Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 November 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE >1 JSHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. 235. VOL. LXXVI. MONDAY, 11th NOVEMBER, 1918. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 717 1 .-ggl|U322Oo«” r tian undertaken, n t <•’■’’ t 0 the orgeat P;3l m Pr LU free *nd artittic J jjgpiay S ’aarar;t*~ b II lll MM Ill—l II I T'lllli illim" 111 Illi II Mlllll» II ■nsurance. isKiiiiiaiinaaaaaiaai. as nannnnnanncannannannEDannnncannnnnnnnnnnnnna THE jr y s “GRIPOLY” BELTING. 1 a?pi7lo A A
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    • 28 1 F Runnymede Hotel, <r i; SEA SIDE. •6 s 2 2 THE PLACE TO STAY AT S S ’PHONE DAV 635 2 rnuNc y night so. •C rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm
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  • 285 2 MR. HUGHES’ STATEMENT., [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, November 8. The Press Bureau says Mr. Hughes made the statement that peace terms had been definitely settled at the recent conference at Versailles, without consulting the Dominions, which renders necessary a statement of the actual position on this question.
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  • 611 2 Should the views of the statesmen of the Australian Labour Party prevail —happily a very improbable contingency —the Australian Army of the future will be a curiosity of its kind, writes a Melbourne correspondent. At the late Perth Conference a scheme of military re-organisation was adopted by the
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  • 805 2 Mr H Y D Potter, executive engineer, P W D, Pahang, is on a visit to Singapore. The Governor has appointed Lieutenant W G Bennett, R N R, to be a Magistrate for Penang* Mr Hubert Wallis, of Messrs Mace, Hall and Co., was married in New
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 923 2 M.M.” Oh wad some pow’r the giftie gie us “To see oorselves as —ithers see us.” [To the Editor, of the “Pinang Gazette.] Sir, —In order to prevent any misinterpretation in this community of mixed nationalities, or in the neighbouring Dutch possessions, as to the loyalty of
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  • 374 2 In the Supreme Court, to-day, an appea was beaid against a sentence in the s cond court, Penang, on a charge of voluntarily cau-ing hurt with a dangerous weapon, in which five Chinese were convicted Four were sentenced to 14 days’ r i., and Loucd over to
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  • 496 2 Th? Baud will play the fallowing programme of mus c at the Esplanade from 6 p.m to-day 1. Selec ion La Fill? du Regiment ...Donizetti 2 Galop Vel cipide ...Depries 3 Waltz Lysistrata ...Paul 4. Polka Ritour <Ls Champs Wai ittufel 5. March Push Dem Clouds Away
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  • 505 2 An Amended Enactment. An Enactment to amend the Land Enactment, 1911, which is about to be introduced in the Federal Council, is published in a supplement to the F. M. S. Gazette.” The bill has been prepared with the object of substituting it for the bill to amend
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  • 137 2 Pbxajig, November 11, 1918 S. P. Tapioca 58 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $8.20 sellers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) $l6l buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nom. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $61.50 salse Cloves season over
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  • 116 2 Penabg, November 11, 1918. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 31/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3/32 3 Credit ...2/4 1/2 3 Documentary ...2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moqlmein Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private k g
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  • 8 2 Nov 29.—St Andrew’s Society’s Entertainment.
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  • 21 2 Singapt-re’s “o ur Dav/ I a great success verv b 1 en. The raeecouL’ S *L| 3
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  • 30 2 (Feomoto m gapore A Dre in the centre o f a pore destroyed a corner h stock. The building? Top floor inhabitants 4| end others bv a
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  • 75 2 The Cloverly T c K In the Seremban R W Burton, Magistrst C h W who were convicted on T breaking r lt? Estate, Tiroi, and stealing lbs. of rubber, the men had been prt vioiKh a "innlarotMu.. imprisonment, and he was 1 W twelve nmntW K
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  • 24 2 Members are re.uinaei that J annual general m eting wi] th? P.C.C. on Wednesuy neit(lJ a at 6 30 p.m.
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    • 222 2 NEW ACVERTISEwiR WANTED, Immediately Experienced CH BjjS office and factory. Apply fate quired. Acting Sungei Estate, Semling. NOW READY H THE SINGAPORE ROUGH DIAM IFOR 1919,1 FRASER NEAVE, lII® Argyll i/load, ‘Penang. R| NOTICE OF SALE BY ORDEIB THE PERLIS COURT. The whole of the property Aladdin Tin Caves, Ltd.,
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  • 745 3 INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE. The second meeting of this committee was held at the Deparrment of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, on 2lst. The following were present:—Mr F W South, Chief Agricultural Inspector. F M.S. (Chairman). Mr WN C Belgrave. Acting Mycologist, F M S Mr G E Coombs. Economic Botanist, F
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    • 1228 3 WANTED. ESTATE OF J. E. SCOTT BROWN DECO. experience I Not!ce h U N GrOU d for Co int J >1 Babber E«we »g*in.6 rbe above Xte mart b-rent to A STH R R fi~- free* 6 moo ba lbe u.dersiqned, th S jlio :or fl B X U x>-
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    • 149 3 SHAKE OFF THE SHACKLES. Rheumatism is one cf the world's greatest slave masters. It shackles many thousands of helpless men and women with its bonds pain. Deliverance is at hand, for those affiicted beings, however, for the soothing influence of Little’s Oriental Balm opens the way to freedom. Even in
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    • 267 3 Appropriate, always. With certain dishes, such as Game, LEA .M A PERRINS’ SAUCE is appropriate. It is the recognised sauce for such use. In fact, for everything with which a sauce can be used, LEA PERRINS’ is invariably the BEST. It has a refinement of flavour njjjifl that suits the
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  • 55 4 Wijeyekoon—Brows —On Aasust 15, at St. Mary’s Church, Moseley, Birmingham. by the Rev. H. Harris, m a Vixar of St. Paul’s, Birmingham, Alfied Vivian, only son of J. A. Wijpyekoou and the late Mrs. Wijeyekoor, Straus Settlements, Singapore, to Alice Bamford, oniy tf the late Alfred Brown, and Mrs.
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  • 1453 4 When Mr. Llojd George in the early dajsof the war declared that the A.lies intended to fight until they were able to deal Germany a knock out blow there were protestations on the part of pacifists and superior persons against a British statfsman so far forgetting the
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  • 1801 4 The great increase in the strength of the German Social st pa ty The Bonds in the Reichstag prior to Broken. the outbreak of war was regarded as little abort of a political phenomenon, but in the triumphant struggle of the Allies with Germany’s military power it
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    • 235 4 PRITCHARD COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) NEW GOODS IN OUR Drapery Dept. WHITE COLOURED COTTON BLAMKETS. $3.75 and $6.90 respectively. These Blankets are of the very Best Quality. NEWEST From 55.50 to BLOUSES slo 75 each White and Coloured Voiles I A'X and Luvisca. I' I II i\
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    • 25 4 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILLS. The Sanatorium of the Straits Settlements. Completely Renovated. Bungalows for families, also single and double rooms. Laundry on the Premises.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 46 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 4.29 a.m. (sft. Bin.) 11.26 a.m. (Ift. 9in.) G.B p.m. (sft. sin.) To-morrow. 6.0 a.m. (sft. 3in.) 12.6 a.m. (3ft. 3in) 7.37 p.m. (sft. 7in.) 1.36 p.m. (2ft. 2in.)
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  • 33 4 DEATHS. Sugars—On November 7. at Raffle? Hotel, Singapore, Mr J. C; Sagars, Straits Settlements Civil Service. Wee Kay Yam—Or November 6, at 95-9 River Valley Road, Singapore, Wee Kay Yam, aged 58 years.
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  • 289 5 THE REVOLT IN GERMANY. GERMAN government and armistice. i ,en ucc-d ti e throne of a d Pr U H pin e h»’ apparently L llow■teCr, (ffn ID e The Duke of Bruns- r ...r are reported to r:kaU .','.ved and it is stated that > ’he Wittelsbach
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  • 433 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Ainrerdam, November 9. Vt ‘ochl ilpinocratic ultimatum in r:l to the Kaiser simulated that he ■it&baicateby midday on the Bth inst. message reported teat the time madbeen extended tn 6 p.m. The ur'her demanded the reinforce- 5 a,:sr i* duence in the gevernK.' 13, e of
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  • 21 5 Copenhagen,«November 9. From Berlin it is reported that the Dake of Brunswick and his successor have abdicated.
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  • 309 5 Bale, November 9. At Munich a meeting in the Diet building on the Bth inst. decreed the deposition of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Republic of Bavaria. Amsterdam, November 8. From Munich it is reported that a soldiers’ and workers’ and peasants’ council, formed at Munich, has
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  • 512 5 The German Empire swarms with kings, both great and small, who all take themselves very seriously indeed. Mr. Gerard gives an amusing account of these in a chapter headed The Little Kaisers.’ He asked the brother of one of these princelings what his brother did with his
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  • 396 5 Fcbtheb Display of Hypocrisy. London. September 13. —In the course of a speech which he delivered to the workers at Krupp’s armament factories in Essen, the Kaiser made an astounding attack on Britain, whom he accused of having introduced a feeling of terrible hatred into the war.
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  • 694 5 All Fleet Affected. London, November 8. The military and nsval revolt in Germany ccntirues to spread. The soldiers’ councils control some of the most important North Sea and Baltic ports. The movement hitherto has been characterised by an absence of grave disorder and bloodshed, except at Hamburg, from
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  • 95 5 Copenhagen, November 8. Since last night telegraphic communica tion between Berlin and Copenhagen has been discontinued. A Resumption. Amsterdam, November 8. TelegraplTc communication with Berlin has been resumed. Telegraphic Communication Reopened. London, November 8. Telegraphic communication between Copenhagen and Berlin has been reopened. At Berlin’a Request. London,
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  • 806 5 YES OR NO. London, November 8. A French official wireless message announces that the German Plenipotentiaries received the conditions of the armistice and were given until 11 o’clock on Monday morning to accept or refuse. Marshal Foch rejected a proposal for the provisional suspension of hostilities. German Version.
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  • 38 5 London, November 9. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the leaders of the Non-Conformist Churches have issued a notice to the Chrgy suggesttbat the churches be kept open continuously in prep rati n for imm.diate Thanksgiving Services.
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  • 22 5 London, November 10. The Germans transferred the Goeben to the Turks. The battleship will be interned in a Turkish port.
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  • 25 5 Paris, November 9. Owing to the necessity for careful minesweeping the Alliei fleets will not reach Constantinople for several days.
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  • 72 5 London, November 8. The Cotton-Spianerg’ and Cardroom Workers’ Amalgamation decided on a ballot of its 1000,000 members on the question of striking, owing to the employers’ refusal of a 40 per cent advance of wages. The employers offered an advance of 20 percent. The mancfacturers refused the
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  • 33 5 Mr Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the output from fongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co N. L. for the week ending 9th inst. is 2d tors and for October 85 tons
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  • 473 5 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $145 05 per picul, business done and for refined tin $145.80 per picul ;50 tons. During last year i 3,485,460 tickets were printed and Usu d to stotiaus on the F MS. Railways system. In ti e Second Court, Penang,
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  • 1105 6 GENERAL BRITISH ADVANCE. EXTENSIVE FRENCH AMERICAN THRUSTS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, November 8. Field Marshal Haig reports sharp fight* ing yesterday evening in the neighbourhood of Eclaibes, and Limont Fontaine, to the south of Hautmont. We captured these v’Uages, taking a number of prisoners. Our advance southward of
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  • 290 6 RELENTLESS PRESSURE. London, November 8. Y< sterday was an historic date, the entry of the Americans iuto Sedan marking the beginning of the debacle foreshadowed since Saturday. The Allies are relentlessly pressing on both flanks and may be expected to harry the enemy until defeat results in surrender, for
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  • 105 6 Zurich, November 8. The Innsbrucker Nachrichten announces that the Bavarian War Minister telegraphed to the Tyrol Na’ional Council that the armistice conditions compelled the sending on the 6th inst. of strong Bavarian forces to the Tyrol, and giving a warning that in the event of obstacles
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  • 17 6 Rime, November 9. King Emmanuel on visiting Trent was given an ovation.
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  • 101 6 London, November 8. A Serbian official message says Our troops entered Toldava, Zamlin and Microvitza and were also welsomed at Visegrad. Serbians at Visegrad. London, November 8. A French Eastern communique says on the Danube between Bazais and Semlin and on the Save, between Semlin and Mitrovica, the
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  • 23 6 Amsterdam, November 9 The Weser Zeitung states that the Croatian National Council at Agram has resolved to unite with Serbia.
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  • 132 6 Hague, London, 6. In the Second Chamber, the Premier, replying to the Socialists regarding military disorders, said that demobilisation at present would be equal to the suicide of the country. Heer Troela f ra demanded the resignation of the Commander in Chief; Heer Kruyt,a Christian Socialist,said
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  • 82 6 BRITISH COM MIT; EE OF ENQUIRY. London, November 8. The War Cabinet has authorised the Attorney General to appoint a committee to enquire into enemy breaches of the laws and customs of war and the responsibility for them, particularly of members of the German and other enemy
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  • 70 6 London, October 6. The Silver market is steady. London, November 7. The silver market is quiet, and the price unchanged. It is expected to lower, owing to the redaction of insurance. London, November 7. Messrs Montagu and Co’s report says the state of the market is unchanged, though the
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  • 108 6 [Havas Telbgbake.] Paris, November B.—There have been great victories, the prelude to even greater,, on a 70 mile front. Between the Scheldt and the Arsne, the Germans were forced to retreat helter-skelter. On the British right, General Debaney’s First French Army took 4,000 prisoners. Guise has been
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  • 76 6 Paris, November 9. In the south, the British are threatening the 71 divisions of Prince Rupprecht. The French have raced forward 10 milts east of Guise. Between the Oise and the Aisne a vast stretch of country has been won back, and soon the frontier will be
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  • 156 6 French opinion approves President Wilson’s Note to Germany concerning the conditions of an armistice as proof of the complete unity among the free nations. President Wilson referred the enemy to Marshal Foch, and Admiral Rosslyn Weymss in association with him. Germany’s envoys are coming in under a white
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  • 35 6 If the German Government wish to know the conditions of an armistice, it must make application to Marshal Foch in the usual military form. A British naval representative is associated with Marshal Foch.
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  • 120 6 The Chamber of Depu ies was officially made acquainted with the terms of the armistice granted Austria. M. Deschanel gave expression to France’s satisfaction and the brilliant; successes obtained in Italy and Serbia. M. Clemenc p au delivered a most impressive oration, the best of his career,
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  • 226 6 Toronto, August r Who have returned to k much of their visit to thft Ca M a a ly all of then, phcity, sincerity, and un a f£ft y *4 are grateful, too, f or a... ttect^dne s 5 and the Canadian army (J Gazette” points
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  • 250 6 Peking, October 16—An official I munique states that in a recent with high officials President chang declared the following peace -fl The struggle betwen the n 4 fl south has been going on for a vear ufl result that the financial condition fl country is extremely stringent
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  • 41 6 The homeward mail E closesatHi® on Thursday registration till 9a.3i® parcels till 8 a.m. Christmis adS® Year letters and parcels shuu.d beiß patched by this mail. H A mail from Europe is expeeW® arrive in Penang on Thursday morotajfl
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  • 36 6 e French are at Mezieres and the Americans are in Sedan, and they a vancea east of the Meuse, west and south of Montmedy. The enemy has lost the important Mezieres-Sedan- Montmedy railway.
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  • 26 6 Prince Yoaihito of Japan was entertained to luncheon yesterday by President Poincare The Prince was accompanied by General Shiba, Admiral Oguriand a large suite.
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  • 63 6 [Reuter Telegrams] London, November 7. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir John Jardine, Lord Robert Cecil stated that some time must elapse before Clause 16 of the Tu r kish armistice could be fully carried oub at Aden, owing to the conditions the e, but he
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  • 17 6 Washington, November 8. The census of American Cotton ginned to October 31st shows 7,794.000 bales.
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  • 315 6 i New York, September 12.—The flight this week of Mr. Edward Gardner from Chicago to New York in one day has stimulated afresh interest in the plans for sending American aeroplanes through the air to England, and incidentally winning the Daily Mail prize. The
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  • 932 7 The Japanese steamers sank by enemy submarines from the outbreak of the present war up t- August 1 numbered. 25 of 105.933 t >ns deadweight. The German mercantile marine has lost diring the war 800 ships with ab- ut 2.9 million gross tonnage, or more than 50 per
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    • 202 7 To Planters! REDUCE YOUR COST OF CULTIVATION By Using Massey-Harris 99 AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Eight-Disc Harrows Nine Tine Cultivators “Verity” Ploughs Spring Tooth Specially Adapted for Tropical Fall Pvticuhrs sad QacUtioas miy be obtassed from the Sole Agents: ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co., Ltd., UN CORPORA TED IN ENGLAND) PENANG. SINGAPORE AND MALACCA.
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  • 527 8 RUMOUR GAUSES A FALL. The rice market opened firm to-day, says the “Rangoon Times’’ of October 26, at Rs. 400 for November and Rt. 405 for December. but in the course of the day, on the rumour that the Java ports had been closed reaching the
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  • 245 8 The following verses appear in the “New York World” Ye lie when ye say ye Irish are' Was Judas suckled in Mullingar. Sinn Fein Shall a Queen have a beggar’s bedding? Shall the deer lie down with the pack? Shall the sunburst rise for the spreading Of the
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    • 444 8 MHP’WwJ 1 1 In youth middle age—and old age—‘Wincamis’ give* new health to all who are weak. AMfflic, "Nervy. RM «awn. In every walk in life —in every civilised country in the world—there you will find VVincamis giving new strength to the M eak —new rich blood to the An^mio
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    • 99 8 Flatulence in the digestive tract is an accompaniment of intestinal indigestion and constipation. It indicates that food is being retained in the stomach and intestines longer than nature intended. When colicky pains accompany the presence of gas the need of a gentle laxative to clear away the offending food residue
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    • 204 8 i Underwood d s u 1 —=z STANDARD 5 IJ u The Machine You II n I will E ventually Buy j D < A PATERSON, SIMONS Co, I LIMITED. j i q (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) I I PENANG. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. AGENTS. j i J |R. YOUNG KO., UM
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  • 132 9 < s t. I with deep reret the I M < Sagars, an officer I < rvice on loan to the I cM' Settlements, which. I 7. I •i'' n_ t -jr Mr. John CharI hi view of the I h he was
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  • 154 9 TT Pidnnt and I r ent. -Colonel G. A. ■pfj 'S v 'll TTall ’-.am I W ,T D ..j' e. Gattey and F. --h various companv t -e rati n at 'the 1 p which the parade B 1. j ind of the high -hewn l-v
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  • 151 9 -I- imarentlv sc. -V Government ■7 -V import and -ivs the Malay K -fries are quite .’-ac mcard to ri exnert at this end. il’-'h'ugh the *s service and ’-Afecsitating a K/ n. the import -ransport m n r e K-. Ytit is fairlw ke *his cheap s
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  • 264 9 Ale-'RS. Eraser and Co ’s W ftr rv Circtlar. In their weekly share circular, dated November 6. Messrs. Fraser and Co. report: Sjme advances are shewn in rubbers again this week but deals have been on a .«mailer scale. The raw material has been in good demand,
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  • 206 9 Mersr«. fjnthrie and Co. SincaD'-re ’-aaucti n which commenced yesterday saw a further substantial advance m the price of all grades. In the earlier part of the sale spirited competition m«hed the price f r smoked shee- up to 67£ cents (which is :e nts above last
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  • 74 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for October Ayer Molek lbs 11,315 Burma 9.731 Bukit K. B. 5,500 Clovelly 8 740 Consolidate i Malay r 50 634 Chnlsa (Selangor) 16,400 F.M.S. 27,163 Jimah 13,031 Johore 92.100 Jelebu Syndicate 19.250 Kota Tinggi 24. '»0 Mambau (/.M.S.) 24,322 Pundut &gt;,
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  • 253 9 There is a recrudescence in the influenza epidemic in Singapore, local medical authorities reporting many fresh cases daily. Mr. F. M. Tosceni. of the P. and O. S N. Co., passage department, has been down with influenza. —“S.T. Induenza in parts of Java w-mld appear to have been
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  • 1112 9 A PEEP INTO HISTORY. A little knowledge of the history of Prussia and of its connection with the reigning house helps to a better understanding &gt; f the great conflict in which the world is now engaged. Very little is kd wn of the Prussians previous
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  • 141 9 The business for the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to be held to-mcrrow will be as follows: 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5 The f&lt; flowing
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