Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 November 1918

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    19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE CRUSHED daily ESTABLISHED 1833. £79. VOL. LXXVI. THURSDAY, 28th NOVEMBER, 1918. FRIGE 10 CENTS.
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      861 1 frMsuH I piof.Y.K Miirfllim,; ANSON ROAD. I I BO ne Setti nga n d I §urg' cal Manipulation. I BEAR BRAND MILK j I you can have no idea what al I CIGARETTES Ii g I I Mifli Tlfo particular man demands a particular cigarette. State Express are I 2
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      19 1 RuDDymede Hotel, J; SEA SIDE. id 3 J 5 "THE” PLACE TO STAY AT S g ’PHONE h?ghtsa’. S
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1611 2 Mr M H Hunt has been appointed agent of the Pacific Mail at Kobe vice Mr H F Palmer, who has been transferred to Singapore. Mr and Mrs H J V Sinclair are arranging to go to England shortly, the former having been granted long leave by
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    EDUCATION IN MALAYA.
    539 2 PENANG PRINCIPAL INTERVIEWED. Tbe Rev. B. J. Baughman, Prkcipal of the Anglo-Chinese School, Penang, is ab present laid up in the General Hospital A representative of the Pinang Gazette visited the Hospital last evening, and had a brief talk with him with reference to one or two
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    FUNCTION OF A UNIVERSITY.
    380 2 Speaking on the functions of a university at the annual convocation of the Bombay University, Lord Willingdon, the Chancellor, said The great tradition of a university must be to strive steadfastly from the beginning to know, to understand and to teach man's purpose and place in
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    PENANG “ OUR DAY ” RED CROSS FUND 1918.
    252 2 PENANG OUR DAY RED CROSS FUND 1918. Eleventh List of Subscriptions. Amounted previously acknowledged .«5 787 11 Mr. H. Welham $lOO. Mr. J. G. Hummeling $25, Collection Boxes Nos. 186 190 issued to Government Monopolies, Penang $75.46, Mr. Yeoh Seng Lye $lOO, Collecting Card No. 65 issued to Secretary, Sin
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    “OUR DAY” TANK.
    27 2 Messrs. Chin Seng and Co., Ltd., have kindly presented two Goodyear Motor Car Tyres “All Weather”' quality as prizes to the “Our Day” Tatnk.
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    “OUR DAY” CALENDAR.
    41 2 Nov 29.—St Andrew’s Society, Ball, Town Hall, 9.30 pm. Dec 2 3 and 4. —New Fantastic» at Town Hall. Dec 14 and 15.—Krian Dec 20 and 21. Penang Our Day.” Dec 24.—Dinner and Dance at E O Hotel.
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    Q. M. N. G.
    27 2 Amount previously acknowledged $9,090.57, Mrs. Dewar $5, Ladies Bridge Book $24.60, Bridge Debt $0.70, Mrs. Simpson $l2, W. Duncan Esq. $3O. Total $9,162.87.
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    AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
    142 2 An agricultural show will be held in Ip h, on Saturday. The show embraces all poducts known, to be grown.locally, imWling cereals, pulses, root crops, vegetables, economic products spices, and fruits. Sjiecia-l interest will be felt in the exhibition of livestock which will form a large section of
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    TWO MILLIONS AN HOUR.
    167 2 The supposed inability of the lay mind to envisage a billion dollars leads the Washington correspondents to reduce America’s war costs to simpler figures. Therefore we are informed, writes the New York Sun,” that the cost is about 50.000.000 dollars a day, or say 2.000.000 dollars
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    JAPANESE COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
    134 2 —“S.T.” Last Saturday saw the opening to the public of the Nan-yo Kyokai, or Japanese Commercial Museum, which is housed in the building on Bras Basah Road which was for some years known as Stamford House. There was no formal ceremony, but a cordial welcome was extended
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    EMPEROR OF JAPAN TO KING GEORGE V.
    83 2 Tokio, November 11.—The Emperor of Japan has sent the following message to King George: The greatest pleasure has been experienced by me in receiving the intelligence <4 the more than cordial reception so heartily accorded to Prince Yorihito by Your Majesty and Your
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      456 2 WANTED. SUNGEI PATANI SFn Experienced Store-keeper Security CRfJs required. Apply Box No. 301, c/o Pinang 'UNO, Gazette. r There are still Small Motor Boat, about Bh. p. For 111 a f ew pleasure purposes only. Apply Box No. I tickets available. p| e 1 302, c/o Pinang Gazette. the Secretary
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      464 2 annnnnnnnnancnnnnannnnnnnnnnnj g EMPIRE THEATRES 9 28th Nov. to 2nd Dec., 1918. j n n FIRST HOUSE. Charlie Chaplin's Latest, Farmer Alfalfa's Revenge “Cartoon Comedy’’, Hist at 6 o’clock, j-j SECOND HOUSE. [j p-r Be Sure You’re Right (Comedy,) The Fourteenth Man g q (Comedy), Special Metro “By Special Request” jj
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    INFLUENZA.
    1004 3 THE EPIDEMIC IN AFRICA. Capet..wn. October 12.—Notwithstanding vigor .’is efforts the epiiem?: cf Spanish in ii ienza had not. up to Friday, shown signs of abatement. On the contrary the pneumonic phase is apparently increasing. Inquiries revea' a ieplorable amount of d-stituticn among the poorer classes and a serious
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      1184 3 wanted. notice. Penang St. Andrew’s TEO MALAY STATES By Order of the Assistant Official RAILWAYS. Assignee, Penang, the Adminis* trator of the Estate of MOR SAM aa:e lud deceased of Chop Hor Choon Sin. A SUBSCRIPTION 4 Power. Send details Bukit Mertajam. I 1 A T T Senta Tae ander9i?Ged
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      468 3 PRITCHARD Co., Ld. INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) We are showing a splendid selection of Perfumes, Soaps and Toilet Requisites, suitable as X’mas Gifts. ZENOBIA NATURAL ROGER AND PERFUMES. GALLETS f PERFUMES. $4 to $6 per bottle. From $2 75 to sio Violets, Rose Supreme X per bottle. e'c. etc.
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    BIRTH.
    18 4 Goh. —On November 25, at Jalan Besar. Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Goh Tiam Serqj, a son.
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    MARRIAGE.
    40 4 Hindley—l?okk—On 'he 27th, at St John’s, Ipob, by Rev. H. C. Henham, F. Duncan Hiudley, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hinoley, Bu-hey. Herts, to Greta, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Dore, Pinner, Middlesex.
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    THE BILL OF COSTS.
    1046 4 From matters in li’ary which have filled most men’s minds for nearly five years, popular attention is being more and more turned to social, economic and political problems which have to be viewed from an altered perspective bearirg some relation to the readjustment of values and
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    DEATH OF DR. SCRIVEN.
    412 4 We regret to record the death of a resident of Penang in the pen-on of Dr. Michael Edwin Scriven, late of the Straits Medical Service. He passed away yesterday afternoon at his residence, 191 Anson Road, from heart failure, after an illness of four months. Deceased
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1511 4 The revolution which the Dutch Socialist leader, Troelstra, enHolland and deaveured to engineer in Troelstra. Holland, collapsed ignominiously before it had properly begun. The Socialists deny their support to the Government, which however appears to be able to get on without them. *he majority of the people
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    TIN PRICES.
    105 4 Yo-day’s quotations for «re J Penang was $124.25 per riem, 3 tin $124.95 per picul -a mn Bo* A Northern contemporary von Hanneken and Coroes, tgrß ei x em Hunleaders, have been Better late than never. The U.S. War on Nov. 16th ti.a: >t w- eac A»» 1
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      166 4 -iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit— iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiitizziffe J BASS’s j R LIGHT BITTER ALE. g H (GREEN DIAMOND) IN QUARTS AND PINTS. H BOTTLED BY S i M. B. FOSTER SONS, London. 1 8 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR COMPANY. Q iMOUTRIE PIANOS The “IDEAL” Tropical Instrument Solid Teak Casework, com ict lron Frame Th ver latcst uadcr
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      17 4 St. Andrew’s Dinner AT THE “8. O. Hotel", On Friday, 29th November, 1918, AT 7.30 P.M. SHARP.
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    37 4 DEATHS Scriven. —At his residence 191, Ansoa Road, at 3-30 p.m. on November 27th, from heart failure, Doctor M. E. Scriven. Smith. —At Bangkok, on November 16, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Smith.
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    IN STRASBOURG.
    133 5 KJVAL incidents. SITUATION in gebmany. TBE general election. Jt, French troop,, onrier M.rsh.l Fetaio, ti eevccnFi edS a3bo rg T e FrenCh a occupy Mayence. tl t force* w,lt r/ C blentz, and the British hree important Rhine «’jpulated fot occupation brl dgene<*« r Armistice. r on- e
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    STRASBOURG.
    31 5 FRENCH REOCCUPATION. "ter Telegrams Strasbourg, November 26. 7 F h Army, headed by Marshal e->.:ed Strasbourg. Tne city was he:,;. ind the streets packed with dieedns r.iousands singing the “Mar■bise
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    The Rhine Bridgeheads.
    47 5 ;Havas TxugxamiJ Paris N vemher 27.—Under ’hp A’lsti :erm=. that the Al'ies will hold te entire west bank of the Rhine, in lidr.icu three bridgeheads on the east k; T: e American Army will occupy [obierz, British will occupy Cologne, Ki the Frecch Mayence.
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    Strasbourg Freed.
    95 5 Mars.... Pttain made his official entry k Stasi arg yesterday afternoon. *ith t:.e very of the old Alsatian lor.rfj. a a o f 1870 is expunged from tte ttcitcheon of France. Alsace and 7 mine tyew themse ves into the arms of Hotheriand, with no talk if piEcheirea
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    King’s Visit to Paris.
    44 5 I r e to give King George a I r e me. The King comes to r c -ngr/"Vtots to the President of ■‘L‘- r n --u .ue great victory cf the joint Pa** »u honour England and the V
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    German Peace Delegates.
    27 5 |*ia ßta L. 1 ‘bat the German mission, L.; F-' in the coming peace fci Uot n Paris, I ir Ls of the capital;
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    Returned Prisoners.
    25 5 IT» j-. ,Q( reach prisoners of war arrived in Paris from a hundred thousand of PrijQ Uej x e making their way home
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    French Censorship.
    13 5 In- m ®»t stili be suppressed oteijj. enc b newspapers sent
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    SITUATION IN GERMANY.
    385 5 SEPARATIST MOVEMENT. [Reuter’s Telegrams Copenhagen, November 25. Berlin papers emphasise the growing political complications throughout Germany. Separatist movements, aimed at the throwing off of Berlin authority, are becoming more pronounced in South Germany, NorthWest Germany and the Rhine Provinces. South German representatives have declared their hostility to
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    Extended Army Service.
    51 5 BOUNTIES PROMISED. London, November 25. The War Office announces that, with a view to providing men for overseas garrisons, and the necessary reserves at home, soldiers may extend their periods of service for two, three or four years, entitling them to bounties of £2O, £4O and £5O
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    The Censorship.
    240 5 London, November 25. The censorship of foreign cablegram? continues until peace is concluded. CENSORSHIP PROBLEMS. One of the many questions that will arise when an with Germany has been arranged, is the discontinuance of the censorship, says the Pioneer.” There will be no military necessity for the existence
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    THE SWEEPER FLOTILLA.
    269 5 DEPARTURE FOR KIEL. L nion, November 25. To day the advanced unit of the British Fleet set out for Kiel from a great minesweeping aid “Q” boat base at Granton, near Edinburgh. It_ consisted of a flotilla of the Hunt Class' of mine-sweepers, comprising the flagship Musketry,
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    "U-Boat Avenue."
    86 5 THE SURRENDERED CRAFT. London, November 25. A correspondent who visited U-Boat Av-nue” <ff Harwich, where the sur eudered sur marines a.e lying, states 'hat the avenue is ovei a mile long Th l submarines were towed on -either side in batches of threes and f.urs. Officers, when asktd
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    Submarine Victims
    62 5 ON ARMISTICE D XY Stockholm, November 25. The last victim of submarici-m was the Christiania steamer Ener, which was torpedoed in the evening of bovesnoer 11th, thus after the beginning of the armistice The crew who were landed at Bergen, said r German submarit e. on November 11th,
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    In the Black Sea.
    55 5 ALLIED WARSHIPS’ DESTINATIONS. Prris, November 25. Allied warships have entered the Black Sea. Destroyers are proceeding to Sulina and Gala'z. British warships are going to Novorossia*, Poti and the British cruiser Liverpool and two B itish destroyers are going to Sentined, and two destroyers are going
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    Empire’s Constitution.
    127 5 LORD ROBERT CECIL’S PLEA. LcnduD, November 26. Lord Robert Ceci’, freaking at Hi'chin, emphasised the necessity of improving the constitution < f tl e Empire. He did not agree with the Australian Piemier s complaint ab<_ut not being sufficiently consulted as regards the terms of the armis-ic--, but
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    The New Parliament.
    20 5 London, November 26. The King’s Proc'amation provides that the new Parliament wfil meet on January 21st, 1919.
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    Silver.
    9 5 London, November 23. The silver market is quiet.
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    GERMANY’S GUILT.
    285 5 AMAZING REVELATIONS. Copenhagen, November 25. Amazing revelations as to the origin of the war are contained in the documenta from the Bavarian Legation in Berlin published officially at Munich. Count von Lercbenfeld, the Minister, in the middle of July, 1914, describes Germany’s calculated efforts to prevent agreement between
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    HOW TO MAKE GERMANY PAY.
    545 5 The entire cost of the war tu America and xll the Allies should be placed upon Germany. In d' xUg this all bunds that have bveii issued by Germany, Austria, Turkey ar. t Bulgaria for carrying on this war, and ’all pri r Lunds issued
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    Passages to the Dominions.
    80 5 Loudon, November 25. The Government will provide free passages to the Dominions for the wives and families of Colonial and Dominion residents who joined the Army, Royal Navy or Royal Air Force. Passages will be available before the conclusion of peace, after which practicaMy all available
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    GENERAL ELECTION.
    293 5 MR. BONAR LAW AT GLASGOW. “T* London, November 26. There were numerous'election speeches this evening, including that of Mr. Bonar Law at Glasgow He said that for the future of the world and the sake of the nations which had participated in the war, it was not less
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    VOTING ARRANGEMENTS.
    355 5 In view of the General Election at Home before many weeks are out it is of interest to ii .'te that towards the end of September the Local Government Buard isued a White Taper explaining the methods that had been adopted in arranging under the Representation of the
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    Australian Wheat.
    246 5 Melbourne, November 25. Mr. Watt, Acting Premier, has cabled to Mr Hughes that in view of the fact that another wheat harvest is du°, requiring the payment to tbe growers of at least £10,000,000, the Wheat Board thinks it desirable to sell 1,000.000 tons of wheat at a
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    THE INSURANCE CASE.
    474 5 r ACCUSED ACQUITTED. In the District Court, Penang, to-day, Mr. R. D. Acton, District Judge, delivered judgment in the case in which Tan Ab Kwai, who was charged with cheating in respect of $122.40 by falsely pretending that he was authorised by tbe Great Eastern Life Insurance
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    HOUSEBREAKING BY NIGHT.
    152 5 In the District Court, Penang, tc-day, before Mr. R D. Acton, Tan Ah Kau was charged with housebreaking by night. He pleaded guilty. Court Inspector Nicol said the accused was employed by Mr. Sarwar as a kebun. On the 15th inst. Mr Sarwar had gone to Tanjong
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    "NEW FANTASTICS."
    167 5 The “New Fantastic*"’ gave a performance in the Reading Room of the Selango* Club last night, says Tuesday’s “M.M.'\ to a large and appreciative audience. Their programme is sustained entirely by ladief in songs, duets, quartettes, etc., and :ertainly provides an enjoyable evening. The star artiste is Miss
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      52 5 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day, and to-morrow Penang Standard Times Low Water. High Water. To-day. 8.45 a.m. (4ft. "in.) 3.20 a.m. (3ft. 6in.) 9.33 p.m. (oft. 9in.) 2.52 p.m. (3ft. Oin.) To-morrow. 9.36 a.m. (4ft. 9in.) 4.10 a.m. (3ft. lin.) 10.5 p.m. (6ft. 2in.) 3.45 p.m.
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    PEACEFUL ADVANCE.
    1541 6 —William IL. proclamation June. 1915. MAIN ROUTES TO SOUTH GERMANY. I The following article is of interest, in view of the fact that Allied armies will shortly hold the Rhine to the Dutch frontier. The two main routes from Eastern France into South Germany are through the Belfort
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    SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL ON SUEZ CANAL.
    223 6 Australian and New Zealand troops in Palestine and Egypt have taken action in the direction of erecting a memorial on the banks of the Suez Canal to their fallen comrades. The movement lias so far been restricted to mounted troops, but subscriptions have been sought
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    FIRE ON A STEAMER.
    292 6 The Japanese steamer Shiukoku Maru, (registered tonnage of 4.292), bound from Singapore to Vancouver put into Hongkong on November 18. with a fire on board in a spare bunker in which copra and rubber were stored. The fire floats attended the vessel on arrival, and are
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    GERMANY’S WESTERN FRONTIER.
    6 6 THE RHINE LANDS.
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      19 6 b "'t I > Ft V I Swml Virginia v cigarettes A H O.Wills. vW R, 2TOL 4 LONDON ,1
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1292 7 JYew l/ear JYieeting, 1919, (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing*.) TifE-No amendments to this programme will be considered nless due notice is given In writing to the Secretary at east seven clear days before the date of the Special General Meeting whicn is fixed for Wednesday.
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    585 7 EFFECTS OF NEW RE SIME On the occasion of England’s fifth year of war, I, as a simple student in a foreign country, and an admirer of England and her great history, wish to put on record a a few of Eng'aud’s great deeds accomplished during this war, and
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    FATE OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL FAMILY.
    292 7 Stockholm, September 27.—There has been no further news about the Russian Imperial family since the Duwagar Empress’s letter to her brother, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, in which she de cribtd her life in the Crimea and the indignities constantly suffered from the authorities and
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    THE MAGNIFICENT MOTHER.
    655 8  -  R. W. I entered the house prepared to condo e tactfully with the bereaved mother; but wias considerably taken aback when she walked gaily into the room into which I had been ushered and gave me an almost boisterous greeting. T here was no sign of mourning
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    KAISER’S MENTAL STATE.
    215 8 London, October 9. —According to the London correspondent of the New York “World.” the Dutch newspaper “Maandag Ochtenblad” says: —“The German panic over the Bulgarian fiasco was so great that it even affected the Kaiser. The German revolutionary element says the Kaiser remains in seclusion for hours.
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      339 8 k -_<TjTjfclß *2* ..WA>.j \4p 't v jß 1&£» MAGNETO IGNITION. 4 B" I r I I 150,000 Last Year! 5_ a g the enormous annual output of Overland motor cars! I i Many thousands of them went to all parts of the world. The Overland is J indeed the
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      24 8 The Pinang Gazette Press, Limited. IS The Only Printing Office in Penang WITH PROPER FACILITIES FOR Copper-Plate Printing AND Pie-Stamping. Orders Promptly Attended to.
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    KLANG D. P. A.
    445 9 -.-ISTICAL BUREAU: RICE J AND wages. meeting of the Klang District wm held at the Klang pj I'.'th. there being present *•>' p Qusrtley (Chairman), R N rs p -eenhill, H I’ Hardingham, g, f Hammond Smith and C A V eC,nl *p sec.) Also the
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    199 9 Br*' !nie Ihrby Co., Ltd Singapor November as follows —The latest wire from 23rd instant date 1 K, M llows:—’Rubber 2/4J, 2,5 j but quiet and 23rd November.— a wv 'ancelled owing to All sorts of ru- 'I- uig the period preceding review ■t--' 3 were buying
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER SALES.
    37 9 From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 28. At Singapore rubber auctions. 1.750 tons were catalogued, of which a good deal was withdrawn. Standard grades touched 75 cents. Lower grades were about last week's prices.
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    MERGUI RUBBER.
    44 9 From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 28. The rejiort of Mergui Rubber Company shows a profit of 518.183. The sum of 515.000 is placed to development reserve 'and the remainder carried forward. The all-in cost was 1 s|, a rise of 4£d.
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    RISE IN THE COLOMBO MARKET.
    153 9 At a meeting of the Rubber Committee this morning it w .s decided to resume the old system of weekly cash sales which was discontinued at the time of the financial crisis in December. 1916, says the “Times of Ceylon” of November 7. There will
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    35 9 Imports in September. London. October 28.—Plantation rubber imports for September amounted to 1,985 tons, and deliveries to 1,993 tons. The total stocks of Para and Plantation rubber amount to 13,264 tons against 12,586.
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    THE COPRA MARKET.
    34 9 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore. November 28. The copra market shows a steady fall, and the market is weak. Fine sundried is at 810. and fair to good 89.50 to 89.70.
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    THE KWONG YIK BANK LIQUIDATION.
    228 9 The Liquidator fourth report for the year ended December 1917 states that the amount d u from sundry debtor- at date of liquidation was Custoaners 82.605.166.79; Directors 82.605.632.85. Of this there had been collected at the end of the fourth year or written off as
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    THE SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK.
    76 9 The general meeting of the shareholders of the Siam Commercial Bank. Ltd., will be held on Thursday December 5. According to the balance sheet the net profit is Tcs. 419.000. in which is included a ‘■um of Tcs. 116.000 brought forward from the last account. The
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    GERMAN BANK OFFICIALS.
    195 9 The N. C. Daily News” of November Bth says: At last the Chinese Government has bestirred itself in respect of the long enjoyed immunities of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank in Shanghai. Y’e=terday afternoon instructions came from Peking that the German officials of the bank were to be turned
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    QUITE O.K.
    30 9 An advertiser writes: "As we ha\e let “our house will you please stop adyertis“ing it. Advertising in the 'P.G. is “quite O.K. we have had lots of replies.”
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      PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.
      56 9 [To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazette.] Sir,—Perhaps in view f your leader of yesterday you will be good enough to enlighten your readers a* to the meaning and estimated value of a preferential tariff for the Colonies—with no fresh taxation on food and raw materials
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      SOME PHASES OF IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
      1116 9 Our correspondent and others will probably be interested to have their attention directed to the following extracts from an article by Mr. M. F. Massey, Prime Minister of the Dominion of New Zealand, which appeared in the September Empire Review There appears to be some
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    RACING.
    365 9 THE AUSTRALIAN DERBY. Flemington, November 2.—The following is the result of the Australian Derby Eusebius 1 Outlook 2 Finmark 3 [Eusebius ran third in the Caulfield Cup and is one cf the best three-year-olds in Australia. He was quoted 12 to lin the Caulfield Cup, which was won by
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    CALCUTTA RACE ENTRIES.
    179 9 Calcutta, November 2. —The following are the first entries for the King-Emperor’s Cup, and the Viceroy's Cup at the first meeting of the Calcutta Races. The King-Emperor’s Cup. —One mile.— Mr. John’s Double Scotch H. H. General Nawabzada Obaidulla Khin’s Kaltoi; Mr. Allan’s Mareianus; Mr. M. Goculdas’
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    FRANCE HONOURS MR. HUGHES.
    217 9 Paris, October 13.—President Poincare, in presenting to Mr. Hughes yesterday the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, greeted him as a man who shared his ownrviews. He expressed the thanks of France for the wonderful achievements of the Australian troops fighting with
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    COMMISSIONS IN THE NEW ARMIES.
    42 9 The General Officer Commanding, Straits Settlements, has received a telegram from the War Office. London, stating that no more applications for Commissions in the following Technical Corps:—R.E., R.A. M.C., A.V.C., A.S.C.. A.0.C., and Workshops, will be entertained.
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    458 9 Yesterday’s Late Arrivals. a. a. Yue Yiog Wab, Capt. Anderson, 816 tons, from Moalmein, consignee Mr Quah Beng Kee, cargo of rice. To-days Arrivals. a. 8. Sappho, Capt. D. Scott, 327 tons, from Teluk Ausqd, arrived 840 a.m consigneea Messrs. Adamson Gilfillan <fc Co Ltd general cargo s
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    153 9 DAILY (except Sunday). Federated Malay States,') By train 7.1 a a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singa- > pore and Hongkong— J Saturdays 5.30 p.m Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Taiping j 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Kuala Kubu, Kuala Lum; ur and Seremban J 10 am. Bukit Mertajam, Bukit 10
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    36 9 (Post Office, Official Report.) Left Penang. Arrived London Sep. 7 A Oct. 31 8 n B 31 8 C 24 14 D Nov 15 20 E 15 23 F 15 25 G 11
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    AERIAL MAIL TO AUSTRALIA.
    64 9 Sydney, October 14.—1 t has been arranged for a survey party to leave on 14th November to traverse the route between Sydney and Port Said in connection with the proposed aerial mail service between Sydney and London. Landing places 300 miles distant from each other will
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    727 9 In the course of a leader the "Malay Mail The question now arises Ought the F.M.S. to make further contributions towards the ccst of the now ended war and, if so, on what grounds, for how long a period and to what extent The British Admiration
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    183 9 Penang, November 28, 1918. S. P. Tapioca $8 60 sales. M. P. Tapioca $8 80 buyers. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6j buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O nom. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace'Pickings $61.50 sales. Cloves season
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