Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 April 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 76. VOL. LXXVI. TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1918, PRICE 10 CENTS
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    • 755 1 I’ JAPANESE DENTIST T. NAGATA Next Door to The j i DJjpensary. LL. YOU HAVE NOT TRIED f BEAR BRAND MILK you can have no idea what a I CIGARETTES r PFRFFfTIV MIIK I The P ar^ca^r man demands a particular cigarette. State Express are 1 i! J rLIiILvILI w
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    • 11 1 fMJNfcYMEHI I HOTEL, j GARAGE New Cars for Hire. j j
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  • 1508 2 CANADIAN’S ELOQUENT APPEAL. With the re'ati )n«hip of the U dted I States and Canada as an example of international democracy, China and Japan w°re appealed to at Shanghai to pull together and to establish a permanent political economic and moral agreement covering common interests by Dr
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    • 763 2 DRESSER to take charge of Penang Sales Room, estate hospital for 3 months from lss May, 1918. Apply MANAGER, By ORDER 0F THE CUSTODIAN Sandycrdft Estate, Taiping 0F ENEM y PROPERTY. ©3l—lo-4 WA>J lED TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MARRIED COUPLE (no children) Require Board and Residence with At
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    • 87 2 Seeing—is Relieving! have in stock anything and everything in Medical and Surgical Requisites; also various side lines, to suit Ladies and Gentlemen. Please Call see Them. Taiping Medical Hall, (ESTABLISHED 1900). 73, 75 77, Kota Road, Taiping. THE NATIONAL MUTUAL l IFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. LTD (Incorporated in Australia) ESTABLISHED
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    • 462 2 RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO SCIATICA. Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica are three ol the most common and most painful complaints and practically arise from the same cause and the names only distinguish the location of the disease. If the arms and legs are affected it is called Rheumatism jif in the Loins, Lumbago',
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  • 2075 3 S.T.” LOWEST EBB IN COMPANY’S FORTUNES. The fifth annual general meeting of the Titi Tin Co., Ltd., was held at the registered offices, Charered Bank Chambers, Sinpore. The chairman, Dr. D. J. Galloway, presided, and the others present were Messrs. J. A. Elias, Tan Kheani Hock and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 192 3 1 I PATRONIZED BY ROYALTY 2 i— MODERATE PRICE. QUALITY HIGH. I I Gold Silver Plating AND j I COLOURING I Q O UNDERTAKEN BY I c B. P. De SILVA, (The Distinguished Jeweller Diamond Merchant), I, Bishop Street, Penang 62/63, High Street, Singapore. I o o SYNOLEOj i \x
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    • 212 3 PRITCHARD 02 L 2 SPORTSJEPARTMENT New Peliyery of Sporting Goods. lilt» TENNIS RACKETS BY THE \BEST MAKERS.Z VW TH t~Ht vMe 4i“rr" “tI rl I I JJW Forrester’s Special Champion Rackets 9.00 Slazenger’s ’‘|Demon Rackets $13.00 Forresters’ Special Pilot'Rackets $14.00 Hfl Slazengers’ “Victory” Rackets $15.00 Davies’“ Riseley Hexagon Rackets $22.50
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  • 47 4 QUESTION OF BESSARABIA. London, April 1. It is officially stated that the RussoRumanian treaty regarding Bessarabia provides that Rumanian troops, except 10,000 to guard the railway?, will evacuate Bessarabia within two months. Rumania will neither take part in nor assist any offensive against the Soviets.
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  • 15 4 BOLSHEVIK SUCCESS. Moscow, March 31. After brief naval artillery firing, Bolshevik Bluejackets re-captured Odessa.
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  • 65 4 BRITISH ON ASIAGO PLATEAU. London, March 31. A British Italian official reports says the British in the Montello region have been relieved and transferred to a new sector on Asiago plateau. Three British aeroplanes on Saturday attacked nineteen enemy machines over an aerodrome east of the Piave, destroying six.
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  • 75 4 London, March 31. Messrs Montagu and Co’s silver market report says following the rapid rise in the price to 46d, the China exchange weakened, and with less competition thence, the price fell to 45jd. In view of the Easter holidays, the actual strength of the market is
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  • 245 4 AT THE TOWN HALL. The second performance of the variety company the Cameos at the Town Hall on Saturday attracted a good house notwithstanding the B*orm, which doubtless kept some away. Every artiste was in fine form an i the whole show went with a splendid swing from
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  • 120 4 The annual general meeting of the Ipoh Club was held on Wednesday. The business was purely of a formal nature, much of the time being taken up in discussing a few minor alterations to the rules. The Hon. Mr. R. P. Brash presided. The election of President and
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  • 62 4 An appeal has been lodged in the Chinese Will Suit in which judgment was given in favour of Plaintiff, Gaik Teen Neoh, who hiked that a Will made on 7ch June, 1916, by Towkay Choong Cheng Kian in favour of the defendants, Lim Gaik Ke®,
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  • 631 4 LOTTERY WINNERS. [Fbom Oub Own Reporteb.] Alor Star, April 1. The Anak Bukit Gardens Alor Star, were en fete during the Easter holidays, the occasion being North Kedah Our Day/ The gardens were gaily decorated for the occasion from the entrance, the road leading to the
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  • 523 4 THE DRAWING. Tjie following is the official list of prizes drawn on Sunday, 31st March First Prize ‘.—Ticket No. ***** —$20.000 M. S. P-, 121, Laksamana Rd., Ipoh. Second Prize:— Ticket No. ***** —$5,000 Chin Chin Syndicate, Malacca. Third Prize:— Ticket No. ***** —$2,000 Chia Cheow Beng, Singapore.
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  • 328 4 —“M.M.” Dhobies of Kuala Lumpur (whether the whole community or a section, we do not know) have issued a circular announcing an increase in the charge for washing from five cents to six cents per piece as from April Ist. It appears that the men employed in
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  • 31 4 To-dav’s quo f ation for unri fined tin in Penang was $149.25 per picul, buyers. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £316 spot, and £316 three mon hs.
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  • 35 4 The following were the rubber quotations in London on March 27tb, received on the 30th ultimo Plantation Ist latex crepe 2s 4} I Smoked Sheet 2s [By courtesy of Messrs. Bouste&d Co.]
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 581 4 Opportunity to join EUROPEAN MESS is desired by the advertiser. Apply Box No. 73, c/o Piuang Gazette. TO LET. House No. 180 a, Burmah Road—Electric lights. Entry Ist May. Apply to Jas. L. WOODFORD, No. 227, Burmah Road. The Parit Perak Rubber Company, Limited, (Incorporated in Penang). NOTICE OF MEETING.
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    • 177 4 EXHIBITION Large Collection of Japanese Water Colour Hand Painted PICTURES. From 29th March to 9th April, A T NIKKO STUDIO PENANG ROAD, PENANG. INSPECTION INVITED. NOTICE IS HEKEBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark represented above is the Trade Mark of the Pennsylvania Kubber Company, a corporation organized and existing under
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 258 4 II py gWradwrTaMaiii-liTw w.u Proprietor H. J. A. HOLM. Manager THOMAS SHAFTO. QUALITY PICTURE CORPORATION PRESENTS HAROLD LOCKWOOD AND MAY ALLISON I N THE COME BACK a five Act Society Photo-Drama and the North WoodsConcluding Reels of EDDIE POLO in THE GRAY GHOST •«“WILL NOT be screened to-night as we
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  • 48 4 Obituary. GENERAL SIR ALFRED GASELEE Loudon, March 31. The death has occurred of General Sir Alfred Gaselee, formerly in command of the Northern Army in India, and Colonel of the 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) India since 1904, aged 73. He commanded the British Forces in North China 1900.
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  • 2181 5 S.T.” TRIBUTES TO THE LATE GOVERNOR. NEW MEASURES. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held at Singapore on Thursday afternoon, H E the Governor (Sir Arthur Young, G C M G, K C B E), presided, and the others present were-H E the General Officer Commanding (Major-General
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 363 5 r“ COFFEE «i For Estate or Household Use. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER TO THE CONSUMER. I I ROAST AND GROUND Price so ets. per lb. ROAST BEANS 45 Packed in tins of not less than 5 lbs. F. 0. R. Sungkai. j GREEN BEANS Price 30 cts. per lb. 1
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    • 212 5 NOTICE. LABOUR CODE, 1912. F.M.S. INDIAN IMMIGRATION FUND ORDINANCE 1911.” EMPLOYERS of Indian labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be seat to the Office of the Dy. Controller of Labour, Penang, during tbe months of April, July, October, and January. Forms for there turn
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  • 34 6 Khoo—Cheah— At Morningside,” Penang, on Saturday, the 30th March, Mr Kboo Kim Han, fourth son of Mr. Khoo Sin Hoe, to Miss Hong Boon, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cheah Kee Ee.
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  • 425 6 The annual report on Education in the Straits Settlements for 1916 has just been issued. In many respects it is a distinct improvement on previous reports and it may be that its somewhat belated appearance is owing to the delay caused by waiting for the “brain-waves that created
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  • 783 6 The latest messages deal with the events on the eleventh day of the struggle in France. It is in accordance with expectations that the enemy was then showing considerable activity in the southern area of the battle-front. On this part of the line, as in the
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  • 1023 6 The winner of the $20,000 pr ze in the first Kedah Lottery is The Lottery Mr. M Sidumbrum Pdlay, Winner. who has resided for the last 12 yea s at Ipoh, his present address being No. 121, Laxmana Road. He came out as a lad of 16
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  • 412 6 P C C v PRC A holiday cricket match was played at the Esplanade yesterday between Penang Cricket Club and Penang Recreation Club, the game commencing at 11-30 am. and concluding at 4-47 p m., ten minutes prior to a heavy downpour which precluded further play. The match
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  • 222 6 SHOOTING RESULTS. Saturday’s shoot, 200, 300 and 500 yards deliberate a lighter and 7 counting shots at each at Bisley targets, resulted as under. Pte R N Goodwin h’cap .50 made 90.00 Pte G S Evans .39 87.92 Sergt E W F Gilman .37 85.47 Pte
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  • 1252 6 Mr J A Black is appointed to act as Harbour Master, Perak: Mr G H Nash has been appointed to act as District Officer, Kuala Langat. Mr H Fraser has been appointed to officiate as District Officer, Jelebu, Mr M B Shelley has been appointed to act
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  • 195 6 “M.M.” Flying the White Pigeon. During the hearing of a Criminal Appeal case, in the Supreme Court, before Mr., Justice Earnshaw, counsel for one of the appellants, reading from the Magistrate’s notes of a case, used the term “K.L.” The Judge asked what this meant, and was informed
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  • 186 6 Free School’s Effort. The Penang Free School is making an effort to obtain sufficient money to pay for a Red Triangle Hut for the Chinese Labour Corps in France. The Malay boys of the school are staging a Mid-summer Night’s Dream (in Malay) in the Town Hall on
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  • 56 6 Harold Lockwood and May Allison, the popular Metro players appear to-night at the Empire Theatre in a five act society Photo-Drama “The Come Back.” The management regret that owing to shipment dislocations with Medan tie concluding reels of the Gray Ghost will be slightly delayed. Patrons are promised
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 40 6 THE TIDES. The following are th» tides for to-day and bo-morrow, Penang Standard limes High Water. Low Water. To-dav. 2.39 a.m. 8.44 a.m. 2 55 p.m. 9 30 pm. To MORROW. 3.12 a.m. 9.10 a.m. 3.26 p.m. 10.18 p m.
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  • 201 7 allied counter-blows. FURTHER ENEMY EFFORTS. PROGRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA There has been a continuance of heavy fighting in France, particularly close to the Somme in the north, and south of that river on large portions of the front, to the Oae. The enemy’s attacks were continued at some points,
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  • France and Belgium.
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      1857 7 [Rbuter Telegram]. ATTACKS SOUTH Ob' THE SOMME. London, March 31. Field Marshal Haig reports The enemy did not renew his attacks north of the Somme on Sunday, but there was heavy hostile shelling at different parts of this front. Local fighting secured us a few prisoners and machine
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    • 2088 7 AN INFORMAL VISIT. Loudon, March 31. Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters says that the King spent a crowded fifty hours in France. He moved freely among the troops who resisted the first enemy onslaughts. No official programme was arranged, the King desiring a quiet informal
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    • 172 7 PREMIER’S MESSAGE. London, March 31. The Press Bureau says Mr Lloyd George has sent the following mas.age to the Prime Ministers of Caaada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Newfoundland “We have been inspired in the past week with the constant news of the dauntless courage with which
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    • 34 7 CADET COLONEL-IN-CHIEF. London, April 1. Tee Press Bureau states that H R H the Prince of Wales has been appointed Cadet Colonel-in-Chief of the Cadet Corps of the United Kingdom.
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    • 30 7 Amsterdam March 31. A telegram frem Ameland says thirty German warships, including torpedo boats and submarines, were cruising on March 31st off the coast of Ameland (Holland).
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  • 4102 8 S' •S'? Capital. Paid «P- JVtoe 2 Dividends. £3 tg 1914 1916 1916 1917 1909 »120,000 120,000 fl fl 20 45 65 60 1916 »1,000,000 »625,000 »2 »2 j 8 int. 1907 »500,000 »439,425 »5 »5 54 32 15 mt. 1909 »450,000 180,440 »1 »1 5 15 15 1909
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  • 318 8 RESULTS OF SPRING EXAMINATIONS. The following are the results of the King Edward VII Medical School Spring Examinations (March, 1918). First Professional Examination. Passed in all subjects—V Vythilingam, S Sabramanyam, M Vythilinghsm, C Murugiah, K R Rutnam, N Sampantba Nather, Gopal Haridas, P Nadarajal. (not
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  • 247 8 Calcutta, March 21.—Rtferring to the Home Member’s speech on the internment resolution at the Imperial Council, the “Englishman says Yielding by inches is evidently considered by the Government of India to be the dignified and correct attitude towards political agitation. For our own part we regard this long
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  • 168 8 It is a matter of considerable congratulation that Sir William Meyer and the Select Committee on the Income Tax Bill have seen their way to defer to the chief of the criticisms of that measure and to make clear the principle that income-tax is paid
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 56 8 MUNRO AND BROWN'S PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COCONUT PLANTING AFRESH CONSIGNMENT of this book has arrived from London, and can be obtained from Messrs, Kelly <fc Walsh, Singapore, Messrs Pritchard Co., Ptnang, Messrs. John Little Co., The Federal Rubber Stamp Co., The Federal Dispensary (Kuala Lumpur and Klang), and at all
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    • 315 8 MOTORISTS! The New SELF-STARTER Eliminates all the disadvantages of the ordinary geared starter Simple—Safe— Silent AT ALL LEADING GARAGES, ACTON LONDON ENG “Nerves” Our nerves are similar to an intricate network of telegraph wires. Controlled and nourished by a portion of the brain—known as the nerve centres —the delicate threadlike
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  • STOP PRESS.
    • 296 9 EFFECTIVE BRITISH FIRE. London, April 1. The extreme south of our line was preaeed back on 30 h March since when the new position has apparently been maintained Masses of the enemy yesterday afternoon advanced from the direction of Vrdy and Bouchmtr. Although artillery was concentrated upon thtm
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    • 35 9 FURTHER EUPHRATES'ADVANCE. London, April 1. A Mesopotamia official report says we are now 73 miles beyond Ana. We cap‘ured a few more Germans also two four inch guns which were mounted on river boats.
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    • 53 9 GERMAN THREAT TO RUSSIA. London, April 1. A wireless German official message says Germany has notified Russia that unless she is able to prevent the R**d Guards pouring in and overrunning Finland the German Government will be forced tu take meaeuri s to secure conditio is provided for in
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    • 140 9 AWFUL TREATMENT. London, Ap< il 1. The Government has issued a statements received through the Dutch L Q gation at Berlin from eight Spanish and two otlier warprisoners, a* the s amens prison at Bradenburg confirming the recently published story of the awful death of six Rus-ian, one
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    • 197 9 —“S.F.P.’t The mystery of a series of thefts from Singapore hotels was solved on Thursday when six Bengalis, including a constable named Hazrat Shar, P.C. 783, were charged before Mr. Ham with theft from the Raffles and Europe Hotels in the case of the first five accused,
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  • 2836 9 THE TRADE OUTLOOK. At the annual meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday. The chairman (the Hon. Mr. W. Wallace Cook) presided. Presenting the report and accounts the chairman said: Gentlemen: This meeting, as you are' aware, is held in terms of Rule No. 23 of
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  • 125 9 In the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, before the Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, Mr. Justice Innes, the case was concluded on Wednesday, which had occupied the Court for a day and a half, in which Messrs. A. R. Wilson and H. W. Bailey, owners of Belimbing
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  • 247 9 Further Evidence in the Police Court Iq the Police Court, Pening, this afternoon, Mr S H on the Bench, the inquiry was resumed in connection with charges over the fire at the Khie Heng Bee Rice Mills. Penang, on 16th Febiuary last. Five persons were concerned— an
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  • 277 9 MEETING AT TAIPING. A public meeting of Ceylonese resident in Taiping was convened at the Ceylon Association rooms at 7 p.m. on 27th March, to express the sense of deep sorrow the Ceylonese feel at the loss Ceylon has sustained by the death of Hia
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  • 355 9 Barrister Joins Burma Rifles Mf>ung Aung Din, Barrister at-law, who rassed out from Gry’-> Inn and who has been in practice in Rangoon for close on ten years, bit recertly for Meiktila to join the 70th Bu ma Rifl j s as Subadar Major. This officer is
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  • 242 9  -  (By Rennell Rodd.) My England, island England, such leagues and leagues away, It's years since I was with thee, when April wanes to May Years since I saw the primrose, and patched the brown hillside Put on white crowns of blossom and blush like April’s bride; Years since
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  • 173 9 A correspondent of the “M.M.” who revisited Bangkok in the course of an article, says There is a tendency among some of the European residents in Siam to lay stress on the weaknesses of the administration, lack of qualified doctors for instance, and there is always
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 263 9 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE of a S stater, 4 cylinder, 1914 Model “CHALMERS” MOTOR CAR. The undersigned are instructed to sell the above On Wednesday, 10th April, 1918, AT 11 A.M. SHARP, IN LOGAN’S COURTYARD. 20/25 H P., Crank Starter, Electrio Lights, Petrol Consumption 20 miles to the gallon, European Owned.
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  • 960 10 THE DESTROYED VILLAGES Tn the pages of Froissart there is an account of an English Army setting out from Calais six centuries ago to march t cross that country where to-day the lines of trenches run through Northern France. It went by Arras and Bapaume and St.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 745 11 The Principle of Unearned Increment. Bombay, March 13. —A large and enthusiastic public meeting was held in the Excelsior Theatre, Bombay, on Tuesday evening to support Government’s Rent Bill which is to be introduced into the Legislative Council this week. The meeting, which was presided over
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 340 11 IXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX* Special Conditions Require a x Special Consideration I M t? m s< H The Firestone Tropical Special Tyre 5{ has been specially made to meet I® local conditions. Bea-watered roads, climate, air pressure, etc., have jj all been taken into consideration. St 5 ‘I 1 Tirestone I 1 g
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    • 38 11 Diamond and Wedding aviu. 'Jem set Jewellery Engagement Ring Jewellery of Latest Designs at very moderate prices. N. D. De SILVA, Manufacturing Jeweller and Engraver, 74. BIS OP STREET. PENANG. tie-setting and Established Repairing and mounting. 1200 Rebuilding.
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    • 445 11 iM**»»MnuQuuu*MMMj(Hi3nnnsMMM»annnnnMiii»Mß2 jLUCASi I 38 T BULB HORNS. 5 The Lucas model 38 T is admitted ’>— g by all motorists to be the best bulb g n J horn in the world, J YY/E have just received a shipment J i and have forwarded a supply i g to all
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    • 2140 12 P& 0 -British India N, Y. K. M I CH AUSTRALIA B AND CHINA? 1 JUT. j <~S. YSkF KONINKLIJKE .PAKETVAART incorporated In England by Royal Charter. M A APPIJ I Paid-up Capital £1,200,006 1 AND 1 AAaiI I' Reserve Fund £1,900,00€ mail (INCOIPOBATED IN BOUAND.) Reserve Liability of Proprietors
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