Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 January 1915

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1835. No. 5 VOL. LXXIII. THURSDAY. 7th JANUARY, 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1302 1 w~rp jYOU WANT TO SHIP, BUY on SELL ft U S £B E R oB to n FO/fWAA?D GOODS [j TO AM PAVT TH« WOiiU) r L GO TO C ALLEN DENNYS Co., L f T, VMIOM ITBIET. F G <M f t— r« r~nnr-irr- a■ N'<F nunnnnnnnnnnnaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn ’SUN LIFE
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    • 61 1 locaoaoßitinariacracsnnaooa i o I FOG, S3U g X, r OU can b»ve the “Pining I 1 Canctte" posted every tGy 3 I f'.cr a whole io your s 1 (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. $27). Proporxiot »t,e Quarter -y »nri 5 Relf-yearly ratwA. T Hnh«criptiona tre peyuhb i 1 ♦Jvan-ev and ml.oul he
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  • 945 2 BEGINNINGS OF WAR UNVEILED. The full text of (he French Yellow Book, confirms the already ample evidence of the German de'erminatioa to provoke war at an advantigeous raiment to Germany. It furnis'ics a comp’ete answer to the wild assertions of the G-man chancellor a report of
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  • 330 2 GENERAL’S HIGH PRAISE. The following letter has been received by the Colonel Commanding the Coldstream Guards from Brigadier-General the Earl of Cavan, Commanding 4th (Guards) Brigade, British Expeditionary Force The Officer Commanding, Coldstream Guards—- The two battalions of the regiment*, 2nd and 3rd, with the Ist temporarily attached
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  • 296 2 An American Incident. Dr. Macdonald, editor of the Toronto Globe," whose reput ition as a publicist and speaker is as great in the United States as in Canada, asserted at Chicago that Lading Germans in the United States in 1913 were informed by General von Bernhardi of detailed
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  • 55 2 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, Jan. 6 At rubber auctions here, 108 tons were offered aud 60 tons sol I. The market is steady and prices were rather better. Ribbed s noked sheet brought $ll5. Fine crepe $ll3. Brown and palish crepes were weak but dark aud
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  • 909 2 A SUNDAY MORNING GLIMPSE It is Sunday morning, sunlit and s'ill; and the men have marched away from church parade, marched down the hill in khaki and in blu? and in civilian clothes, the who'e dusky column suggesting that the m n are beginning to be soldiers
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 410 2 Mr. W. C. Dunlap, trea urer of the American Multigraph Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, has been interviewed by the Iron Trade Review of Cleveland ou his return from a business trip to Europe. England,” said Mr. Dunlap, is keeping open the world’s commerce, and cannot
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    • 220 2 A doleful tale is that of Mumm the champagne-man of Rheims, and we mike no apology for referring to it :—have we not shipped his wine at gatherings where merchants fll upon each other’s necks ani toasted the coming reign of universal peace And have
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    • 136 2 According to a reoent White Paper there was a reduction of 10,7 per cent in the number of male persons employed in the United Kingdom as between July and October, which is almost precisely equal to the percentage of men who had joined the military and
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    • 119 2 Italian sentiment is largely on the side of the Allies, and a letter which one of our advei risers has received from the Italian agent of his firm reflects that attitude in no half-hearted fashion. In one pissage of the letter the writer says With all
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    • 10 2 A LETTER FROM THE FIRST LORD.
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    • 12 2 A LETTER FROM THE FIRST LORD.
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  • 488 2 LIFE IN THE TRENCHES. The following letter has been received from a member of the Honourable Artillery Company, now at the front. It is in eresting to note toe writer’s uncertainty as to dales, and the stepi taken by the men to keep themselves warm. About
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  • 929 2 DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS WITH BENGAL. The Secret<ry of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce has rec rived from the Mini n Association, Calcutta, a copy of the p ro ceedin’s of a recent committee meetiua o f the Calcutta body at which the nature of t proposed scheme
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 54 2 You judge the since: ity of silver by the hall-mark. Ihe sincerity of an advertisement may be estimated by the consistency of its appearance. If advertisements appear persistently in the press, it is evident they are honest and worth your while to reply to. If they were not, they could
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    • 108 2 Lift the Burden of misery, woe and relentless suffering from your pain-filled form. Arise and go your way rejoicing, singing the praises of that matchless conqueror of Rheumatism, Little’s Oriental Balm. It has befriended vast multitudes of crippled, despondent, helpless and hopeless Rheumatic sufferers. It has stopped the pain an!
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  • 1373 3 CONFESSIONS OF A GERMAN SPY, AN UNDERGROUND STORY. The cose of Armgaard Kara! Graves is w i| known in Great Britain, for it was in the city of Glasgow he was arrested for spying at Rosyth. In his book that has j u ,c been published,
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  • 475 3 Frontier Precautions. In view of the bitter animosity disp'ayed by Germans in the Unied States since the trend of the war developed to their disadvantage, the authorities in New York and Canada are co-operating to prevent any disturbances 01 the American-Cana-dian frontier. One concrete base suitable
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  • 546 3 THE GROWING SCARCITY OF PETROLEUM. A question which becomes -increasingly important is the extent to which Germany is suffering, and will suffe r from a scarcity of necessary article—copper, nitrates, rubber, pe'roleum, and so on. The foil >wing passage from the Kolnische Zeitang shows that
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  • 199 3 “I Have had just Judges and die as an Officer.” The Koelnische Zcit mg publishes a letter written by Hans L >dy, the German spy who was shot at the Tower of London on November 6. Ti e letter, written to his relations at Stuttgart, is dated from
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  • 110 3 Innocent Commodity as Raw War Material. The British Government have prohibited the export of linseed oil to Holland, and it is reported that its exportation to certain other Continental countries will follow. Linseed oil is shipped in considerable quantities from London and Hull to the Continent, and
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  • 1362 3 THE GENERAL POSITION. On the whole there is reason to feel satisfied with the progress of the tin market, says the “Ironmonger” of sth December. The daily turnover is of very fair extent and the tone has been quite reassuring, especially when it is remembered that there has
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  • 259 3 Lord Scarbrough, presiding at the annual meeting of the Nigerian Chamber of Mines said that on the outbreak of the war the attention of the council had to be devoted to the consideration of the steps to be taken in order to keep the industry
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  • 182 3 The Marine Department of the Board of Trade report that the number and neb tonnage of British vesse’s rejecting whose loss reports were received daring November, and the number of lives lost, are as follow D’ption. N’ber; Net tonnage. Lives lost. Sailing 29 5,458 24
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 64 3 There is no longer need to purchase German tonics. Ceregen is an all-British preparation—the product of British science and British labour. In every respect it is the equal of any foreign made article and is about half the price. As a tonic-food for brain and body “Ceregen” is second to
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    • 464 3 KLANG CLUB. WANTED SECRETARY. Salary $300.00 per month. Apply President, Klang. 22—18-1 WANTED FOR a healthy Rubber Estate in Perak, one FACTORY ASSISTANT with knowledge of Engineering, and one JUNIOR ASSISTANT for Tapping. Apply No. 463, c/o Pinang 32—u c MERCANTILE ASSISTANT WANTED. A FIRM of Merchants in Selangor, require
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  • 1383 4 Accustomed as we are to regard with stoical indifference cases of men sudienly cut off in the piime of life by accident or dissase, we cannot pass over the d?ath of Mr. George Tiasington, yesterday, without allusion to certain circumstances that seem to
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  • 413 4 MEETING AT CHINESE TOWN HALL. A large numbir of Indians and Ceylonese assembled at the Chinese Town Hall yesterday afternoon to take sieps for the collection of moneys in aid of the War Relief Funds. Mr. Isaac Tanbyah was voted to the chair. Mr. H. G.
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  • 108 4 SELECTIONS FROM THE FRONT. FIRST DAY. J I. The Opening Stakes. The Fiiar 1 Lady Flower 2 Maori Girl 3 2. The George Town Plite. Brown Comet 1 Michael Graham 2 Remembrance 3 3. —The Roadster Handicap. Nullo 1 Lady Jean 2 Loaddeer 3 4,—The Pony- Roadster Handicap.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 137 4 [T’o the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette”] Sir, —The extra work and ex a rtion nece.-sary in these strenuous times is too awful for words. Can’t we have a few more holidays be-ides t ose we have had of late We had only three days at
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  • 903 4 M ide in Germany The familiar legend is leas conspicuous in the world’s markets, but if ore rv-ked a wager that when the war is over German goods will be found in many markets from which they 1 ave been driven he might win his money. It
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 412 4 r For Debility 1 J A r«t»radl CoJonel of the Indian Medical Service writes— m Dear Sirs, —Following repeated attacks of influenza and debility due to long |g service in the tropics, I was left with obstinate chronic bronchitis, severe flatulent z 1 dyspepsia and a general neurasthenia, .vhich took
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    • 24 4 E. O. HOTEL. SPECIAL RACE DINNERS. THURSDAY 7th Jan., 1915 AND SATURDAY 9th Jan., 1915. H fi? O. ORCHESTRA AND TOWN BAND IN ATTENDANCE.
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  • WAR REVIEWED.
    • 323 5 the TURKISH ROUT IN CAUCASUS. GERMANS ARREST PRIMATE OF BELGIUM. Farl Kitchener, in the House of Lords, said th*t during tl e last six weeks the tide of battle in the west had ebbed and flowed with vary ng succes an 1 the Allies had progre sed
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    • 171 5 [Reuter’s Special and Ordinary Services THE PROGRESS BY THE ALLIES. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, January G. Eatl Kitchener, iu his speech in t' e House of Lord®, reviewed the last six weeks’ fighting. He said the Allies had progressed at various points, but
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    • 74 5 London, January 6. Leu the House of Lords reopened, Earl Kitchener, in a speech, paid a glowing tribute to General Bjtha. He said the situation in South Africa had undergone a most welcome change. General Botha I’ 1 handled the situation in a mas erly manner,
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    • 41 5 AN AGREEMENT. London, January 6. Ihe Bureau says Germany has a g r eei to Ihe British proposal for an exc iange of prisoners who have been encapicitated from further service, and arrangements are being made accordingly.
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 272 5 PROGRESS IN THE ARGONNE. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, January 6. A Paris communique says Tha Germans made two unsuccessful attacks on the Belgians at the dunes and to the southeast of Saint Geoige’s. Oiherwi-e there have been only artillery duels from the sea to the
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    • 38 5 London, January 6. Colonel Garibaldi, with an Italian regiment, made a vigorous chor.e at Courte into a breach made by an explosion, and capture! 120 prisoners. The Colonel’s brother, Constantine, was killed during the attack.
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    • 77 5 A BOLD PASTORAL LETTER. London, January 6. The Germans arrested Cardinal Mercier, the Primate of Belgium, who had issued a bold pastoral letter, which was read in all the churches of Belgium on Sun lay, declaring that the German occupation of Belgium gave them no legal
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 99 5 Petrograd, January 6 A Russian communique says artillery and rifle fire continued on the left of the Vistula. '1 here have been isolated encounters rear Bolimoff. No material change has taken place in Galicia. The Russian cavalry attacked the retreating Austrians in the Uzok pass, falling on
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
    • 161 5 A DESPERATE POSITION. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, January 6. A Russian communique says the remnants of the Turkish forces in the Caucasus are threatened with disaster. They are in disorderly flight, and almost surrounded by the Russians, who hold the main road. The Turks ate
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  • General News.
    • 139 5 PRESIDENTS APPEAL AND ADVICE. Washington, January 6. President Wi'son has issued a circular to American sh ppe r s, insisting on the necessity for full and accurate mauifes 3 of cargoes, if they wish to avoid ’he delay involved by search in transit. He said
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    • 53 5 London, January 6. The Board of Trade announces that the prohibition of the export of tea to certain destinations will shortly be removed, but exporters wi’l be required to satisfy themsolves that in every case none will reach the enemy, otherwise they will be prosecuted for trading
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    • 52 5 \From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, January 6. The French Consular cable says aviators dropped bombs on the drill grounds at Etterbeck, near Brussels, damaging a dirigible shed and killing several Germ ns Austrian Aeroplane Destroyed. A Nish telegram states that the Serbians destroyed an Austrian aeroplane
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  • 651 5 A REMARKABLE DEFENCE. TO-DAY’S HEARING. In the Supreme Court, Penang, this morning, before Mr. Justice Ebden Messrs Kaiz Bros., Ltd., sued Messrs Kong Fook Cheong, Ltd,, for $2,172 84 for goods sold and delivered. Defendants resisted the claim on the ground that plaintiffs are alien enemies. Mr.
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  • 73 5 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the following farther contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance Jan. 5 ...$69,890 41 Graham and Nicholson 10 00 K. Eng Hin 20 00 Ambrasoli Stoppani Co., Penang Agency 100.00 G. M. Terzano
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  • 22 5 OUTPUTS FOR DECEMBER. The following are rubber outputs for Dec. Paya Kamunting Ibs. 11,500 8. 8. Bertam 63,000 Shanghai Sumatra 18,296
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  • 372 5 Up to the end of October the war lending institutions in Germany (Dtrlehnskassen) had issued about £55,000,000 of their special pay er—advanced against deposits. These deposits consisted to the i value of nearly £40,000.000 of new war scrip. The total amount of goods upon which loans have been
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  • 20 5 The output for the above mines from all sources for the mouth of December is piculs 1887.
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  • 19 5 Tin is qu >t?d in Lor don ti-day at £152 spot and £145 10s. three months.
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  • 23 5 The following tics have been fixe! for to-morrow Championship—J G Allan v R Owen (1); Fet’es v W-Motion sr. (2).
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 61 5 THE CONTENTS BILL. Page 2.—Yellow Book of Revelations The New Armies Trade aud Comme.’ce Straits Coal Trade. Page 3. —Interview with the Kaiser As the Germans See it; Tin Topics. Page 4.—A Death From Lockjaw and its Lessons Here and There The War Relief Funds. Page s.—Telegrams. Page 6.—German Chancellor’s
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    • 152 5 Taiping Medical Hall, (ESTABLISHED 1900). 73, 75 and 77, KOTA ROAD, TAIPING, PERAK, F.M.S. Wholesale Direct Importers of Drugs and Chemicals of Pure British Manufacture, ALSO Proprietary Articles, Surgical Instruments and Druggists’ Sundries of every kind and description. Dealers in Diamonds, Gold Watches, Silver and Electroplated Wares, Cutlery and various
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    • 430 5 Under the Patronage of Hon. A. T. BRYANT, Resident Councillor THE Amateur Surprise Dramatic Society OF TAIPINQ, Will stage at 6.30 p.m., To-night! To-night!! AT THE TOWN HALL, Beauty and the Beast (Arabic Version). Rates 25 cents for children. $1 adults. 50 cents, Volunteers iu uniform. AND At 9.15 p.m.,
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  • 1184 6 EX'GLXND ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE WAR Herr von Bethminu-Holiweg, th? German Imperial Chancellor,haa d elivered an amazing speech in the Reichstag on the ciu es of the war. His main conten ion was that Britain made this monstrous world-wile war,” with the hope of destroying England’s
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  • 154 6 Casualty List of 2,500,000. Tl.e latest German official casualty lists, Nos. 90 and 91, contain the names of 13,721 officers and men, killed, wounded, and missing. Thus (telegraphs the Times” Copenhagen correspondent) the total is raised to 658,483, not including 69 Wurtemberg, 67 Saxon, ani 88 Bavarian
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  • 145 6 The O’Mahmy, writing from Sofia Bulgaria, to the Right Hon. L. Harcourt, sxys in the course of An Open Plea for a small Nation that in the present war national feeling has shown it-elf in great strength, What, he asks, but the spirit of nationality
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 613 6 Great demand for men. in- NOTICE, adequate supply: Estates locally required men, unique opportunity, for all LABOUR CODE, 1912, trades and professions, in Siam, Borneo and South Africa salaries INDI*» H™™™'' OR»IN*NCE !911 and allowances. Apply in person or by 'C'MPLOYERS of Indian labour are JL-> hereby reminded that assessment
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  • 480 7 DIRECTORS’ report. T| e report of tho Directors to bi sub-nj-ted to shar. hdders at the fourth annual general meeting of the Company, stages: Tiie output of dry rubber for the year pmounted 47,712 lb?, (against an estimate of 44,500 lb?.) The average gross sale ori.e per
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  • 175 7 Messrs. Guthrie Co.’s weekly rubber re; ort of Tuesday January 5, states a steady tone prevtilel at the Rubber Association’s auction sa'e held to-day. Bidding was slow at times and of 108 tons offered only about 6 tons changed hands, Fine Special Sheet s -Id up to
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  • 210 7 At the Crude Rubber meeting, held in London, one of the concrete facts to come t > light was in reference to the registration of a new company under the title of the Plantation Rubber Manufacturing Company, Limited. The object of this company is presumably to
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  • 1379 7 WITH THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. VIVID NARRATIVE. An Englishman who is serving with the French Foreign Legion, writing to a friend in London, gives a vivid narrative of his experhne s. He says I was glad to find you didn’t think me a silly old buffer for drawing
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  • 215 7 Few men realise that about cue woman in four seldom passes a day without suffering actual pain. If a man had to endure as much paiu he wou’d stay at home and let his work take care of itself But there is nobody to do the work
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  • 159 7 Thursday, January 7 Band, Golf Club. 6 p.m. High Water 3.15 a.m. and 4.10 p.m. Low Water 9.59 a.m. and 10.11 a.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Friday, January 8. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. High Water 3 54 a.m. and 5.3 p.m.
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  • 34 7 January 7 and 9.—Penang Turf Club, January Meeting. January 18. —Meeting of Penang Athenaeum in Masonic Hall, 9 p m., Lecture on Nietzsche and the War by R ev. William Cross m.a.
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  • 263 7 EVENTS OF A WEEK. December 29.—United States protest British interference with America’s Eutopein trade. Air raii on Thames valley. Allies progress neir Nieuport and in the Argonne. Severe fi.hting on the heights of the Meuse. Dec. 30.—General progress by Russian?, who captu'e over 1,700 Austrians in
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  • 173 7 Annual Prize Meeting The results in the competitions of the annual prize meeting of ttie Selangor Golf Club are as follow Event No: 1. Club Championship. 1. E Bradberry 86-93=179, G Logan 95-84= 179, 3. J C M Be 1 94-88 182. Event Mo. 2. Berriogton Medal.
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  • 227 7 Extent of her Assistance, Lisbon, N iv. 21.—After the special joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament yesterday the question is still being asked here Are we at war or are we not? Parliament unanimously voted in favour of empowering the Government to take part in
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  • 83 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Yat Shing, Brit., 1421. St. Meyrick, Jan. 6, H’kong, gen., Boustead Co. Dovre, Nor., 733, Dramm, Jan. 6, R’goon, gen., G. H. S. Co. Avagyee, Brit., 247, Bergwitz, Jan. 6, B. Deli, gen., E. S. Co. Medusa, Brit., 323, Clark, Jan. 6, S’pore, gen., W.M. Co. Lightning,
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  • 37 7 To-day. Avagyee for Deli. Yatshing for Calcutta and Durban. Mambang for Setul. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Kedah for Bindings, Sitiawan Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson. Telemachus for Saigon and Hongkong.
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  • 59 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Deli and Asahan Menggala noon Teluk Anson Hebe 4 p.m. Saturday. Singapore, China and Japan Nubia 9 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Selangor 3 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, x India, Aden, Mauri- I Nagoya 6 p.m. tius, Egypt and > Parcels
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  • 125 7 Penang, January 7, 1915. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ eight Bank ...2/4 3 8 3 Credit ...2/4 3/4 3 Documentary ...2/5 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay Demihd Bank 174| Moulmein Demand Bank 173 3 days’sight Private
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  • 268 7 Penang, January 7, 1915. S; P. Tapioca $3.80 sales. M. P. Tapioca $4 sales Gold leaf $61.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper s29| buyers. Trang Pepper $19.00 no stock. Mace SUO nom. Mace Pickings s—nom: or no market.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 61 7 MARTIN’S WW. A French Remedy for all Irrejrularlt'.es. Thousand* of Ladies keep a box of Martin Pills in the house, so that on the first sign or any Irregularity of the System, a timely dose <“ a be administered. Those who use them recommend them, hence their enormous eale. At
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    • 493 7 The Straits Cinema. LocationPENANG ROAD. Speciality: LATESTPATHEPRODUCTIONS 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. George Town Kinematograph. PENANG’S PREMIER SHOW KUALA KANGSAR ROAD THEATRE. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Every Tuesday
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2194 8 Straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd. intended sailings. Straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd. Ocean BZZw T» BTB Cl E S IkIM A for i Intended to Sail. j Steamer. p STEAM SHIP Hl B r iSH INDIA 7 i r and KJgL*”** ■■OT -B———wi Every Tuesday, at 5-30 p.m. Port Swettenham
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