appears in the latest telegrams to Netherlands Indies papers:— At Flushing a number of window panes of hotels and villas along the s°aside were smashed through an explosion of a mine. The schooner C >nfiance, which left Hamburg for Schiediin has been held up169 words
-
Article832 1914-12-15 5 AMERICAN SYMPATHIES DIVIDED. (P. G. Special.) A Pinang Gazette representative has had an interview with a gentleman representing one of the biggest British business houses who pasted through here last weekend on his return from a tour through China, Japan, Manila, and other parts of832 words
-
Page 5 Advertisements
-
Advertisement400 1914-12-15 5 TO LET. HOUSE No. 63, NORTHAM ROAD. For particulars apply to KENNEDY Co. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE REVISION of the As.-essment Lists for Houses and Lauds within the Municipality of George Town, Penang, for the year 1915, having been completed,, and the Municipal Commissioners having certified in terms of Section 62400 words
-
-
Page 5 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous37 1914-12-15 5 The Straits Cinema, LocationPENANG ROAD. Speciality: LATEST PATHE PRODUCTIONS Absolutely the leading Premier Show in Penang and the People’s Favourite Rendezvous. Newest Films of Latest Features in Bi-weekly Changes. For particulars vide Handbills. Tan Boon Peng, Proprietor.37 words
-
-
Article534 1914-12-15 6 INTERESTING SPEECH AT MADRAS. The Hon. Mr. P, S. Sivaswami Iyer delivered the SeneM Convocation address at Madras on November 19, and at the close slid:—" We have met to-day unier the shadow of the greatest war in the history of the world, a war for534 words
-
Article281 1914-12-15 6 Plah to Supply Coal to Germak Firm. Exemplary penalties have been imposed at home for breaches of the law forbidding trading with the enemy. In the High Court at Edinburgh William Drummond Dick appeared for sentence. The charge to which be had pleaded guilty was that281 words
-
Article1109 1914-12-15 6 COMPTROLLER FOR PRIVATE COMPANY. Melbourne November 13. —In the High Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice Isaacs, an application was made under the Trading with the Enemies Act 1914, for the appointment of a comptroller to the Continental C. and G. Rubber Company, Proprietary, Limited. Mr. Justice Isaacs1,109 words
-
Article31 1914-12-15 6 Pknang :—The E. <s O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel, Hotel Norman, Carlton Hotel and The New Sea View Hotel. Singapore:—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Csylon :—Nuwara Eliya.31 words
-
Page 6 Advertisements
-
Advertisement148 1914-12-15 6 HEALTH FOR ALL In hot climates nature needs help—wholesome nourishment for blood, bones, nerves and muscles. Nothing supplies this nourishment like SCOTT’S Emulsion. Whatever the cause of your weakness, it will make you stronger, healthier and better in every way. For nearly 40 years doctors have recommended genuine SCOTTS Emulsipn148 words
-
Advertisement275 1914-12-15 6 Xmas and New Year Novelties. A VERY WIDE RANGE OF SELECTION ON DISPLAY. Post Cards: Taiping Views, F.M.S. Views, Fancy Hair Post Cards. Birthday Cards: A fine assortment, at moderate prices. X’mas and New Year cards: Well selected cards, fresh and new for this season. Prices ranging from 3 cts.275 words
-
-
377 1914-12-15 7 HUNDREDS OF ARRESTS. It is reported from Berlin that the internment of Englishmen living in Berlin began lately. About 600 were brought by policemen to the Polizeipraesidium, the Beilin Scotland Yard, where they were kept until removed by train to Ruhleben, near Spandau. They377 words
-
Article277 1914-12-15 7 An exchange publishes a message from Delhi, dated November 16, containing the compl te list of the ter.itirial units for service in India Wessex Division (Commanding Major General Donald, C B, D A A and Q M G, Najor Mudge, the Queen’s Regim?nr, A D C, Lieut277 words
-
77 1914-12-15 7 In an article in the Neue F< eie Presse” Field Marshal Svilovitch says that in 1915 the belligerents will put into the fie’ds all their available forces, and that in 1916 there will remain no reinforcements. The duration of the war may, however,77 words
-
Article316 1914-12-15 7 EVENTS OF A WEEK. December 7,—Reported capture of Lodz by Germans. Servians capture 2,400 prisoners and three batteries. Turkish cruiser Hamidieh disabled bv mine. J December B.—Lodz Evacuated. Three Swedish ships mined off Fin’and. Allies advance at several points in Belgium and France. Russians Advance in316 words
-
Page 7 Advertisements
-
Advertisement604 1914-12-15 7 DRESSER WANTED for Gula Estate Hospital. Apply Manager, Gula Estate, Krian, F.M.S. 1257 —a c SITUATION WANTED. Young Englishman seeks position on a rubber estate. Over three years’ experience, latterly as Senior Assistant. Is still employed, but wishes to leave unhealthy district. Address: Invicta,” Box 221, c'/o Pinang Gazette. *****-15-12604 words
-
Advertisement302 1914-12-15 7 NOTICE. BY ORDER OF RAMZIA BEE BINTI GAFFOOR KHAN Administratrix of the Estate of SHEIK NUNNAMEAH BIN SHEIK HOOSAIN Deceased. The undersigned is instructed to take posse sion and put up for sale By Public Auction, Chi Monday, the 21st day of December, 1914, AT 4 P.M., TAIPING. Main Road,302 words
-
Advertisement928 1914-12-15 7 i— BANKS. The Jackson Patent Rubber Curing ch^“u^dchina ma and Drying Apparatus. i»eon»or.t«d by r o ,»i charter. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,800,000 Ibese are now made of wood and galv’d iron in the following sizes:— Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 x 600 h ta 2oo oo 3», l.O928 words
-
-
Page 8 Advertisements
-
Advertisement1369 1914-12-15 8 fe. British India (STRAITS STEAM SHIP Co., OcEAN O 1 LIMITED. r"* SUP U, IM STBAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD. For Port Swettenham and Singapore, ohin* mutuh steam nav. co.. lto 'THE Companies' steamers are despatched 1 llr An cnn from L**® 1 001 outwards for the Straits, wp > I1,369 words
-