Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 November 1918

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. ptBL I SHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No 266. VOL. LXXVI. TUESDAY, 12th NOVEMBER, 1918. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • End of the war.
    • 269 2 local celebrations. The news of the signing of the armistice and the surrender of Germany known to some in Penang last night, the populace becoming generally acquainted with the news on the issue of our Special Telegram slip this morning. The news was received with the
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    • 66 2 AT THE E. O. There was a big gathering at the E <fc O tiffin to-day. Patriotic choruses were eung and "The Marseillaise and National Anthem brought everybody to their feet. To-night there will be a special dinner and dance, and while the dining room is being cleared for dancing
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    • 16 2 There will be a Bonfire on Penang Hill at 9 o'clock to-night.
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    • 92 2 The cessation of hostilities will be celebrated to-morrow, a Public Holiday in Penang. The Official List of the celebrations is given on page 5 of this issue. A prize will be given for the Best Decorated Car in the precession in Penang to-morrow. A launch will leave Victoria
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    • 72 2 The Volunteer Alarm will be sounded at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday). Every member must fall in at the Fort. Dress, Ceremonial—Helmets, Tunics, Shorts, Rifles and Side-Arms. By 0 der, O. C. Troops, Penang. J. Stuart Rose, Capt, Ag. Adjt. A special Thanksgiving Parade will be held on the
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    • 57 2 [From Our Own Cobbespondent]. Singapore, November 12. The news of the signing of the armistice was generally known about ten o’clock. There was little opportunity for organised demonstration*, but there was a general movement of Europeans to the centre of the town, where they foregathered in
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    • 339 2 The American Consul, Penang, Mr. George L. Logan, has sent the following congratulatory messages, The Honourable the Resident Councillor, Penang, S.S. “Sir, —The Americans resident in Penang and vicinity desire sincerely to congratulate their M3ritish friends and associates on the successful termination of the war and
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    • 582 2 Effect of Continued Losses. Signs are not wanting that the incessant British air raids over German territory, taken in conjunction with British fighting strength on the main battle fronts both in France and Italy, are having a grave and cumulative effect upon the aerial reserves of
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  • 412 2 WELD QUAY AND FOR I? CORNWALLIS. (From Our Own Correspond ent.) Singapore, November 12 lu the Legisla’ive Council, in reply to a question by the Hon. Col. Sir Arthu r Adams regarding Weld Quay, the Colonial Secretary said the Government, in view of the large claims made for
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  • 399 2 POLICEMAN IMPUGNED. [From Our Own Cobrispondint. At the Police Oourt, Bukit Mertajam, yesterday, before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, Suppayab, a tindal on Alma Estate, appeared on a summons and claimed to be tried on the charge of giving false information to a public servant, to wit,
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  • 623 2 IRRESISTIBLE ASCENDANCY. Marshal Foch, who had full control of he whole of the Allied forces in France ts Generalissimo, was before the war con,>dered to be one of the first theoretical iralegists in Europe. Brilliant as a writer n strategy and in manoeuvres, he immeiiately made good in
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  • 466 2 One of the ablest soldiers the war has produced does not speak for himself, or about himself. He praises others, and is slow to censure, says an American. Sometimes his Government has failed to send him reinforce ments when his need of them was sore but
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  • 224 2 Laichowfu, Shantung, October 18. —Pirate ships are reported occasionally along ths Shantung coast, and are usually said to be from Manchuria manned by hung-hu-tse. A large boat that had been annoying boatmen north of here for months, was driven, zn. to a sand bank in a
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  • 182 2 Since they were despatched to Manchuria and Siberia, the Japanese troops have issued a large quantity of war notes of ten-cent, twenty-cent, half-dollar, one-dollar, fivedollar and ten-dollar denominations, the Bank of Chosen and the Matsuda Bank acting as their agents. At the present moment, Manchuria.
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  • 135 2 Penang, November 12, 1918 S. P. Tapioca $8 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $8.20 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 $61.50 salse Cloves season over
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  • 113 2 Penang, November 12, 1918. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 1/4 3 Credit ...2/4 17/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Hank Rs. T 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank c 3 days’ sight Private >
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  • 23 2 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $142.35 per picul, buyers and for refined tin $143.10 per picul; 75 tons.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • 565 3 IMPERIAL INSTI UTE RESEARCH. Ac a reeen" meeting cf the Executive Council of the I nperia lastitu-e, presided over by Lord Islington, it was stated, in regard to paper nuking material?, tnat grasses frcm South Africa, the Federated Ma ay States, Australis, and St. Helena had
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  • 250 3 The Paris Havas Agency publishes the fol- wing telegram from. L-.nd' n.: The latest vict' -ries gained by the Allied Armies are arousing great enthusiasm m the United Kingdom, which is justly proud of the important part which the British Armies took m them. It is their magnificent
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  • 79 3 Macao. <)ctober 14. —The new Governor when taking over the administratr n delivered an address in which he outlined a programme for the bettermen of the water supply and harbour works of Macao for which purpose a special c< mmission headed by a technical engineering expert is shortly
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1058 3 yL: iTIQNS WANTED. NOTICES. r. un nm. jl pr 6 years experience TH FAT PF /'f J a Tu r 6 E “o’“h. i 0.i,« to the epidemic, Performi.ee, in tOOS LISHTHIMS ,-p f CORE 1211—a c J -ai-a experience. Stops Colds in a Night—- Good*™ SINGAPORE FAMILY BENEFIT CHECKS
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    • 237 3 PRITCHARD COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements. GOODS IN OUR Drapery Dept. WHITE COLOURED COTTON BLANKETS. $3-75 and $6.90 respectively. These Blankets are of the very Best Quality. NEWEST From ss sn to BLOUSES SIO 75 each I —I In White and J* xiv' Coloured Voiles f i \<V/
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  • 1311 4 The war had been in progress a few weeks only when Mr Lloyd George, who was then Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at t! e Queen’s Hall, Loudon, made use of some striking phrases. Our heading is one of them. He was describing how the Prussian
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  • 1484 4 Germany was not given a lengthy period in which to decide, and the 1 he War increasing gravity of tbe Ended. situation at tbe front and internally left no choice but to sign the armistice. The news that this had been done reached Penang about 10 o’clock
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  • 282 4 Tomorrow, a Public Holiday, Reuter’s Telegrams will be sent to all subscribers of the “Pinang Gazette.” T>m rrow. the Chief Post Office will be closed at noon; the Savings Bank and Money Order Branch will be closed; the Government Telegraph Office will be open from 7 a.m.
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  • 749 4 A STER i SPEECH. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, November 10 Tbe Premier, speaking at tbe Lord Mayor’s banquet began by saying it was a rapid and relentless pu soit of the Germans by the Allies that prevented the German envoys getting through tbe enemy lines. Other means had
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  • 38 4 London, November 10. The Premier, in an interview with a newspaper correspondent, announced that the German Courier arrived at Spa at 10-15 this morning. The Premier added, All goes well. It won’t be long now.”
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  • 37 4 London, November 10. Tbe Press Bureau states that in view of new conditions and the general situation, the King will remain in London, in order to be in close communioation with his Ministers.
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  • 48 4 GERMANS ABANDON qtiko material S Ax b (Havas Txli GUx| Paris, November 10.—Th e y amazing progress in tbe h st joining the Americans at Red. the Meuse between Mezieres and Everywhere tbe Germans Wer to abandon guns and material pursuit. 1 t 0 fScto)
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  • 171 4 G ermSo '"’"J' "ho ask the Allies’ terms, presented tl 63 under a white flag The mechosen by Marshal Foch was in ti bourhood of Compiegne. Xh surrender with the «astomarv eL The German envoys were given armistice conditions, not peace ter the former must ba accepted
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  • 27 4 Paris is giving an example of admirable calm. There are few outward signs jubilation, the people postponing tht manifestations till the day of final victory
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  • 87 4 [Havas Tzligramb.] Park, Nov 10.—The armistice cegotft tions have no appreciable tfleri ou the military opetations. The French Armies ate continuing to push towards the frontierB. along ti e line Nothing but prompt signature of the armistice will prevent the Ai.iee finally clearing French terri’ory entirely before
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  • 32 4 The German white flag party is stillti the plaoe appointed by Marshal Foch, being for hours under military guard, having Monday at neon to say 41 yes or “no."
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  • 89 4 Tcq Kaiser has abdicated. Prince Max has resigned the Chancei>ot* ship. The Red Flag was hoisted at Kiel- A Republic has been proclaimed ic Bavaria. The effect of the Kaiser’s abdication a variously interpreted in trench circa WhaUver tbe meaning of theabdicaW will have no influence on
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  • 24 4 Paris remains perfectly pa cheerful, getting bunting ready for t o? day. Last night the news of the abdication excited enthusiasm.
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  • 109 4 ON THE GERMAN [Rkuter’s Telegrams.] London, November Speaking at the Lord Mayor Sir Eric Geddes declared that a ago the stage was set for a 8 don, but the arm that w* 3 "I last desperate gamble wa? P ,r re tb»E am as convinced ce I
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  • 31 4 London, Nove® The American Mr. Hoover is going tc> ly as representative of r ve tbelil® r investigate how best to re as tro-H populations, including arian.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 50 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. C.o a.m. (sft. 3in.) 12.6 a.m. (3ft. 3in) 7.37 p.m. (oft. 7in.) 1.36 p.m. (2ft. 2in.) To-morrow. 7.41 a.m. (sft. lin.) 1.48 a.m. (3ft. 2in.) 8.46 p.m. (6ft. lin.) 154 p.m. (2ft. 3in.)
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  • GERMANY SURRENDERS.
    • 54 5 REVOLUTION SPREADS IN GERMANY. the allies military successes. -jrrvn 5 TaLlGBJJtt.] !rt w-ber 11. U-20 a.ni, T v Press Bureau fIC -hat the Prime ifl’Ster announces that .armistice was signIi: 5 a.m. on Monday, .j'jj inst., and that s ;;.:t:es ceased on all s a: 11 o’clock
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    • 44 5 L i N member 9. s is: nizhc raced tb*r vm Helicorf is r _aa fi*e to cease in ara G-maa lines by the t? 7 3 roai. French fire 5 ,z see or. ibis Lx-a? .*:arier with the text
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    • 454 5 a November 11. a -ria »«te have 2 no *t r cars. Tlw Kaiser's Eaetiaa. Am -;-nx. November 10. 7 t abdication fckais." 3 ja. ruing cf the 9th 1 a e Crown Prince I a* 'LI 1; cc l -'2 a* m® J ?ag® zz r
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    • 48 5 Amsterdam. November 10. The Reds control Essen and have arres'ei H?rr Krupp an-i his wi f e Aaetser Republic. Lxra’oc, November 10. News from Stu‘tga?t states that a new Provis. ra Govemm n- ~as been established m W aerrtemberg, whien has proc.aimed a Republic.
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    • 903 5 Copenhagen November 10, Fr .m Hamburg, it is reported that Herr Baliin, director of toe Hamburg-America Line, ci d sudden y Chartceßct’s Prcclamaricn. Ccoen November lo Herr Ebert, the new Chancellor, has! issued a prcciamaticn that ae will f:rm a pecc e’a Government, w icn will
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    • 59 5 GERMAN ROYALTIES FLIGHT 'Fxom Otra Ovy CcaaxsTovraxt.) Medan. November 12. Aneta sta'es officially that the armistice haa been signed. The ex-Empercr and ex-Crown Prince of Germany arrived in motor-cars in Hoiland. and proceeded to the Castle of Count Bentinck ac Midtachten. The King of Baviria, the Crtwn
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    • 53 5 The following telegram has been received by the Resident Councillor. Penang, from the Private Secretary_xa H E. the Governor, Singapore. The following telegram has teen received from the secretary of s.a.e ‘Armistice signed five am. this morning Please publish ?t once." Wednesday will b® proclaimed a Public Hol
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    • 46 5 PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO-MORROW. The following is a copy of a telegram received by the Resident Councillor, Penang, from the Co’onial Secretary. Singapore, at 10-15 a,m. to-uay. “To celebrate cessation cf hostnl.ties Governor declares to-merrow. Wednesday. Public holiday. Details of loca. cetebraticns left to you.
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    • 7 5 London. November 9. Silver is quiet.
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    • 402 5 'Reuter Telegrams.' London. November 10. Field Marshs! Haig reports that to the acu’h cf the Sambre we reached thr* Franco-Belgian frontier. North of the Sambre we mate progress, despite increased I res i ance. Advanced detachments are advancing to the south-east of Mooe. We reached the line of
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    • 50 5 London, Novemcer 10. A French Eas’ern communique say? that north of the Danube, the Serbians are driving hack the Germans towards Weisierchen and Boesxerek. t They have en’ered Sarajevo, in Bosnia. In capturing skutari, over 4.CGO ware made prisoner?. North cf Skutwsi the Serbians occupied Pcligori’xa and Nissitau.
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    • 26 5 Lcndoa. November 10. The French pilot. Fontant. dew from th® Vcsges to Italy, via Axsace. Baden, and Bavaria, where he dropped leaflets.
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    • 52 5 BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER APPOINTED. London, November 10. The Press Bureau announces that the Government h<s appointed Vice-Admiral Seme-set Gough-Calthcrpe High Commissioner at Constan’incple. to maintain contact with th® Turkish Government in the transitional period and to protect the interests of British subjects. Rear Almira. Ri:oard Webb is assistant
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    • 23 5 L:ndon. Nsvember 9. An Italian wirele-s message complains that the enemy has not yet completed the clauses of the armistice.
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    • 25 5 Madrid. November 10. A new Spanish Cabinet has been formed, with Senor Garcia Prieto as Premier, and Count Roman ones. Foreign Minister.
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    • 39 5 Bern®, November 10» The Swiss Socialists have proclaimed a 14 hour general strike, owing to the calling up cf troops to deal with possible Bclahe vik disturbances in Zurich. Hitherto there has been no disorder
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    • 218 5 To-morrows Celebrations. Official Wednesday, November 15th, has been declared a PUBLIC HOLIDAY To celebrate the cessation of hostilities. The following arrangements have been made. 10 d Hl. The “Tank,” preceded by Mounted Scouts and Boy Scouts and the Penang Town Band, will parade the Principal Streets, starting from the Hongkong
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  • 327 6 Victory News in Brussels. Rotterdam, September 13.—The first party of British women to leave Belgium since December, 1915, arrived here for repatriation from Brussels to-day. In all, the party numbered between 80 and 90. All had been detained in Belgium since the beginning of the war.
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  • 202 6 This War is a Lot of Dam nep Nonsense.” Mr. Davis, the Kaiser’s American dentist, in his article in the Times,” says that on one occasion the Crown Prince said to him The Allies think we will run short of man-power, but we’ve got two million youths
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  • 237 6 In northern Canada may be found the shortest railroad in the world. Although it is only a quarter of a mile in length, and connects with no other railroad, it money. It was built by the Hudson Bay Company, of wooden rails on wooden ties.
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  • 236 6 Apropos the persistent stories of the dislike of the South Germans for the Prussians they are now recalling in Paris a story which was a favourite of Alexandre Dumas. A Prussian officer was being shown the relics in the cathedral at Frankfort, the South German town where
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 279 6 r the straits settlements $2,000,000 •OUR DAY” 1918 JFA WAR LOAN LOTTERY. SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT and run under the auspices of Our Day Committee. TICKETS SIO EACH. (Singapore Currency). The amount of the lottery will be Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) or such lesser amount as may be subscribed. 30% of
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    • 301 6 1 'l JUS CONFIDENCE. H facturers of the world-famous “Viyella” Blouse and Shirting Cloth, KBS- Wm hqllins co Ltd (to attention to their TRADE MARK as above. Whether on Selvedge of piece-goods, or on the Tab on KV made-up garments, this MARK is a GUARANTEE at kk ric bearing it
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  • 601 7 and pound. writes —From April, ,r, ID” the British nation will ilir'i million pounds QUO i-r." been broken m Au- re f ven nation hive beeft tk« thousg War Bill ifl 1910- will ''yr l -.jjtd million pounds. i e!? the many hundreds have
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  • 475 7 Aygyst. s.—Soissons recaptured by the French, British sth Army co-operating. 8 —British Fourth Army and French. First Army attack under command of Sir Douglas Haig in Amiens-Montdidier area» 16. —Allied troops land at Vladivostok, others pushing south from Archangel. Russia more and mere chaotic. B*.lsh.evik
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  • 123 7 Mons Aug. 23, 1914 Marne Sept. 7. 1914 Aisne I. Sept. 11. 1914 Tpres I. Oct. 31. 1914 Ypres 11. April 22. 1915 Loos Sept. 25. 1915 Champagne Sept. 25. 1915 Verdun Feb. 21. 1916 Somme July 1. 19x6 Arras April 9. 1917 Aisne
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  • 76 7 Previous subscriptions $5.792.6C. Mrs. Cheam $l5. Chinese Drapers Guild $25. In remembrance of mother $lO. Mr. Cheah Sin Kee $lO. Mrs. Cheah $lO. Mr. Lee Pen Le<-ng $5O. Mr. Chan Leong Khuan 310. Tona Joo and Co. s■/'/'.40. Total $6.000. The above fund is
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  • 1063 7 DUTCH TRAVELLER CONVICTED la the District Court, Penang, tc-iay a Dutch traveller, natnei M W-zer, charged in that he did, cn or about the 6:h day oL November, 1918, at Penarg attf mpt to < xport to Du*ch territory proh bi’ed goods, to wi r jewellerv, valued it
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  • 148 7 In the Second Ccart, Penang, yesterday, a Chinese was charged with (1) selling chancu dross to others than to the Superintendent of chanda and (2) with seeping an unlicensed chandu shop. Mr J- Byrne, Head of the Preventive Service, prosecuted. Giving evidence. Mr. Cornelius. Chanda Supervisor, said he
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  • 186 7 The f 1 w.ng a-e the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy k Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. SHARES. 7 I J Rubber (Dollar.) 5 e. S c. S c. S c Gleneaiy 2.00 225 2.15 2.40 Jimah l.sO 185 1.85 190 Sendai 700 7.25 7.25 7.50 Semanggol
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  • 435 7 At a recent meeting of the committee of rhe Penang Chamber Commerce attention wis called to the dirty rendition of the bulk of the 10 rents and 25 cents Straits Settlements Currency Notes and Government was asked kind’y to consider the question of with-drawing from circulation all
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  • 527 7 Liquidati. x Thwarted by Germa» ■SFLUKSCE Under these headlines the N.C. DailyNews cf the 24th Octooer has a two-column, article in the course of which it declares that the al'eged liquidation of the German Back is not, a d never has been, a liquidation, at
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  • 193 7 Portrait* of Kaiser axd War Crer-Fra Flung into Strfft The Daily Chronicle special corresP' ndent at Amsterdam recently wrote: A remarkable demonstration is reported t< have taken place in Berlin. A report was spread that the military authorities designed to raise the military age limit. This began
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  • 150 7 Peking. October 25.—1 t is understood that President Hsu Shih.-ch.ang wilj inform the correspondents of the foreign newspapers to-morrow that he intends to inaugurate frank diplomacy in China in dealing with foreign affair* and also to revise the forestry and mining laws sc as to make
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  • 80 7 A Presidential mandate urging immediaG peace in China was issued last night, accordpeace in China wo* issued. The mandate did not. however, order an armistice. It began with a survey of the general world situation and went on to say that as the world vqdl soon enter
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  • 265 7 PENANG, NOVEMBER 12, WU BEEF ets. U P per eattv a> do so q teaJ£!s do 30 Stew or Curry Meat Jo Rump Steak do each 35 do Tongue d o Heart each 36 of m PORK— Lean only d(J Lean and tat Ist quality 4.do 2nd de
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  • 157 7 DAILY (except Sauday). Federated Malay States, By train 7.10 a.m. Maxaeca, Johore, Singa- > pore and Hongkong— j Saturdays 5.30 p.m. Pant Bun tar, Bagan 1 SeraL and Taipuag jlO a m 3.45 p m< Kuala Kubu. Kuala Lumpur and Seremban j 10 a m Bukit Mertajam,
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  • 48 7 (Past Office, Official Left Penang. Arrived London 9 A Oct 15 m 9 B 12 16 C 15 m 19 D 31 23 E 15 26 F 20 27 G „9 h 28 H 21 Sep. 7 A 31 „8 B 31 8 C 24
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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