Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 September 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 222. VOL. LXXVI. SATURDAY. 21st SEPTEMBER, 1918. PRICE 1O CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 791 1 ju jutsu. Piof.Y.h. Murdhaiii,; b ANSON ROAD. < I Bone Setting and < Surgical Manipulation. 1 -<x. IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED. BEAR BRAND MILK j you can have no idea what a 4 PIRFKTLY STERILISED MILK I CIGARETTES /fc? fa?' '1 f ie particular man demands a particular cigarette.
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    • 13 1 IRUNNYMEDEI HOTEL. j GARAGE New Cars for Hire. o j j CMK OMBA
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  • 293 2 ITALY’S REPLY. Rome, September 19. An official note says although the Austrian peace Note has not yet been officially communicated, the Italian Government musfi point out that the proposal aims at the creation of phantom negotiations without the probability of practical The recent declarations of Austrian and
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  • 389 2 AND THE REPLY. London, Sep’ember 20 Router has received a communication giving the following telegram from the Belgian Foreign Minister. The Belgian Government has received, through an indirect channel, communications which have thrown light on the intention of Germany towards Be'gium. The communications were transmitted from
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  • 60 2 London, September 19. The Inter Allitd Labour Conference War Aims Committee submitted a report regarding the Austrian peace Note, urging the Allies to make a public collective declaration of iheir aims und to subscribe to President Wils n’s fourteen points and ask our enemies to define
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  • 299 2 j RESIDENT COUNCILLOR’S APPEAL. The Hon. Mr. W. C. Michell, the Resident Councillor, President of the Penang ‘‘Our Day” Fund, 1918, makes the following appeal on behalf of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the British Red Cross Society Penang, 3rd September, 1918. “In response
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  • 120 2 The Hon’ble Mr. W. O. Michel’s the President’s written appeal is now being issued snd the Collecting Boxes and cards are ready for delivery and despa ch from the Land Office. The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. E E. Chambers will be glad to receive su! scriptions at the Chartered,Bank
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  • 352 2 Penaog St. Andrew’s Society’s Appeal. The Committee of Penang St. Andrew's Society make the following appeal to Scotsmen When the Society made its last Appeal for funds on behalf of Scottish War Charities it was earnestly hoped that ere another year had passed, we should see the
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  • 132 2 nr he Penang Swimming Club Carnival in aid of the “Our Day 1918 Red r ross Fund will be held on Saturday,November 9th. Messrs Nestle Analo Swiss Condensed Milk Co. kindly contributed $lOO as a cash prize to the “Our Day” Tank fund The Caledonia Club fixtures
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  • 761 2 ACCUSED CONVICTED. The hearing was concluded before Mr. G. A. Hereford, in the Third Court, Penang, last evening, of the charge of abetment of cheating against Khoo Teh Chye, a Chinese tin ore dealer of Beach Street. Penang, and Ong Hock Tuan, a clerk employed by
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  • 246 2 “8.T.” Bangkok, September 11. —A Siamese employed by Mr. T. A. Gottsche in the traffic office of the Paknam Railway at Paknam. committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting himself in the Company’s workshop. The bullet entered the skull and he died about noon in the Chulalongkorn hospital,
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  • 41 2 Batavia, September 18. —Sabang this morning got into touch by wireless with the Dut«h convoy coming out to the Dutch East Indies, at a distance of 1,500 miles. They are expected to arrive here on the 25th inst.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 393 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PENANG SALES ROOM. BY ORDER OF THE RECEIVER TO BE SOLD By Public Auction, STOCK IN TRADE AND FITTINGS COMPRISING Tinned provisions, Crackers, Joss sticks, Candles, Vases, Shanghai safe, Glass show Cases, Counters,• Tables, etc., etc. On Monday, 23rd September, 1918, AT£II a. m. CHOP WOO SANG, 313,
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    • 104 2 ■MB MBBBM BBMBBBBB 4BBMBBMBKSIMIMB fir" Vegetable anti Flower seeds. FROM THE WELL-KNOWN SEEDSMEN VILMORIN-ANDRIEUX CIE,, PARIS, FRANCE. Relieve the Food Problem—Grow your own vegetables, despite extreme scarcity and considerably enhanced prices of vegetable seeds, to help Food Produotion, we are offerioi them at same prices as in the past. Don't
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 271 2 g TREMENDOUS ATTRACTIONS t lEMPIREI B THEATRE < R The “WHIP” has started A NEW ERA in Super Feature f Photo-plays. Great players with Distinctive Style in real t L Worth-while Stories. I] MONDAY COMMENCES THE “SERIES” PLAY—ENTITLED E The Seven Deadly Sins 2 With the Greatest Combination of Stars
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  • 926 3 NEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Batavia, September 14. —According to the “Handelsblad,”' rumours were current on the Rotterdam Exchange that Great Britain would probably place a Ship ping Loan m Holland. “Nipa.” understands that the International Rubber Estate Union in The Hague is busily engaged in working out
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1702 3 WANTED. Young Dntchmao in trade at Medan, AUCTIONS. g j abort time ago in British Colony want. uniergipned are prepared to uke i /J arvointment in town. Knowledge uf =up auction sales of: 37 be t English, French and Dutch correspondence, g 1 M M//<,'W3 b-wkKHpi'g and wireless. Also willing
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    • 280 3 PRITCHARD (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. Stonehenge hand-made Note Paper and Envelopes. size per box $2.35. I Albert size per box $1.50. (gaat; Wove Lipesi Albert Durer Note Paper Envelopes, <iavs Note paper per box $l.BO. Medium octavo 13 Envelopes per box $2.40. Old Country Linen Note Paper
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  • 1326 4 How the Germans must love America and President Wilson Earlier in the wa r it was customary for the enemy to st eer at the United States as a negligible factor from a military point of view,while the President’s speeches were regarded as so much hot air
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  • 23 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $149. L j per picul no buyers, and for refined tin no sellers.
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  • 212 4 The output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited for the Ist half of the current month was:—No. 1 Dredge piculs 328 00 No 2 Dredge piculs 95.00. Total piculs 423.00 The record of Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N. L. for the first half of September was,
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  • 1847 4 The Austrian peace proposals, it will have been noticed, were Germany and addressed to neutraU as Peace. well as belligerents. The next peace feeler will be more skilfully engineered perhaps, and it may be through neutrals that much of the spade work will be done. If Germany
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 210 4 CLARETS OOOHHOMfIOMHfIOOHHOHMOfIMOOO O I VIN ORDINAIRE MEDOC, g ST. EMILION, ST. JULIEN, I ST. ESTEPHE, &c., &c. I O o O O OHHiCHHiOHIBO OHBCBHiOHHi O OO fresh Stocks Continually Arriving. Caldbeck, MacGregor Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, NO. 31, BEACH STREET, PENANG. < v The reputation of
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    • 18 4 3or Qars Hpply to S. 0. garage. Xselepbone ffo. 322. Mr. Mrs. W. B. Penman. P. P. C.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 67 4 THE TIBES. The following are the tides for to-day Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 12.31 a.m. (7ft. 6in.) 6.51 am. (Oft. sin.) 12.39 p.m. (7ft. Bin.) 7.9 p.m. (Oft. 3in.) To-morrow. 1.7 a.m. (7ft. 9in.) 7.32 a.m. (Oft. lin.) 1.18 a.m. (7ft. Bin.i 7.44 p.m. (Oft. Oin.)
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  • 238 5 [Reutek'b Telegrams] heavy german repulse, the BRITISH CAPTURES. BELGIUM’S REPLY TO BERLIN. Tij- Allied offensive m Macedonia was cofttin ted successfully on the fourth day. the fr nt of the advance being extended to 25 miles. the line being pushed f rward to 12 miles from the eld
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  • 52 5 ENEMY DEFEAT. London, September 20 A British North Russia official report says On the Dwina, the largest enemy armoured steamer was captured. On September 18 h, Karelian’s troops severely defeated German led forces at Ukhtinskaya, 40 miles east of the Finnish frontier. They pursued the enemy, who
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  • 34 5 Paris, September 19. A Petrograd telegram says massacres continue, despite vigorous pro’ests by the neutral diplomats and the Austria! and German representatives. Two thousand residents in Petrograd have hitherto been killed.
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  • 23 5 Amsterdam, September 20. The Weser-Zeiring’s Berlin correspondent says the Soviet Gove-nment has requested the British representative to leave Russia forthwith.
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  • 95 5 London, September 19. The latest nows received in London shows that the Czecho-Slovaka in European Russia are very hatd pressed. The Bolsheviks, with considerable Germans, occupied Volsk, Simbirsk and Kazan. The Germans are concentrating considerable numbers in rhe Kharkoff-Bielgorod area, apparently aiming to prev-nt the junction of
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  • 42 5 Paris, September 19 —ln the Balkans, north of Monastir, the Allies con timed to advance. Serbian and Jugo-Slav trrops fought with great dash. The Bulgar defence system was broken, and they are now on open ground, without trenches.
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  • 247 5 ENEMY IN FULL FLIGHT. London, September 19. A Serbian communique says Surmounting the formidable difficulties of high mountains, we are pursuing day and night the completely beaten enemy. We have taken Topoets, Kuchkovkamen, Poltcbichte, Bechichte, Melynitss, Vitolichte, and Rasim Bey. The advance now exceeds twelve miles, New
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  • 504 5 The more I see of the Serbian troops of the Army of the East th« more my admiration of them increases, says a correspondent. I had already a good idea of what King Peter’s army could do. I saw it at work when it had to
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  • 388 5 London, September 19. It is now permissible to state that Baku was evacuated by the British forces, who have been safely withdrawn to North-West Persia. One of the most thrilling chapters of the war has jost come to light in the British evacuation of Baku, amid circumstances
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  • France and Belgium
    • 1776 5 HEAVY COUNTER-ATTACKS FAIL. London, September 19. Field Marshal Haig reports that thd etemi opened a violent bomba r dmeut from m.-.jv suns yesterday ahernoon on the E rthe n porti n of the battie front betwen G-Ozeacourt and the Arras-Cam-br ad. The intensity of the hostile fi
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    • 239 5 A New Allied Weapon. A important pafrt was played in the battle between the Aisne and the Villers-Cotterets Forest by new small tanks, which were for the first time engaged in considerable force. It was not the first time the enemy had seen these engines. One or two
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    • 166 5 Amsterdam, September 20. A Berlin official repors says The enemy for several days has been bombarding Metz with a long-range gun. The Bombardment Explained. Amsterdam, Sep ember 20. The bombardment of Me z, announced in the following official communication published by Metz newspapers, is obviously intended to reasswe
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    • 44 5 Amsterdam, September 20. The Sittard correspondent of Het Vok states that Allied airmen are daily bombing Cologne and Coble’ z, many being killed or injured daily. The German figures are far below the facts. Refugees are fleeing to Holland daily.
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    • 38 5 Paris, September 20 Thirty were killed and a hundred injured in a collision between two Marseilles expresses in the Pacy tunnel, between La Roche land Dijon. American soldiers effectively assisted in the rescue work.
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    • 74 5 l Havas Telegrams]. Paris, September 19.—The British and French attack was on both sides of St. Quentin, 'he advance being over 22 miles of front. Over 6,000 were made prisoners. At points Hie advance wen 1- into the “impregnable zjne of the Hindenburg iefences for several miies,
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  • 75 5 London, September 19, An Italian official message says We raided positions to the south of Col Caprile, taking 90 prisoners. The rapidity of our attack confused the enemy, who violently barraged his own front lines, causing heavy losses to his advancing supports Througk Austrian Spectacles. An Austrian official
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  • 45 5 London, September 19. A Vienna official report says a fire at munition works at Woellersdorf caused a panic among tbe wo r kers. There was a great number of women victims. The cause of the fire has not yet been discovered.
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  • 145 5 MR. GOMPERS’ SPEECH. (Hayas Tsugbaxs.l] Paris, September 18.—American Labour’s peace terms were laid before the resumed conference of the Inter-Allied Labour delegates in London. Mr. Gompers stated that tbe American terms were that tbe German invaders must be driven out. Then endorsing the 14 points laid down
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  • 74 5 Paris, September 19.—Mr. G. H, Roberts, the British Minister of Labour, addressed a meeting in Paris, He said tbe British, together with American democracy, wou d continue the war until peace and victory were secured. AlsaceLorraine bad to be restored to France without a referendum, M. Clemenceau’s magnificent reply*
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  • 1445 6 HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH. At four o’clock on the afternoon of August 28, 1914, writes Mrs. E. Maxtone Graham, in “Country Life” the Germans took possession of the city of St. Quentin on the Somme. Owing to the incredible swiftness of the enemy advance the tiny garrison and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 639 6 GROW BEAUTIFUL HAIR FREE A SUGGESTION ALL MAY ADOPT. Distribution of 1,000,000 Four-Fold Marlene Outfits FREE. Here is a great opportunity and Ne hair trouble can defy the soothing, a valuable gift fpr every reader of scientific method of application, Hairthis paper. Drill." If you desire to look young and
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    • 392 6 r| !’1 '7"k H 9 ||ll 1 3 J, mi L-' ii Im ‘I I Jr -Je L U p ■■■Xiiml 'i-~w. jr L rrr W i r. fg h A HSW gh- In 7 j I H 0 EDI Dm THE RUNNING COST OF TOUR CAR i t’l ra
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    • 147 6 The Fascination of the East Is brought home to you In the perfection to which jT t Egyptian Cigarettes have been brought by Messrs. IfcK u Maspero Freres X in their two brands known as Bouton Rouge and Felucca w Egyptian Cigarettes The care with which they are made, under
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  • 411 7 \fr W B Penman leaves for Singapore to]3y to assume the duties of Accountant at hĕ Head Office of the Straits Trading Coy Ld. E. The Governor of Hongkong and Ladv May, are about to leave for Canada wing to the illness of Miss Dione May, h«i
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  • 585 7 Another very daring robbery is reported to nave occurred last Monday, resulting in the death of one of the victims. It appears that two Punjabi (Islam) bullock cart drivers, having been paid their earnings at Rasa that day. amounting in all to about $3BO odd, returned to Sungei
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  • 478 7 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows: Although markets throughout the past week have experienced a quiet spell the undertone continues satisfactory and changes in quotations were generally unimportant. Rubbers have been in rather better demand despite the slightly easier tendency displayed at the Auctions —No. 1
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  • 211 7 Messrs Guthrie and Co Ltd Singapore, reported on Thursday, 19th September, as follows The weekly Rubber Auction opened yesterday with a fairly good demand at prices up to 51 cents for Fine Pale Crepe and 50| cents for Bibbed Smoked Sheet, these figures being 4 and 5
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  • 176 7 The annual meeting of Sungei Bagan Rub ber Company was held on Tuesday at the registered offices, Messrs. Barker and Co. Chartered Bank buildings, Singapore, Mr W F Nutt presiding. In the course j of his speech moving the adoption of the report and accounts, the Chairman
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  • 409 7 In their Singapore share circular, dated Sept. 19, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state: Fluctuations kave been mild and transactions small in each section of our market, but on the whole business has been a shade better although there is nothing of importance to report. The tin position
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  • 455 7 Big Sums Involved. There seemed to be some slight misunderstanding in the Supreme Court Kuala Lumpur. on Mondav, with regard to the hearing of the rice contracts cases, savs the “M.M.” Mr P B Ford, who re: resented fonr of the principal plaintiff’s, had brought the
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  • 60 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Golf Club from 6-45 p.m to-day 1. Selection The Girl From Kay’s ..Car jll 2. Two Step The Wrestler And His Hog ...Holmes 3. Reminiscences. Of Gounod ...Godfrey 4. Waltz Love’s Dream After the Ball ...Clothilde
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  • 99 7 In connection with the case in which a snake, enclosed in a cigar box, was sent to a Hongkong business man, a boy, of doubtful origin, was arrested and taken to the gentleman’s office. It transpired that the boy was formerly in the employ of the
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 263 7 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, —Allow me to enlighten L- cal Suffragette as to the reason why the Powers that be do not offer the women and men of this part of the world any clerical or for the matter of
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    • 225 7 [To THE EdITOB OF THE “PINANG GAZETTE.”] Sir— T he Chiirman of the Food Control Committee hasbe<»n kind enough to reduce the prices of foodstuffs in Penang, yet miny sellers te 1 their things at higher i rices than prescribed in the li’t issued. I am a
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    • 119 7 [To THE EdITOH OF THE “PINANG GaZETTE.”] Sib, —Since the opening up of the Padang Besar -line, passengers Unavefiling from Prai to Penang by the F.M.S. Railway launches are much inconvenienced by the presence of baskets of fowls on board these launches. It is not only that the
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  • 378 7 —“S.T.” Charges Against Recruiter and Clerk. In the case of Lee Min Seng, the trial of whom, on a charge of being in possession of 1,011 spurious ten-cent notes, was proceeded with before Mr. Justice Ebden at Singapore, on Tuesday, the jury came to the conclusion that a
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  • 178 7 The U.M.C. —Man-Power —And Rubber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 21. At the half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. Mr. Darbishire’s speech was mainly concerned with Singapore matters, such as congestion of the river, boat hire, etc. Referring te the United
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  • 394 7 Writing on the prevalence of serious cime in the F.M.S., and the recent sensational robbery, the “Free Press” says: If the boldness of these robbers has increased to the extent of committing a type of robbery which must have needed considerable planning —since it had
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  • 149 7 Mr. Leigh Elsura, formerly of the Kinta Association, who left to join the French aviation corps a couple of years ago, has been granted the Croix de Guerre for distinguished services on the western front. He is at present in hospital with a wound in his eye, con_
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  • 56 7 The Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.C.), resumed his seat on the bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, on his return to Singapore from a special mission. His Lordship will preside at the Military Tribunal which opens on Monday next and at which Mr. Codrington, Inspector
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  • 60 7 Sept 22.—17th Sunday after Trinity; 8 a.m. Matins 8.30 a.in. Holy Communion* 5 pm. Sunday School 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 164. Psalm C Cooke 207, Psalm CI Brewer 208, Psalm CII Cooke 207, Magnificat 56, Nunc Dimittis 70, Hymns 274, 238, 24. On Wednesday, 10 a.m.
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  • 36 7 All Saints’ Church, Taiping.—Sept. 22nd, 16th Sunday after Trinity. 7.45 a.m Litany; 8 a.m. Holy Communion; 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion and Sermon (Tamil) 5.15 p.m. Children’s Service; 6.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon.
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  • 35 7 Northam Road. 9 a.m.—Children’s Service. 6 p.m.—Public Worship. Preacher :—Rev. J. A. B. Cook, Singapore. Subject, The Reconstruction of the World.” Hymns :—632, 323, 534, 457. Choir Practice, Friday, 7 p.m.
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  • 34 7 Fitzgerald Memorial Methodist Church (corner of Anson and Burmah Roads) —Sunday Sept 22nd, Sunday School 8 a.m., Epworth League 7.15 p m., Evening Worship 8 p.m. Speiker—The Rev. B. J. Baughman.
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  • 26 7 Sept. 22.—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Low Mass 6.15 a.m., High Mass 8 a.m. Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 5 p.m.
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  • 63 7 Sunday, Sept. 22. —Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Holy Communion 6.30 a.m. High Mass Sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 8 a.m. Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, McAlister Road.—High Mass, Sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 8 a.m. Church of the Irmpaculate Conception, Pulau
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  • 66 7 Sept 21. Cricket, P. C. C. v Govt. Service Esplanade. Sept 23.—Penang Automobile Club, Annual Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 4 30 p.m. Sept 25.—Meeting, Board of Licensing Justices, District Court, 2.30 p m. Sept 27.—Residency “At Home,” Lingerie Sale and Entertainment, 5 p.m. Sept 28. Bah man Hydraulic
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  • 79 7 Oct 10.—Butterworth. Oct 11'.—Tiffin, Shaftesbury Cafe. Oct 12.—Malakoff*. Oct 19. Grand Theatre of Varieties, Town Hall. O t 19.—Red Cross Gymkhana, Race course. Oct 19 and 20.— Kuala Kangsar. Oct 26.—Penang. Oct 26. Steeplechase. Oct 26.—Subscription Dance, etc. Town Ball. Oct 26.—“ White Elephant Auction sale, Racecourse.
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  • 142 7 Pbnang, September 21, 1918 S. P. Tapioca $6.90 sales. M. P. Tapioca $7.10 sellers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) SI6J buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nom. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $55 sellers. Cloves season over
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 152 7 A Deadly Enemy. It is the continual dropping that wears away a stone. In the same way the continued twinges of Rheumatism, causing acute suffering with each appearance will wear away the strongest human system. The first shooting pains seem trivial, but as they continue they grow worse and the
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    • 35 7 COLLEGE WAR MEMORIAL. The Committee invite subcriptions, payable either in one sum or by three yearly instalments. Cheques should be sent to The Honorary Treasurers, 9, Hill Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, who will supply all information.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 786 8 banks. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIAN AND CHINA Incorporated in England by Royal ch ar t e Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reservfe Fund c *~,uuo,ooo Reserve Liability of Proprietor £lj()0()Oo Head Office: 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E .Agencies and Branches. Amritsar, Bangkok. Batavia, Bontbin O i Canton, Cebu, Colombo, Delhi, Foochow W
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