Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 September 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 228. VOL. LXXVI. SATURDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER, 1918, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 845 1 :JU JUTSU. j PiOl.Y.h MuruhaiM,! ANSON ROAD. i Bone Setting and 1 Surgical Manipulation. < I Hill II ■MB 'ill F £A T nTf^-r' I IF YQU HAVE NOT TRIED, I I BEAR BRAND MILK CTATEIXDDE« I y° u can avc no ide a wha.t a Fg|M PERFECTLY STERILISED MILK
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    • 14 1 rRUNNYMEDEI I HOTEL. GARAGE I New Cars for Hire. j PHONE ◦■■OBHOBBIOHIB OBBESR. 1
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  • 197 2 Amsterdam, September 26. The Rheini«che We-tf*elische Zeitaeg” gives a speech by Captain von Mantey at a German Navy League meeting, in which he admitted the io-s o five sabma r ioes monthly. Kaiser and Submarinism. Amsterdam, September 26. The Kaiser, in the course of a visit to the
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  • 134 2 London, September 26 The Air Ministry reports that squadrons on Sep’ember 25 h attacked an aerodrom at Buhl, with good resuts. Bursts were observed on or near hangar?. All returned. A squadron air eked Kaiserslautern, where bursts we r e observed nesr the station and munition factories
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  • 542 2 Town of Rich Refugees. Harbin is the Manchurian Babylon. It has a population of 130,000 of all the races under the sun. The town is wallowing in prosperity, refugees from Russia having brought all their wealth with them and invested it in various enterprises. In addition, the town
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  • 401 2 VAUGHAN SMITH—PALMERSTON The wedding took place in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Penang, yesterday forenoon, the Rev. J. A. B. Cook of Singapore, officiating, of Mr. William Henry Vaughan Smith, i lanter, Rungkup Estate, Bagan Datoh, eldest son ot Mr. W. H Vaughan Smith, of South < hina.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 133 2 (To the Editor of the “Pining Gazmte.”J Sir, —I have just received a letter from my putting up my rent 25 per cent, at one fell swoop, owing to the -present state of landed property and the money market 1 iail to understand how the present
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  • 54 2 Messrs. Sam Thye and Co., have kindly presented as prizes to the “Our Day” Tank the following 2 cases Border’s Natural Milk $24.00 2 albums (polished oak cover) 14.00 1 curious buffalo horn pipe 30.00 1 silver plated “Thermos” from Lock and Co. 15.00 A. Cavendish, Hon.
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  • 315 2 Before Mr. Ham in the Third Court, Singapore, Manaf bin Mohamed, a salesman at Messrs. Robinson and Co., was charged with making false entries in the day book on various dates with respect to the sale of threei bicycles valued at $175. $l2O and $175 respectively. The further
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  • 392 2 ENTERTAINMENT AND SALE OF WORK Last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Michell were “At Home,” to a number of guests at the Residency. The gathering with entertainments arranged in aid of the Fund providing comforts for our Soldiers and Sailors in Siberia, combined a pleasant social function with
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  • 120 2 Amount previously acknowledged ...$440.40 Mr. Maas 25.00 Jack 10.00 Voules 5.00 Craig 5.00 Aurely 10.00 Peter 10.00 T. A. Martin 10.00 Henderson 10.00 Duxbury 10.00 Low »10.00 Pritrhard 10.00 Goldie 10.00 Hill 10.00 Waugh 10.00 Benson 5.00 Blackstone 5.00 Sharp 5.00 Pledger 5.00 Naraindas 5.00 Messrs. George
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  • 242 2 The Committee of the Penang Red Cross Gymkhana, to be held on Saturday, 19th. and Saturday. 26th October have drawn up the following programme of attractive events. Admission $1 to the Totalisator enclosure. Saturday, 19th October. Jumping competititon, for the Hoops Challenge Cup. High and Long Jumping. Tent-pegging
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  • 621 2 Mr W Hay, the well-known bk is in hospital suffering from g me s bot “M.M.” m SUl ‘Strok e Mr. Harry Gild has arrived in n from Trengganu and i s B n gkolt Oriental Hotel. in the The death has taken p h ce of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 310 2 PRITCHARD (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.. Il Stonehenge hand-made Note Paper an( j Envelopes. gauntry size per box $2.35. I CfeT Albert size per box $1.50. I gREm sevs Albert Durer Note Paper Envelopes, frvE Qjiwe Note paper per box $l.BO. jftEDWM OCTAVO i 13 Envelopes per box
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    • 174 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE. One seco» d hand 25 N. II P. Portable Steam Engine and Boiler. One 12 inch Gwynne Centrifugal Pump F(,r P Rrtl cainFs spp'y to J. G A liar, Union S t re“t. J iaiey Hercules Tyre Company, England, has arranged with*» to the “Pinaoig Gazette
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  • 883 3 THE MINING COMMISSION. The terms of reference to the Tin Mining Commission, (now sitting at Ipoh), which consists of the following (Mr. A. W. Freeman having been substituted for Mr. William H. Martin, who resigned owing to inability to serve) are To the Hon. Mr. Arthur Henry Lemon,
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  • 57 3 The Band will play the follow ng programme of music at the Golf Club from 5-45 p m to-day 1. Selection Th-ee Little Maids Rubens 2 Melodie La Serenata ...Geralds 3 Selection La Fille du Regitrent. .Donizetti 4 Waltz My Lady I eve ...Rosey 5. Polka Whistling
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  • 457 3 "We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Jens Iverson Westengard (Phya Kalyan Maitri;. The news was received here by the Foreign Office last week in a telegram from the Siamese Minister at Washington, says the “Bangkok Times.” Mr. Westengard died on the 18th
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  • 264 3 Sept 29.—18th Sunday after Trinity; St. Michael and all Angels. 8 a.m. Matins; 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion, 5 pm. Sunday School 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 33?». Psalm CX LI I Bayley, Psalm CXLIII Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Bunnett in“ F” Hymns 424, 423, 191. On Wednesday, 10
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 873 3 for SALE.WANTED. Motor Car, twn Skater, in go-xi order, Wanted next month furnished Bungalow electric fittings &c. For inspection and at Tanjong Bungah or round coast. Apply trial. Apply Bjx No. 230, c/o Pinang Box No. 232 c/o Pinang Gazette. Gazette. 1114-30-9 1099 _23 25 27 28-9 —l—Seed Coconuts. Nu’s
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    • 750 3 TOY THIS METHOD OF GROWING BEAUTIFUL HAIR TO-DAY FREE. GIGANTIC HAIR-HEALTH OFFER. Banish Hair Poverty by accepting this Four Fold Gift Every reader of this newspaper No matter how thm, dull, or generally is invited to enjov a deUg’htfully impoverished your hair may be, no matter 1 i r tt
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  • 19 4 Hewett.—On the 28th September, at the Maternity Hospital Penang, to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hewett a boy.
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  • 51 4 Vaughan Smith—Palmerston.—At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Penang, on September 27th, by the Rev. J. A. B. Cook. William Henry Vaughan Smith, Rungkup Estate, Bagan Datoh, eldest sou of Mr. W. H. Vaughan Smith, of South China, to Rosina Maria Palmerston, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Palmerston, of Townsville,
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  • 1252 4 A striking illust r ation of a curious 'kink in German mentality is the naive way’representative spokesmen in the (Reichstag and the press, profess to ignore the responsibility] for and consequences of this hideous drama of massacre and ruin, willed (andg predetermined by the Central Powers, (and
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  • 46 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $149.12| per picul no buyers and for refined tin, no sellers. An official despatch from France states that according to official information from Teheran it is confirmed that the Turks there are murdering Christians, including priests.
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  • 1238 4 As already stated, Hsu Shih-cbang, whose name incidentally, Election of j 8 B p e it variously, accordChma dtnt P^C,, t 0 predilection of the different newspapers, was elected President of the Chinese Republic practically unanimously. The Peking Leader,” a Chinese owned journal, in an interesting account
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  • 191 4 The Annual General Meeting of the M F. A. was held on Saturday 20th, and busi ‘e?s was preceded by a vote of condolence on the death cf the late Mr K.. Pa chee, thrice President of the Association. Mr. Aminsahib, the prominent Indian > merchant, was
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  • 356 4 The hearing was continued in the Supreme Court. Penang, before Mr. Justice L. MWoodward, (with Messrs. Allen Dennys ana J. R. Brown as Assessors) to-day, in connection with the acquisition of land of 23 acn«. 3 roods, 31 poles (Lot 188 X\ II mukim 1) from the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 292 4 CLARETS OOOBHMOHBHIOMBBOOIMHiOBHBOBBBHOOO O H YIN ORDINAIRE MEDOC, ST. EMILION, ST. JULIEN, c ST. ESTEPHE, &c„ &c. fresh Stocks Continually Arriving. Caidbeck, MacGregor Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, NO. 31, BEACH STREET, PENANG. ♦♦♦♦♦♦ooooo« ♦ooooo<<>><> ISAKURA| o o I W?R 6 STOUT I o Have you ever tried
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    • 12 4 Jlpply to 0. garage. XsekpGone 322. Mr. Mrs. Winjxdd. p. r. c.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 63 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 5 a.m. (sft. Oin.) 9.18 p.m. (4ft. 3in.) 1.12 p.m. (3ft. Oin.) To-mokbow. 8.24 a.m. (4ft. Bin.) 2 a.m. (4ft. Oin.) 10.18 p.m. (4ft. 9in.) 3.28 p.m. (2ft. Bin.) Monday. 9.39 a.m. (sft.
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  • 72 4 DEATHS. Anery—On July 20, as a prisoner of war at Ruhleben, Geoffrey Julian Amery, second son of the late Charles F. Amery, of the Indian Forest Service, aged 43 Anderson—On ti e 26th July, 1918, at Tientsin, Ch.na. Mary, Frances Anderson, the dearly cherished and luved daughter of Lionel John
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  • 298 5 FRENCH AND AMERICAN BLOW. HAIG ATTACKS ON CAMBRAI FRONT. THE THBUST IN SERBIA. The French and Americans on Thursday morning began an offensive on a forty mile front from the Suippe river in Champagne (east of Rheims) to the Meuse (northwest of Verdun). The French are attacking on
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 841 5 [Reuter’s IMPORTANT CAPTURES. London, September 26. Field Marshal Hiig reports We captured a few prisoners in raiding and patrol encounters at diff-uent poii ts. In the past few days, rhe First and Sixth Divisions of the Ninth Corps, under LieutGeneral Braithwaite, have captured, after hard fighting,
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    • 661 5 MOMENTOUS ADVANCES. London, September 2b. Wednesday evening’s Serbian communique says the Serbians on September 24th achieved most important success on the left bank of the Vardar. We reaehed Krivolak (Veles) and the outskirts of Ishtio. In this region, we captured the Colon-d Commanding a Bulgarian Regiment, with conbiderable
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    • 147 5 FURTHER SUCCESS. London, September 26. A Palestine communique says: Our cavalry occupied Tiberias, Semakh and Es Samra, on the shores of Lake Tiberias, despite a determined resistance. East of the Jordan, our cavalry occupied Amman, and are pursuing the Turks along the Hedjaz railway. Our casualties since September 18th
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    • 126 5 GERMAN PRESS ALARMEDLandon, September 26 The German censorship is permitting the press freely to discuss the gravity of the situation in Palestine and Macedonia. The newspapers express great alarm at the sensational turn of events. The “Nord Deutsche Gazette’’ points out that the seriousness of the position
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    • 102 5 SCHEIDEMANN’S DENUNCIATION. Copenhagen, September 26. Speaking in the Main Committee of the Reichstag, Herr Scheidemann, white declaring that the German people would defend themselves to the la-t in the war theatre, voiced the demand for popular reforms. He denounced the Brest-Litovsk treaty as an obstacle to peace. League
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    • 81 5 BRITISH CROSS BULGARIAN FRONTIER. London, September 26. A British Salonika official report says British troops entered Bulgaria, opposite Kosturino (4 miles south of Strumintza) on September 25tb. The British Advance. London, September 26. A British official Salonika report says our cavalry and infantry continue to advance into Bulgaria. The
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    • 112 5 THE ALLIED ADVANCE. London, September 26. Reuter learns that General Poole, commanding 'be Allies, made considerable progress up the Dvina river, both sides of which he has cleared for a distance of fifty miles, as far south as Berenitskavia. The Volga Line. The position of the Czechs on
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    • 30 5 Washington, September 26. The Shipping Board announces that thirty new ships, aggregating 128.600 deadweight tons, were completed and delivered or launched, in the week ending September 20th.
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    • 24 5 Havre, September 27. The French Seamen's Union unani mously decided to boycott Germany after the war, similarly to the British seamen’s resolve.
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    • 28 5 Amsterdam, September 26. A fuller report of Baron von Hintze’s speech shows that compensation to Spain is only for ships sunk outside the barred zone.
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  • STOP PRESS.
    • 414 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams London, September 27. Field Marshal Haig reports We attacked at 5-20 this morning on a wioe front south of the Sensee river. First reports indicate that satisfactory progress is being made. We carried oat successful operations at night time in the neighbourhood of Arleuxto the
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    • 600 5 Loudon, September 27. General Gouraud, is not the man to fall into his own traps. He learned from prisoners and from other “ources that the enemy was falling back to his principal lines of resistance, and issued changed orders to the arttlery. Our artillery preparation began at
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    • 70 5 GREAT RESULTS. [Havab Tulmbams.] Paris, September 26.—Great results followed the break-through in the Balkans, The French captured Priiep, the Bulgarian base in Macedonia, with immense booty. The Fit at Bulgarian Army is being pressed towards Albania. The British on the right advanced 10 miles on the road
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    • 97 5 Paris, September 26—The French military and political authorities anticipate the Palestine victory will have a far-reaching influence on the course of the war. Heroes mentioned by General Allenby include the French Colonel Prepape, and Colonel Lawrence, who formed cavalry of Bedouins and Druses, and cut the
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    • 46 5 Paris, September 26.—The British and French troops made an important advance, drawing their lines nearer St. Quentin, and overcoming a stubborn resistance. The Germans, who have been preparing shortly to desert St. Quentin, made new attacks on the Siegfried line south of Cambrai.
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    • 82 5 Paris, September 26.—The Germans are making an attempt to split the Allies. A great effort is being made to arouse jealousy between the United States and Great Britain. The German airmen are dropping leaflets, containing a reference to the complete triumph of the United States over .the British
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    • 62 5 Paris, September 26.—Mr. Samuel Gompers arrived in Paris. The events is bailed with satisfaction. Mr. Gompers is President of the American Federation of Labour, the most powerful organisation in the world, which is uncompromisingly on the side of the Allies. Its message is significant —no conference
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    • 92 5 MR. LONG’S STATEMENT. London, Sepeember 27. Speaking at the recent dinner to Dominions journalists in London, Mr. Walter Long said we did not enter the war for aggrandisement, but, I am here to-night to say that if the German Colonies were returned the sacrifices of our heroes
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  • MOTOS NOTES.
    • 471 6 About the most expensive part of the up keep of a Motor specially in Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements is undoubtedly the tyres, and the Motorist is always on the look out for the most reliable tyre service. Many methods have been tried, to stop
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    • 631 6 The question of import duties has already provoked a considerable amount of discussion and doubtless will receive more and more at- tention as the after-the-war industrial proi gramme is developed. It is only natural that i there should be a tendency for individual in- diu>tries to treat this
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 218 6 Neither the cheapest nor the most expensive MICHELIN TYRES tJ i -I > >■■ Z: Surpass all others in QUALITY and VALUE. List of Stockists, Penang Chin Kooi Co., Cycle Carriage Co., George Toun Motor Garage. Parit Buntar:—Ban Bee Leong Co. Alor Star:- Coh Soon Leong. >J«7w I 3 i
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    • 336 6 i:W U MAGNETO IGN,T I K if I I Out o’ Doors! I Ride the road of the great Out- M doors! Be healthier, happier drive an Overland. IS A model of your very heart’s de- S sire is included in the complete range W of Overland motor cars. There
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  • 286 7 TUESDAY’S HEARING AT SINGAPORE. Mr. Codrington, clerk to the Exemption Tribunal, forwards the following list suits at Tuesday’s hearings Guthrie and Co. The following employe* were granted exemption whilst engaged in their present em- 7 t Nicol, merchant; John Robertson, merchant J. Hammond. Mercantile assistant A. S. K.
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  • 119 7 (Fbom Oue. Own Cobbesponpknt.] Singapore, September 28. At the Military Service Tribunal on Wednesday the results were: Chartered Bank 8 exemptions. British-American Tobacco Company 1. Mr. Evans was granted exemption till November. Messrs. Fras«r and Co Messrs Farrant, Stone and Penny postponed till October 14th. Messrs. Francis
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  • 101 7 MUNICIPAL DEBATE. (Fbom Oub Own Correspondent. Singapore, September 28 At the Municipal Commission a discussion arose on various points of the Housing Commission’s report. A resolution favouring the dredging of the river and the filling in of swamps was passed. The President moved that it was undesirable
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  • 211 7 “In the year before the war India enrolled 15.000 recruits for the Army in the year ended March 31 last she enrolled 450.000, and larger and larger additions were being made every day.’’ Sir Satyendra Sinha, one of the representatives of India in the Imperial War Cabinet.
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  • 877 7 annual general meeting. Th“ eleventh annusl general meeting of Rahmtn Hydraulic Tin. Ltd, was held in the registered office of the company, Bank Buildings, Downir g Street, Penang, to-day. The Hon Mr J Michell presided, and the others present were Messrs C M Pearse. G N Save, A
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  • 585 7 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows: The Share Market has displayed a rather more active tendency during the week under review and changes in quotations have, in most cases, been in favour of holders. The enquiry for Rubbers continues on a small scale and any cheap
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  • 165 7 —“S.T.”- A faction fight between a number of Hokiens and Macau coolies which arose, as far as can be ascertained, over a dog worrying a pig at Kallang Pudding. Singapore. during the morning of September 24, assumed a serious aspect as the Macaus arming themsedves with various weapons
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  • 211 7 A Tuticorin wire to the “Madras Mail”, dated September 10. says: The Catherine Apcar has sailed for Colombo. She had a most exciting experience on the inward voyage. Fire broke out in her aft holds m a consignment of coir bundles while she was 30 miles
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  • 202 7 Engineering skill is responsible for another formidable death-dealing weapon. The invention of the Lombard gun is based upon the principle of centrifugal force. A disc twelve inches in diameter, which is rotated at 20.00 C revolutions a minute, has a curved ndge from its centre to opposite
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  • 136 7 DAILY (except Sunday). Federated Malay States,') By train 7.15 am. Malacca, Johore, Singapore and Hongkong— Saturdays 5.30 pm. Pant Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Taiping )10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7 Lumpur and Seremban B m Bukit Mertajam, Bukit 7 10 a.m., 3.45 p.m. Tambun Nibong
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  • 51 7 (Post Office, Official Report.) Left Penang. Arrived London June 5 A Aug. 9 13 B 10 10 C 10 22 E 10 25 F „5 July 1 G 24 June 30 H 25 July 10 B Sept. 10 8 C 1» 3 18 D 10 23 G
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  • 15 7 Sept 29.—Swimming Club, Pritchard Cup, 550 yards Handicap. Oct 28.—P.V.RC. Shoot 3 p.m.
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  • 97 7 Oct 10.—Butterworth. Oct 11.—Tiffin. Shaftesbury Cafe. Oct 12. Malakoff. Oct IG.—Nibong Tebal. Oct 19.—Grand Theatre of Varieties, Town Hall. O t 19.—Red Cross Gymkhana. Race course. Oct 19 and 20.—Kuala Kangsar. Oct 23—Convent Entertainment (Rehearsal) 5 p.m. Town Hall. Oct 25.—Convent Entertainment, 5.30 p.m. Town Hall. Oct
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  • 122 7 Penang, September 28, 1918 (By Courtaty ot tha Chartarad Bank Loudon Demand Bank 2/3 31/32 4 month»'light Bank ...2/4 7/32 (l 3 m Credit ...2; 4 15/32 M 3 n Documentary ...2/4 1/2 Oaicutta Demand Bank Rs. 7 3 days' sight Prieat» Bombay Demand Bank 2 Mculmein Demand Back
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  • 203 7 Pknang, September 28, 1918 8. P. Tapioca $6 90 sales. M. P. Tapioca $7.10 sellers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) $l6 j buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nom. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $55 sellers. Cloves
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 244 7 NOTICE. To Consumers of Kerosene Oil. Rise in Prices. We find it Necessary to Raise Prices of Kerosene Oil 50 CENTS PER TIN. THIS IS DUE TO ENORMOUSLY INCREASED COST OF PRODUCTION AND OF PACKAGES. There is no necessity however for consumers to suffer by this increase, as, whilst in
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 348 7 to-zv/oht/ A Phenomenal Display EMPIRE THEATRE Thrilling Beyond Words. Those who have read Lord Lytton’s kj jj. Vivid Description of the Earthquake Scene in The Last Day’s of Pompei will see that which is next to the Real Thing in the Great New Serial THE MYSTERY SHIP Featuring: BEN WILSON-NEVA
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1801 8 p q QRITISH |NDIaN Y AND JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. S «TTTT T .T T "V" H (lncorporated in Japan.' SS aL SS APCAR LINE. A A I MAIL PASSENGER SERVICES. g KIIDHEI M(|f||||]PV PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) W IV® MM The Company’s
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    • 770 8 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INni. AUSTRALIAN AND CHINA Incorporated in England by R O ya| Chart* Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors Head Office: 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON p Agencies and Branches. Amritsar, Bangkok. Batavia, Bombav n Canton, Cebu, Colombo, Delhi, Foochow’tF* lcui t*, H-k-. Hongkong, Iloilo, Ipih, Kobe,
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