Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 January 1915

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 13 VOL. LXXIII. SATURDAY. 46th JANUARY, 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1071 1 gii rr-Tir-Tnnr-K it n .ir-np g I/ YOU WANT TO SHIP, J buy or sell u !RUB B E R 0 OB TO A forward GOODS y ffo ANY PART OF tub WOfiLD Q fc OO TO 8 ALLEN DENNYS Co., 0 I 1, UNION ITBKKT. n.y.k ES' ~;r ilr
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    • 70 1 iTODaaoiaaonnßnanaoßDnnnnß s a 3 FOK $3O 3 D 3 XFOU can have the Pinang D 9 X Ganatte posted every day c 3 tor a whole year to your addreaa. a (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. 527). C 3 Proportionate Quarterly and 3 Half-yearly rates. s I Bnbecriptior.B are payabl'* in advance and
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  • 756 2 TWENTY-NINE PERSONS KILLED. MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED. Fiona the weekly “Times” of Dec. 18, we take the following account of the German raid on the Ease Coast :—The official casualty list for Hartlepool(admits 29 killed and 64 wounde. Six of the killed were in the Army, members of
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  • 1371 2 The attack on Scarborough began about 8 o’clock, when the town was aroused by the firing of German cruisers which had come in the south bay under cover of the dawn and mist. Bjfore they started firing they were thought to be Bri ish wa r ships. As
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  • 588 2 Travelling in the train from Darlington to Middlesbrough, writes a Manchester business man, I heard rumours of what was thought to be a naval engagement in the North Sei. Passengers sp >ke of the shaking of buildings and breaking of windows. At Middlesbrough the story ran
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  • 298 2 This historic o’d—seaport and summer health resort, which was recently the scene of the wreck of the hospital ship Rjhilla, has, like Scarborough and Hartlepo fl, been under the enemy’s fire. About 9 o’clock, two large German cruisers cime in sight, but their identity could not
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  • 273 2 A Long List of Forgotten Invasions Professor A. F. Pollard, in a letter points out that the raid on the northern coast towns is by no means a solitary instance in our history. The occasions on which our shores have been not merely raided, but invaded, are countless,
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  • 350 2 The news of ths raid on the coast towns reached London early, and the story that people were leaving Scarborough and West Hartlepool caused an instint mobilisation of Fleet Street at King’s Cross, where the refugees were expected on the Great Northern express. In fact, very few
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  • 181 2 Pope Benedict XV has beeu but a few months at the Vatican, but that short period has been filled with great events. The former Archbishop of Bologna’s reign as the head of the Church of Rome commenced with many European natiors warring against each other,
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  • 320 2 Hohbnzollerns Will Not Rule. Madame De Thobes describes the year be ginning with March, 1915, as a great year, full of tumults, splend jus, and things atrocious and sublime. The war sboud end between March and Joly. Nationalities will be reborn, and oppressed people fieed. Ita'y
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  • 180 2 At the meeting of owners and others interested in British cargo on 16 enemy ships sheltering in Suma ra ports he'd at the London Chamber of Commerce the following resolutions were passed That a committee representing owners of, and others interested in British cargo
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  • 683 2 P.C.O. HANDICAPS. The fo’lowing are the handicipg f 0 forthcoming Tournament of the P Q p Singles Handicap A, —.4 C Conradi 15 S F Brereton Marti 1 —.4 M K Whitlock —.3 J R Bennett —.4 J R Brown —.4 H A Neubronnsr 15.2 H G R
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 60 2 There is no longer need to purchase German tonics. Ceregen is a proteidphosphate food of British manufacture and is at least the equal of any German preparation while its cost is approximately one-half. Ceregen is in the form of a dry powder, has a dainty flavour, and is most easily
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  • 2490 3 VII) ACCOUNT BY AN OFFICER OF THE SYDNEY. \n officer on board H.M.A.S. Sydney in a letter to his father, writes I will now give you some account of OU r action with the Emden on November 3 and some subsequent happenings on November
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  • 309 3 Briti-h Army’s Losses in the War. Nearly 4,000 British officers have appeared in the casualty lists since the beginning of the war, and that the fighting in Flanders has been especially costly is shown by the following analysis, showing the totals on November 10 and Dec. 15.
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  • 66 3 1,200,000 Notified Officially. Copenhagen, Dec, 13—The hundredth list, while itself containing only 2,484 additions, brings the to k al of Prussian killed, wounded, and missing to 717,319 To these must be added 74 Saxon, 75 Wurtemberg, and 118 Bavarian lists. The total of the Prussian and Bavarian
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    1202 3 (BY AN ARTIST CORRESPONDENT.) NO CARS. London, December 18. Londoners were forcibly reminded at the week-end of their dependence on the tramcars. An explosion at the power station occurred, as these things have a perverse habit of doing, at the most inopportune time. In extremely depressing weather, City
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  • 24 3 Penang :—The E. «fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel, Hotel Norman. Singapore: —Riffles Hotel, Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Cbylon :—Nuwara Eliya.
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  • 417 3 BY A MEMBER OF IT. The new Army,” Kitchener’s Army” —we go by many names, The older sergeants—men who have served in regu’ar battalions —sometimes call us Kitchener’s Mob and swear that to take us to war would be another "Massac e of the Innocents.” At other times
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  • 171 3 The secretary of ths Rubber Growers’ Association advises that Mr O T Faulkner, Junior Scientific Officer and Mycologist, has left the staff of the Research Funds, and for the present it is not proposed to appoint a new mycologist. On the strong recommendation of the local committee
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  • 225 3 The number of R r itish residents of Siam who have volunteered and gone to the front is at present somewhat-iu doubt and for that reason the compilation of a complete list of them is a matter of impjssib.lity. However, the following list of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 37 3 Ernest Shackleton, writing to the agent entrusted with the purchasing of the stores for the forthcoming Imperial TransAntarctic Expedition, uses these words 1“ The question of the concentrated beef supply is most important it must be Bovril.”
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  • 38 4 Mac Dermot. —On January 13th at Jebong Estate, T»iping, Mrs. Percy MacDermot of a daughter. Simms. —Dec. 11, at Cimborne, wife of George W. Simm°, of Sungei Besi, Selangor, of a sin, who died Dec. 12. t
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  • 1185 4 As we suggested yesterday, the resignation of the Austrian Foreign Ministej Count von Berchtold has rise to much speculation about the teal reasons for the decision. Reuter’s cables th s morning suggest that personal reasons are generally accepted as insufficient and that this important event ind cates
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  • 1022 4 Of 50 wounded sailors of the Emden who were treated at the R. A.M.C. Hospital, CJombo, 4 4 have been removed to Dijata'awa Camp completely recovered. Six remain, of whom two are convale-cent, ani almost ready to leave, while the others are expeettd to fallow th‘m very
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  • 726 4 —Ex. To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $7l pr pica', bmiue* done, a decrease of 50 cents. Tin is quoted in London ti-day at £159 spot, and £145 ss. three months. Mrs. Maurice Maude and family hav e gone up the Taiping Hills for a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 108 4 ALLSOPPS BRITISH PILSENER I IS BRITISH THROUGHOUT I. BREWED AND BOTTLED AT S BURTON on TRENT. 0 p THE BEST BEER EVER P EXPORTED. 5 D Strongly Recommended by p all Connoisseurs of every I Continent. T STOCKED IN TWO SIZES: QUARTS and PINTS. s SOLE AGENTS: P Caldbeck, Macgregor
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    • 33 4 THE CRAG HOTEL, SANATORIUM’ PENANG HILL Completely Renovated. An hour and 10 minutes from the E. 0. HOTEL Chairs and Coolies always in readiness at the foot of the HilL Sarkies Brothers Proprietors.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 253 5 ALLIES PROGRESS IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE. BRITISH SUCCESS AT LA BASSEE. FURTHER GERMAN REPULSES IN THE EAST. The Kaiser’s visit to the Soissons region has been made the occasion of strong German attacks on the French, who, it appears, have lately been threatening the German
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 930 5 [Reuter’s Special and Ordinary Services RISE OF THE AISNE GIVES ALLIES TROUBLE. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, January 15. A French communique siy?: Mist in Belgium is hampering tl e artillery, nevertheless, there has been violent cannonading at Nieuport and Ypres, The Belgian’, south-west of
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    • 164 5 EYE-WITNESS’S STORY, London, January 15. Eye-Witness reviews the operations till January 12th. He says the general situation has not changed and no important engagements are recorded. Chiefly there have been long range artillery bombardments where the superiority of the Allies’ guns has been fully maintained. Despite constant
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 101 5 GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. Petrograd, January 15. A Russian communique says the Russians’ progress on the right bank of the Lower Vistula has developed, everything being in the Russians favour, and they have driven the enemy’s cavalry before them. On the remainder of the fronts there have been
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    • 100 5 SATISFACTORY SITUATION. Petrograd, January 16. The Minister of Finance in a statement acompinyirg the Bu ’g t strikingly illustrates Russia’s powers of recuperation af er the upset caused by the war. Goods traffic on the railways and trade generally are gradually approaching the norm l. The famous
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    • 107 5 London, January 15. The announcement of the resignation of Count von Berchtold is an event of the highest importance, and is regarded a» indicating, unmistakeably, that Austria is suffering internal as well as external troubles. The fact that his successor is a Hung ariin is significant. The
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
    • 31 5 A PROTEST TO THE PORTE. London, January 15. Persia has strongly protested to Constantinople against the Turkish movements in Persia. The protest is stripped of official conventienalities.
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  • General News.
    • 77 5 [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Rome, January 15. The Pope visited the hospital of Santa Marta, where many wounded, as the result of the earthquake, are lying. This is the first time a Pope has left the Vatican since 1870. Later. Santa Marta Hospital is adjacent to
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  • 53 5 INTERIM DIVIDENDS. EXPORT TO AMERICA. [P. G. Special Cable.] London, January 15. The followin’ interim dividends are announced Sumatra Consolidated Rubber Estates, Ltd., 2| per cent. Scottish Malay Rubber Co., Ltd., 5 per cent. Export of rubber to America is recommencing to consumers only, export to dealers
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  • 120 5 Mari budik, bawa kayu, Sahaya pergi mtin-main golf; Buleh pukul bola bagus, ’Kalau tuan pandti scoff.” Pukul bola *baniak panjang, Sama f bawa baniak jahu Harap juga lepag bunker,” Bohong-baik-pun, sahaya mahu. Sahaya gunchang kayu dahulu, Ketok bola sure and far Mari Mari Jangau lambat,
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  • 314 5 BEGGING THE WALRUS’ PARDON. The Agents and Directors went walking hand in hand. They wept most bitter tear'to hear That war had swept the land. If this goes on much more they siid Our Dividends won’t stand.” The V. A. with the Manager paraded the Estate He
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  • 979 5 FUTURE OF THE MINE. EFFECT OF THE WAR. The adjourned sixth annual general meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Ltd., was held at the Chamb r of Com mere?, Penang, yesterday afternoon. Mr. A. S. Anthony presided, and there were also present Messrs. J. R. Murray, A. Dennys,
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  • 154 5 Fill is’ Circus of Varieties, with th 9 Midget City Co., direct from America,, opens for a short season at Dato Kramac Gar’ens, Penang, this evening. The principal attrac ion will be, of course, the Midgets, a troupe of extraordinary little people, the tallest of whom is only
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  • 52 5 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the following further con'ributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance, Jan. 14 ...$73,418.7 2 Japanese residents in Penang, Bukit Mertajam and Kwala Krau 400.00 J. R Brown, monthly donation. 25.00 Balance on Jan.
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  • 42 5 Page 2.—An Epoch in Vatican's Tennis Tournament; Hartlepool Under Fire. Page 3.—The Last Fight of the Emden Kitchener’s Army London Letter. Page 4.—Austria and Servia Here and There. Page s.—Telegrams Menglembu Lode. Page 6.—Luoas Rubber Estates ChurchServices Shipping Mails.
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  • 54 5 The Band will play the following programme of music a 1) the Golf Club from--5-45 till 7-15 p.m. this evening 1. Selection Ma.rito.na ...Wallace 2. Two Step The Teddy Bears Picnic ...Saddla 3. Lacera The Army ...Burns 4. Wal z Memories ...Holmes 5. Cuban's Dance ...Espinosa 6.
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  • 29 5 Ti e following ties have been fixed for Monday Double Handicap—Houston and Dick v. Hall and Owen (2); Cunningham and Southam v Grout and Heap (1).
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  • 250 5 OUTPUTS FOR DECEMBER. The following are rubber outputs for Dec. Kuala Pergau lbs. 7,000 Taiping 7,700 The death occurred yesterday afternoon’ of Mr. Emile D’Oliveiro, Sanitary Inspector of th? Municipality, at the age of 33 years, at his residence in Bengal Lane. He had been ailing for some time,
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  • 636 6 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The Directors’ report to the Shareholders for ihd year ended 31st October, is as follows AcOvUNts. —It will be seen from the Accounts that the year’s working has resulted in a profit of $36,622.10 Out of this it has been necessary to provide for certain
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  • 352 6 SUNDAY, JANUARY 17. Church of England. St. George’s Church. —2nd Sunday after Epiphany; Matins, (Choral), 8 a.m Holy Communion (Plain), 8.30 a.m.; Holy Communion, (Tamils), 9.15 a.m.; Chinese Service, 10 30 am.; Sunday School, 5 pm.; Evensong and Sermon, 6 pm. Preacher Rev. P. E. Rebback. Magnificat and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 278 6 YOUNG LADY desiring to go to England offers her services as Companion or Govbrnkss. Apply No. 115, c/o Pinang Gazette ■53—16 1 POSITION WANTED. By a qualified book-keeper, over five years experience in t'.e Straits and F.M.B. Can deal with accounts of all sorts. Has thorough knowledge of es'ate accounts.
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    • 19 6 FOR MOTOR CAR INSURANCE YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN THE EXCESS INSURANCE Co., Ltd AGENTS: ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co., Ltd.
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    • 479 6 MAILS. TO LET. CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. HOUSE No. 63, NORTHAM ROAD. Monday. For particulars apply to For Per Close. r KENNEDY Co. Calcutta and Durbin Namsang noon- 1273—u c Singapore and China La’sang 5 p.m* I TO LET. SHiPPIXG 1 LJ OUSE No. 9, PANGKOR ROAD, QHTPPTMfv ARRIVAL
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  • 406 7 STRINGENT REGULATIONS ENFORCED AT RANGOON. Word was received on Saturday by the commissioner of police from the local agents of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamship Company that the Kawachi Maru of that line was expected to arrive on Sunday with several hundred Sikhs on board, and
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  • 705 7 Messrs. J. A. Russell and Co., Kuala Lumpur, managing agents and secretaries of the Malayan Collieries, L'd., have issued to shareholders, under date December 31st, a statement of the position of the property as at Dececember 31st. Numerous enquiries have, it is stated, been received for the coal
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1253 7 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ™ottoe. T the undersigned, hereby notify the public IM I 1 generally, that as from the 14th December, 1914, I am now the sole partner of three shops, carrying on business in cloths and ciiDCnDIRFOQ Tfl THF sundry goods, at Nebong Tebal, Byram Estate, TO jUujbn! DLitO IU
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    • 223 7 EASTERN RESIDENTS WITH WESTERN HABITS. A fruitful source of ill-hea’th among Europeans resident in the Far East is the utter disregard of climatic demands in the ma’ ter of food. It is no exaggeraticn to say that nearly every European eats meat at least twice a day, and in addition
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    • 32 7 E. 0. HOTEL, ROOM 36. MADAME CECILE To close her Season, will make Enormous Reduction?, in all her Models. No Hat will be dearer than $7 and $5. Sale finishes January 21st.
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    • 151 7 MICHELIN TYRES. G. W. WILSON Co. HAVE BEEN APPOINTED Stockists in Penang. STOCKS AND PARTICULARS OF PRICES TO BE OBTAINED AT 16, Northam Road. P. 8? O. S. N. Co. SPECIAL STEAMER FROM Singapore, Port Swettenham and Penang DIRECT FOR Marseilles and London. The Company’s s.s. NUBIA,” 5913 tons, 4500
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 136 7 A Real Refreshing Change To-night! To-night I! More War Pictures from the Front. 3 War Gazettes, AU the Latest. The Japanese cruiser “KONGO” steaming to the Attack of Kai-Chau. Big Austrian Defeat, Routed by Servians at Drina. Also the Big Pathe Release depicting The Great French Military Review of July,
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    • 385 7 GRAND OPENING NIGHT. To-night Saturday, 16th January, 1915, at 9.15 p.m. DATO KRAMAT GARDENS. FILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS OF VARIETIES MIDGET CITY Co. DIRECT FROM AMERICA. Absolutely the Greatest Novelty that has ever visited the East. THE LILLIPUTIAN MARVELS. DON’T FAIL TO WITNESS r Weight Lifters The Midget A x kActors
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2253 8 p. &o. intended sailings. straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd. Ocean Steam Navigation Co. Rr|TISH India i Intended to Sail j Steamer. STEAM SHI? »w» 1... Every Tuesday, at 5-30 p.m. Kl»n<r Wirde.s Telegraphy filled on all < TInM milimiv ITA Port Sw.ttanh.n> .nd Singapore. y from the Wharf. CHINA MUTUAL
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