Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 July 1919

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No 173. VOL. LXXVII WEDNESDAY. 30th JULY, 1919. PRICE IO CENTS.
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    • 878 1 Envelopes all sorts and sizes printed or plain The Pinang Gazette Press limited. INSURANCE. 1 I S “Qleveland 'a LOOK! I I i»coifo** t,d 1M LAWD Jv f y A I In regard to accidents, you never know your luck.” u RANCE C® LTD- HE "J U wwy V Uak
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    • 32 1 UP-TO-DATE PRINTING of every description undertaken, from a visiting card to the largest size poster, by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd. with care and promptitude. Estimates given free and artistic display guaranteed.
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  • 2008 2 AT BALJK PUL\U. [Fbom a Cokkespondknt. Saturday and Sunday, the 26th 27tb: instan r provided a veritable trans formation scene at Balik Pulau. Crowds of peop'e from varkus mukims thronged the village and the roads kading to PuLu Beteng and Sungei Pinang. Two arches were built on both
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 959 2 new advertisements. FRESH STOCKS. POSITION WANTED. Paid, Steam’s wine of cod liver Aa Manager for smdl estate over nine q vjbrona (Tonlc Wine >, wincarnis, yea r s experience in F. M. S. able to supply coolies. For farther part culars please Hudson’s eumenthol jujubes, aptly to Box No. 219,
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    • 320 2 I TOWN HALL I TO-MO3ROW. THURSDAY. [AND FRIDAY, AT 9-3 Q t J S GRAND FAREWELL PERFORMANCES S BY THE I EMPIRE REVUE CO. IN A COLOSSAL I I Vaudeville Banq Me( 8 In which each member of the Company is seen g in his or her particular Vaudeville Speciality,
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  • 1002 3 .—“Santa Fe New Mexican.’’ THE BURMA SITUATION. At this season of the year paddy cultivators in Lower Burma are busy ploughing the 8| million acres of paddy fields and have little time to think of any thing else. Their hopes in the future crops are now taking shape
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  • 504 3 Messrs Baker, Morgan Co. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, reported on Saturday as follows: The improvement in the market, to which we referred last week, has been more than maintained, and the week closes with quite a fair amount of activity. It is exceptional for this time of
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  • 276 3 The ninth Annual ordinary gene>*l meeting of the United Malacca Rubber Estates, Ltd, was held on Friday, 18th July. Mr fan Cheng Lock (Chairman) presiding. The Chairman said, that owing to adverse conditions brought about by the war the profit for the year from rubber alone was
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    • 1140 3 r ''77qlT|ONS VACANT. HILL PADI AND RAGI. r" iPbtten Machinemen w»nt»d. A limited eapp'y ot tesds is now CTliniW a" d 1 1 Dc.tmns. Apply available. 1.1.’y Z.r Em”? zette Messrs, Sime, Darby 4 Co., Ltd will O tfork« slapflg book orders for supplies »ud distribute at Nurse to g°
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    • 144 3 AN ASSASSIN. Rheumatism is like an assassin. Before you know it you are in its power, and the terrible pains and aches that follow are even worse than if the assassin’s knife was driven into your flesh. LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM is the one and the only true and sure cure
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    • 643 3 PENANG AUCTION MART. NOTICE OF SALE By Public Auction, On Wednesday, me uth day of August, 1919, AT 11 A.M. IN THE ARCHWiY OF I OGAN’S BUILDINGS, BEACH STREET, PENANG. BY ORDER OF THE COURT. in the Supreme court of the straits settlements, SETTLEMENT of PENANG. Suit 1915 No. 89
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  • 20 4 Ensob. —At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on July 28th, to Mr and Mrs T D Ensor. a osughter.
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  • 866 4 Many references have been made to the possibility of tew industries and the development of existing industries iu Malaya after the war. But for unforeseen circumstances, a Trade Commissioner to Malaya would doubtless have entered upon his duties ere this. Meanwhile, the name of the gentleman who
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  • 419 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $l3O per picul, business done; and for refined tin $l3l per picul business done. The Japanese cruiser Tone has arrived at Singapore. Penang Library will bp closed on Saturday and Monday the 2nd and 4th August, being Public Holiday?. A
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  • 1757 4 Lord Curzon’s comparisons between the condemned sovereigns of The Ex-Kai.er history and the ex-Kaiser and Prussia. will appeal to most people. The only simi. larity between Napoleon and William is in the efforts both made to subjugate Europe. To quote Lord Curzon s words, “There was something
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    • 201 4 National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers. (Straits Settlements Branch.) An Organisation of ex-service Men, governed by themselves, free from all Party Politics and Politicians. Existing to Promote the welfare of those who have served, of those who are still fighting, their dependents and the dependents of those who have
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    • 38 4 RAC E W EEK. Fancy Dress (optional) Dinner Dane© at THE "E. O.” T&fyursday, Utfj Huguit. 1919. SPECIAL DINNERS: Tuesday, 12th August. Saturday. 16th Special Tiffins during the week. E, 0. Orchestra every day at Tiffin and Dinner.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 40 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day and To-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 2.09 a.m. 8.24 a.m. 2 04 p.m. 8.44 p.m. To-morrow. 2.39 a,m. 8 55 a m. 2.34 p.m. 9 10 p,m.
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  • 204 5 Havas. RHINE ARMY. T Manhal F-ch sppeared -V 11 ;l o f and rfae k V hav .32 e ft3 150.0C0 mea .-.nv of cceutation of he I th- Vai*d S’toes f- D r i 9 -7 lanited camber of i i?eF r D R;-.ne. France will
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  • 354 5 H Ms?* *t Watson w-i*es My I se sac-* em sale: ast weer Dr I- 12.-- He egsn .n toe ranks won a L.„ x i is iectrated u v -i-r Asche is a great 1.. r trer.cn morta-s That fact L. i. 3 ’2 ib
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  • 66 5 1 -each nee- returned to RG A. w-i’es as i '1 Cot manning the I Man .2 sters k- On I N C 0® of th* Batt. MiQ?Qeet«-r *<} fl l r *rGa«i -3’tapsr ou appreciation nt' <: wn us during cu r tiars- detachment left ■f-us--'” y
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  • 69 5 Bee oa- wteu 11.’ >o: 4 pp.‘ u are detained, the rate I 1 P ar of an hour. 4 r. a<i e r%Se or 3e «ond a- r-- Z P‘ ?r oar or part l *'sr u4~ ,r R ia 3 cen^B per e -’i-j 7
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  • 233 5 Womas to Attempt thk Fiat. New York, M*y 29th: The Chicago correspondent cf the New York Times' Sua .es hat M-as Ruih i_aw, the wmnn aviator, h«a announced that she will attempt the trans- Atlantic flight in a Curt ss biplane equ’pped with two CurtissKirkman motor”, of 400
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  • 188 5 A correspondent who hag returned from a visiz the Armsmng-Wh.irwcrth. rks as Bari'w near Selby ziwes an intereetmz note about the ccnstruti n of the R 36 the world's lircesr The R 39 wtZI tarry forty tons of cargo at a speed of 70 uries an hour. She
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  • 121 5 Captain Alcock found the task of costr hns tiie Vic keys- aeroplane 'n the Atlantic night very exhaa=t~nv arid th.it. though he managed to win thr-ugh. ae would net rare ander-ake such a Sight again. In fa <-f this fiicht. it is rretty near that eight hoar*
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  • 99 5 Leuden, May 26—A description ra-» teen given cf a new internal comcwwtuxi engine, invented by Mr W Steil, waich has been kept a sec-e* during the war. Steam f—m th<* water;*cket «nd the exhaust is utilised to help drive -he engine, and steens and comru’*ion a
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  • 111 5 Ih- i mted '•tares -ann-'t get ale ng wioh an army cf 300 000 men. but must i*ve 50C OOC Mr E iker the War Serre’-.i 'A -he Military Aflairs Ccmmittse cf the Senate recent. He declareu his oe_ief that 5C< 000 men could easily be raised
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  • 74 5 Several notable pers* nages ire n'-w known to have perished am mg 2S victim* of the disaster which, befeil the vemment Transatlantic ’.mer City of Mi_an m Messina while engaged in laving table* Land. I B nell- Director-‘Zenera. cf Nationa. Taiegraphs Com-rend i~. re Emanuele jma head
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  • 44 5 The Band will play rhe following programme of music at the Esplanade f*cm p.m tc-day 1. Selection As You Were ...Dsrewjki 2. Galop The Gartoaln A-bert 3. Waltz The Rivulet ...Godfrey 4. Gavotte The First Kiss ...Franke 5 March Wheelmen Patrol Ban'z
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  • 299 5 DEARNESS OF LIVING AT HOME. London Jaiy 9:*'.—Tb« Dalian rioting, by wtnch prices have been appreciably ewered. has excited much interest he-e. and from more than one qua-ter cctne wvn nge that similar outbreazs mas- ce expected in Great Britain unless semetning very drastic is done Oae
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  • 292 5 r -.-.June 14.—T: e incusurial si'uation i 3 b?c miog steadily g**ver. There is a rum a* *o-cay of preparations for someth rg '.ize a m a ary die*atorsr:p in Paris shcu d the strike become generalised. Suth i step it is hardly toe much to
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  • 376 5 Allegations Against Anglo Indian Doctor Loudon, July 15. A cout-martia. opened in London yes e-uay cu an Aug Indian nam-*d Wii’ram Fratei of the Indian Medical Department. No evidence has ye* been cal ed, ban according to 'he opening sta*ement for the prosecution the p isoner wss
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  • 177 5 Counts in Francs Rbgahcing Japan’s Attttudu Shanghai, July 11.—It is semi officially announced that the Shantung question is still engaging the attention of tne Chinese De egaticn. which pr-ptsed a rapp ernentary clause containing a definite Japanese undertaking r®gardiag the restoration of Kiaochac, or an exiharge of Notes
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  • 163 5 Tokic, July 10.—G- neral Hasegawa, Governor-General of h. ea was received in audierce so-dav to “port upon the situation in Korea genera It is believed in wel ’ermed circles that be will not return tc 3 1 1 A Bill for the amendment 3 the official organization
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  • 372 5 Reference to the formation in England of a huge ccmbine in the munitions industry. designed to suceeesful.y ccmpe e wi b American and foreign fi-ms. wu made in the Practice Ccu— Melbourne, b-fcre Mr Josdce H3od Th» case was cue in which the Perpetua Executors and Trustees
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  • 91 5 Pietermaritzburg, June 4—A remarkin’v p’ctu’»sque has jus’ cone uded in the native High Court at Eeh rve of 174 native- 1 who w»re charged with mnd-r in ecnnec f ion with a tribal fight at a weddinc All the accused were found gui ty. and w=-e sentenced
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  • 59 5 A meeting cf de egateu representing the workers in eight Loudon distric*? came; a motion threatening to f: o’ tne example of Manchester and forcibly consume hoarded beer. The chairman of the meeting pretested that the charge of fourpence per pint ww preposterous, and that it gave the
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  • 961 5 THE KURRAM VALLEY COMMANDER An Indian co’■respond»-nt writes to toe Pioneer :—General Nadir Khan, wh has been in command of the Afghan forces in the Kurram Valley, is the son cf Sardar Yusaf Khan, grandson cf Sardar Sultan Mahamed Khan and great-grandsen cf Amir Dost Muhamed Koan. In
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  • 840 5 Mr. P. S. WL.iaiua, Aset. Secretary to Resident, Perak, is in Penang. Mr AC J Towers, the c.icket capr*i a of ne Ipoh Club, has resigned that post. HE ths Governor and Lady Evelyn Y.ung are leaving for Heme on August 14th by the Pembrczesh re. Lt-Col
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  • 689 6 VAST RUSSIAN BID. Mr Wythe William?, lately Daily Mail correspondent lately in Germany says Germany is beaten militarily, and she knows it, It is a false idea that she may regain strength to attack Great Britain or France. When she strikes again it will be in
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  • 186 6 London June 4.—-The Council of Four is unable to on the question of fioancial modifications of the German treaty. President Wilson s pressing for generosity to Germany, but M Clemenceau is resisting his representati ns. The Berlin correspond nt cf the New York Sun” states
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 127 6 PRITCHARD'S PROVISIONS, WINE AND SPIRIT DEPARTMENT. This Department is stocked with a splendid selection of English, American, and Australian Provisions, Wines, Spirits and Beer. Nothing but the best is ever stocked and for Display and Quality, this department cannot be surpassed. MUNRO'S “HOUSE of LORDS” WHISKY. This is a Whisky
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    • 522 6 [runny MEDE HOTEL. I GRAND CINDERELLA DANCE. I the S SATURDAY. 16TH AUGUST. 1919. AT 9-30 P.M. Re. I e»ch. R s I ADMISSION FRE3. I Swiss made SPECIAL DINNER ON THE LAWN AT 8 p.m. Guaranteed for 2 years R 1— I Lady s I BOOKING NOW OPEN I
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  • 524 7 Y^lE RDaYS proceedings. A# tl e Municipal CommissionA'“«""’“.Town ws held at «be ere f Council Chamber yesterday 1 yidoicip )Oge p esent were Messrs G 1 fterß J /rd (President), F Duxbury, the J.' n Jlrich, A M 0 I n J“' h H'”' A Yeon Gusn Seo*.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 115 7 J 1 the Editor of the “Pining Gazettb.”] Hr, —Re S. M. Fix’s qu ry on B.’idge ;n j nr hue of today’s date, I do not sgr?? with his contenrion? in reference to :!’e powers of Damm’, Firstly, a trick if won by a revoke is
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  • 1000 7 FURTHER VIEWS. Filias P< puli” writes to the “Malay Mail 7 Mr Macfadyen avers that the M 8 V R, in adopting compulsory recruitment, created an anomaly which, however, he claims ja-tihed i’self as an emergency expedient j and that the M S VR must either disappear, or
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 109 7 The bowls t es played last evening resulted as under Single Handicap—G Wright-Mot or—4 beat WEO Tmvill 1 by 21—12; H Muir 4 w.o. J Bond I J Dugu’d scr beat H Starr—s by 21 —ll ;W 8 Dunn -+-2 E R Henderson scr by 21—12. The
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    • 409 7 Australasian Tactics in Doubles. Players f om Australasia have done great things iu the double game, as Davis Cop records show. In the present revival of lawn tennis their best players (wi’h one or two exceptions) are practicing in England. It would be a mistake to speak of
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    • 84 7 Calcu’tf», July 15.—A E Cornwell, the Austra'ian Jockey, was to day sentenced to two mon'hs’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 30, or, in default, a further fifteen days’ hard labour, on two charges of cheating. He vent to Mis-rs Sen Law a’d Company’s shop ani purchased
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  • 292 7 Waking up Batang Perjuntai A correspondent sends the Ma’ay Mail’’ the folowing. That paper i flers no prize for the best sclu ion The Night of 23rd ins'ant was a memorable day in the annals of Batang Berjuntni history amongst the Asiatics. Although th’s piece is in a
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  • 222 7 PAYTON—WESTLAKE. The wedding took place in St. George’s Church, Pt naug, yesterday, tie Rev. Keppel Garnier officiating, of Mr William Normin Payton, Manager, Messrs Huttenbach Bretheis and Co, Ipob, eldest son of the late Mr Hugh Pay ton and Mrs Hugh Payton, Harborne, Birmingham, to Miss Ruth
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  • 424 7 THE MUSINGS OF A SAGE. The sage sat musing deeply on an old and kn< tty question. Which had raised its hoary head anew with the piping times of Peace. For the pe< pie seemed to suffer from a moral indigestion When asked to gulp conscription for a further
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  • 115 7 Pknang. July 30, 1919. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 3/16 4 months’ sigl Bank ...2/4 7/16 3 CreGit ...2/4 11,16 3 Documentary ...2/4 23/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private Bombay Demand Bank Moulmein Demand Bank n 3 days’ sight Private Madras
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  • 182 7 Yestbrday’s Late Arrivals. Van Swoll, Lutch, 1,132, Batavia, K. P. M., general. Tai Sbuu, Hassan, 18, Nib)ng Tebal, Quah Beng Kee, general. Lian Choo, Mahmood, 45, Kedah, Eastern Shipping Co, general. Aing Thye, Jim, 45, Kedah, Quah Beng Kee, general. Flying Dragon, Din, 36, Port Weld, Poh Seng
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  • 48 7 New York, June I,—The New York board of directois of the Conard Steamship Company announced that during the war the company had lost 45 ships totalling 389,853 tons. The total assets of the company aggregate £15,000,000. The company controls or owns 558,389 gross tons of shipping.
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  • 211 7 London, June 9.—Remarkable scenes took place on Saturday when the New Zealand soldiers on the transport Ruapihu welcomed British troops aboard the Katcomba, from Egyp»-, who had been ordered to the small p-x camp near Plymcuth. The New Zealanders vigorously upheld the British soldieis protest against internmpnt
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  • 234 7 —“Washington Star.” Penang, July 30, 1919. S. P. Tapioca sl9.2s—sales. M. P. Tapioca ...$l9 50—nom. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oe) sl6fc buyers Black Pepper $25 nom White Pepper $5B nom. Trang Pepper nominal Mace $9O nom. Mace Pickings $52 sellers Cloves $7O sellers.
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  • 222 7 Ihe members of “G” Ek-idpairy of tita Penang \olunteers entertained theix Co^ m v dll i g dini er the residence of pakar m Hutton lane, which 1 was beautifully illuminated and deoorated for the occasion. The following officer» urt to dinner: Captains Colman, Hogain
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  • 184 7 DAILY (except Sunday) Federated Malay States,') By train 7.15 a.m, Malacca, Johore, Singa- also at 5.30 p.m. pore and Hongkong— )on Saturdays Parit Buntar, Bagan 4 Serai, and Taipiag j 10 a m. 3.45 p.m. Ipoh, Batu Gajah, and "> Tapah Road j 3.45 p<m Teluk Anson
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  • 28 7 The homeward mail “A by tba Euryalu? closes at 2 p.m. on Friday. The homeward mad B by the Faz’lktt closes at 10 a.m, on Sunday,
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  • 234 7 A military cor r e pindent writes to the Mar.c’ estt-r Guard an.” Ti ere is qtti'e a strong feeling amongst soldiers, e eciallv amongst those of the middle cks^—the dam tha" h?s snffer r d most from f very standpo" t. through the war, —that the qaes
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  • 57 7 Aug I.—Masonic lustallarion, Sungei Patent Aag 2. Bui lie Holiday. Aug 2 and 4—Cricket, Penang v Perak, Esplanade. Aug 4—B .uk riuiiday. Aug 10.—P.V.R.C. Shoot, 7 30 a.m. Aug. 12, 14 and 16.—Penang Races. Aug 21. P.V.ILC. Sh'juG, 7 -30 a.m. Aug 23—Lodge Kriao, No 1190 S.C’, Parit;
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  • 56 7 The foil wing are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list:— Yesterday. To day. io aa y 2 SHARES. 5* X M M Mining. sc. C. c. sc. T. Compound 15/6 16/- 15/3 15/9 The Russian doesn’t care what happxua now. He knows it will
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 226 7 WHAT TO DO FOR MALARIA. Jn Malaria, as in most other troubles of :s the “weakest that go to the wall.” rl v probes of Malaria thrive and maltii V astonishin g rapidity in watery ]t i s for this reason that anaemic, Jt-itod people develop ague and fever Malarious
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1795 8 P»n -BRITISH INDIAK. P. M. k/ i X-B X (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co.) UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE Ki 18k k AND IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND.) APGAR LINE. (Subject to alterations wthout Nonce.) I XSelepdone ffo. 582. telegramsPaketoaart,'' Companies Incorporated in England.) EUROPEAN LINE. —rr/'AF'C FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. pnR
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    • 641 8 BANKS. CHARTERED AUSTRALIA AHO .J? I I HmMratH e.,i, m R| I I Paid up Capital I Reserve Fund I Reserve Liability of p foprieto 8 I Head Oliice. 4 I I S 3, bishohsuate, lom, Aamfoer, Canton, Cebu, GolombT’*’ rfr b »y, (V I Hankow, Hongkong, H o il
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