Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 November 1919

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1333. No 261. VOL. LXXVII. TUESDAY, 11th NOVEMBER, 1919. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1013 2 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Madame Malcolm Beranger of Bangkok is en route to Marseilles. Mr Justice Woodward, who is quite recovered, has resumed duty as Acting Chief Justice of the Colony. We are sorry to learn that Mr E Bennett local manager of Messrs Wearne Co., Ltd. is laid up with fever.
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    F M S Appointments.
    112 2 Mr J L McFall to be an Officer of Class IV, FM S Civil Service; Mr J LHumphreys to be British Adviser, Trengganu; Mr G W Lawes to be a Police Probationer, FM S; Mr CW D Hall to be a Police Probationer. F M S;
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    ANOTHER ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
    199 2 Nirvana,” the residence of Mr. A. S. Anthony, facing the Race Course, was the scene, in the early hours of this morning, of an unsuccessful attempt to rob a safe in Mr. Anthony’s bedroom 1 Awakened by tire noise of some intiuder in the room about 430
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    144 2 The business for the meeting of the Municipal Commission to be held on Wedn slay, the 12th November, is as follows: 1. Declarations from Messrs J R Murray and C R Samuel as Municipal Camtnissioners to be laid on the Table. 2. Minutes of last meeting to be
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    TRANSFORMED NOTES.
    237 2 S. F. P.” At Singapore Assizes, Foong Kwok and Lai Heng, Cantonese, were indicted for possession of forged currency notes and instruments for counterfeiting same. This is the now notorious case of the $lO currency notes, which are said to have undergone a process of chemical transformation to
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    DEATH OF MR.C W. BARNETT.
    341 2 LONG ASSOCIATION WITH PENANG. Many within and beyond the limits of the Settlement will regret to learn that th’ death occurred early this morning in the Penang General Hospital, of Mr C. W. Barnetb. a.m.ic.b. civil and consulting engineer, architect and agent, a well-known resident
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    DEATH OF MR THOMAS ROBINSON.
    168 2 We regret to announce the death of Mr Thomas Robinson, Dredgink Master, of Messrs Topham, Jones and Railton, Ltd,, Prai, Province Wellesley, which book place at Penang General Hospital yesterday of bronchitis. The deceased, who was 50 years of age, had not been long ill,
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    CHINGAY PROCESSION.
    222 2 Route for To day. The procession started at 2 p.m. to-day from the Chinese Temple, Pitt Street and proceeded by China Stree”, Queen Street, Church Strest, Kirg Street, Market Street, Beach Street, Bishop Street Penang Street, Light Street, King Street, Bishop Street, Pitt Street, Light Sireet, Farquhar Street,
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    MILK PRICES.
    39 2 According to a Gova-nrrent Gazette Extraordinary importers are not allowed to sell Car-, nation milk (baby size) at more than $l6 per case and the maximum retail price is $16.50 per case, or 34 cents per tin.
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    LEAVE YOUR CARD.
    641 3 A very agreeable married lady has asked us to tea, and we hope to go, says the Siam Observer.” But we sincerely trust, for her sake, that the fact will not get abroad. We have been gu'lty of a grave social offence so grave that if, say,
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    THE HOUSING MOVEMENT.
    279 3 As One Tibe Firm Understands ItAmong the m,any interesting achievements of the industrial leaders in America to-day nothing is more valuable than those things which make for the welfare of the workers. An example of this is Firestone Parka prosperous community-centre in Akron. Ohio, U.S.A. This town
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    BIRTHS.
    29 4 Kugust 6, io ®api. *Bd MlO. £u B. AcL*mS, daughter. Ten Lban Bweb.«—Ofi the sifi Hoicffilbet, 1919, at Kuala la DCa Mid Mlii Teh Lean Swee, ft son.
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    ARMISTICE ANNIVERSARY.
    1313 4 -"C.O." It is, and will long continue to be, a debatable point whether the conclusion of an armistice with Germany a year ago was not a mistake on the part of the Allies, who could, as it seemed, by continuing hostilities a few days or weeks, have practically
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1082 4 Practically all in Penang who had heard of Hia Majesty’s desire to Armistice Day. perpetuate the memory of the great deliverance and of those who laid down their lives to achieve it, by two minutes of silence and cessation of work from 11 a.m. to-day, had made
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    TIN PRICES.
    35 4 Tin was quoted in London on v OT £274 10s. spot, and £274 three months/ 4 1 Tin was quoted in London on Nov inek £277 10s spot, and £277 5s three months.
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    Singapore News.
    134 4 [Fboit Our Own Cobbbspondj.vtj Singapore, November 11 H H the Sultan of Johore left by th> Yab Shing, not the Bharata, for Calcutu travelling incognito. The Bharata left for Madras yesterday On her way she will pick up the Mister officers and men of the Fazilka, at Saoing'
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    The Anopheles.
    89 4 An inspection by the Medical authorities of the Moat at Fort Cornwallis revealed m immense amount of the larvae of th» Anopheles mosquito. Immediate measures were taken to destroy abac would Lave yielded thousands of the malaria genucarrier. Some Medical men io Penang had held the opinion that
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    92 4 Per N Y K ss Kitano Maru, from London, Oct 18 To Singapore: L'dy Chipman, Miss B F H Chapman, Mrs M »ibsry. Mr and Mrs L J Hume and child, tE Cobb, Mr and Mrs C Mackenzie, S' and Mrs O De Becker, Miss N
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    Cadets and Boy Scouts.
    41 4 Hi, Excellency the Hon'He James C. M. G. will inspect the Boy Scouta of Penang a”. t:ie,r iu3t| m schools on Wednesday, the follows jo p m Free School LaL Anglo-Chinese School 3 P' Sb. Xaviei’s Institution
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    Murder in Bridge Street.
    111 4 Rrirpe A murder took p’ace m Penang, yesterday ft^tera 0 et op o0 11 Chinese are alleged another Chinese, it b said over a he latter was so severely t, ere he bo be removed to hospit»-- We he a few hours after admi^ 1 arre3
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      17 4 Anniversary of the Armistice. DINNER DANOE AT THE E. O.” TO-NIGHT. E. O. ORCHESTRA AND JAZZ BAND.
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      42 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for To-day, and To-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 1.55 a m. 8 39 a.m. 2.33 p.m. 8 43 p.m. To-MOBROW. 2 35 a.m. 9 22 am. 3.18 p.m, 9 26 p.m.
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    36 4 DEATHS. Lb Su®Vß..*-Xi Klang, ©a BtKj G. U lie Sueur, of Messtfe KVhiifall S RobinsonOn Monday, 10th November, at the Genera! Hospital, Penang, Thomas Robinson, age 50, Dredging Master on Messrs Topham, Jones and Railton’s staff.
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    RUSSIA.
    806 5 ?EBiT E IN THE COMMONS. [Reuer's Telegrams.] London, November 5. on British policy towards A <3ebftv -n the Haute of Commons, l* 0 S®'"' the Vote Cr dit M J C Wedgwood, to rednce Arty Services by re ;np fir assistance to G-nerals it: 'Ldeci.cS. Colonel WedgU ncrd oar
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    SIBERIA.
    352 5 EVACUATING OMSK [Rima's T-tjouams. J Omsk, October 30. Ihe Civil Government is evacuating Omsk. 5 Koi chak is retreating over the whole front. Cause of Retreat. London, November 6. It is semi-officially stated that Koltchak’s retirement is due to the fact that the Bolshevists were reinfored and captured Petropavlovsk
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    Courland.
    69 5 GERMAN ATTACKS AT LIBAU, Copenhagen. November 6. The Lettish Press Bureau says reports from Libau show that German troops, presumably Colonel Bermondt’s, supported by artillery and armoured trains, strongly attacked Libau on November 4tb, and were repulsed by Lettish troops of Libau, supported by British artillery. The Lettish positions
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    Czecho-Slovakai's President.
    82 5 VIEWS ON BOLSHEVISM. London, November 6. President Masaryk, speaking in the Czecho-Slovak National Assembly, emphasised that the watchword of their new Republic was far-reaching social reforms without bloodshed. He had been through and observed closely the Bolshevist revolution, Lenin called Bolshevism true Maxism, but it was much more
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    U.S. Miners.
    44 5 PROLONGED STRIKE POSSIBLE. Washington, November 5. The Assistant Attorney-General declared that the Government refused to withdraw the injunction against the strike leaders, on the ground that the strike violated the law. A Mineworkers’ representative stated that the refusal means a prolonged struggle.
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    American Exports.
    27 5 London, November 6. The United States’ exports in the first eight months of 1919 were over £1,000,000,000, representing a big advance on previous similar period?.
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    Bank of England Rate Up.
    25 5 London, November 6. The Bank of England rate of discount has been raised to-day from 5 to 6 per cent.
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    INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.
    206 5 THE NEW LEGISLATION. Pvlttes a Telegrams London, November 6 In the House of Commons, Sr. R, S. Horne, the Minister of Labour, moved the second reading of the Industrial Disputes Bill, the features of which are provision for a permanent industrial court of inquiry, and the dropping of
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    Trade Policy.
    45 5 London, November 5. The Textile Section of the London Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution discountenancing business with ex-enemy countries, until the Government declares its trade policy, and urging the Government to make a definite announcement of trade policy as early as possible.
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    Fight the Famine Council.
    124 5 SIR G. PAISH’S WARNINGS. London, November 6 The Fight the Famine Council, comprising British and European experts, which is at present meeting in London to consider measures for alleviation, held its first public session in Caxton Hall. Sir George Paish declared that Europe was never so
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    Meat Supplies.
    161 5 A REPLY TO MR McCURDY. London, November 5. The Society of Meat Importers has issued a statement criticising Mr McCurdy’s speech in which be said the meat situation was full of menace. It points out that before the war Britain depended upon Australasia and the Argentine for supplies,
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    Premium Bonds.
    36 5 THE COMMONS TO DECIDE. London, November 5. In the Hon e of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that the House wou d shortly be given an opportunity to decide the question of Premium Bond?
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    Taxation.
    63 5 MR CHAMBERLAIN’S STATEMENT. London, November 5. Mr Austen Chamberlain, in a speech at the Guildhall, said the Excess Prefits Tax should go at the earliest moment, but it must be replaced by another and equitable tax. Taxation must be readjusted. If the expenditure increased, taxation must be increased, and
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    The Channel Tunnel.
    41 5 London, November 5, In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law stated that the Premier would be happy to receive a deputation rom tbe House of Commons Channel Tunnel Committee to urge the immediate construction of a Tunnel.
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    NEW ERA IN TRANSPORT.
    137 5 SIR E* GEDDES SPEECH. [Riuteb’s Txleg&amb-J London, November 6. Sir Erie Geddes, Minister of Transport, speaking at a dinner of the Society of Motor Manufacturer? and Traders, said a new era in transportation was beginning. We must have better roads reserved exclusively for motor traffic, with
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    War Gratuities.
    92 5 TO NON EUROPEAN UNITS. London, November 6. A Royal Warrant is issued, notifying the grant of a war gratuity to the following non-European units in recognition of war service, namely, Hongkong and Singapore Garrison Artillery, <he Sierra Leone Company of Garrison Artillery, the 36 ch Fortress Company of
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    Persia’s Future.
    96 5 THE SHAH’S SPEECH. London, November 6 At a banquet at Manchester, the Shah of Persia said the recent Anglo-Persian agreement, while strengthening the traditional friendship of the two nations, should furnish a wide field for the development of their future commercial relations. Certain obstacles, which hitherto prevented the
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    The Scapa Flow Affair.
    134 5 BRITISH ATTITUDE. London, November 6. In the House of Commons, Mr Walter Long stated that the Government did not accept responsibility for the sinking of the ex-German Fieet in Scapa Flow. The Supreme Council was still considering the disposal of the ships. Naturalisation Laws. Replying to
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    Australia.
    39 5 ANTI-PROFITEERING BILL. Melbourne, November 6. The State Assembly passed an AntiProfiteering Bill, providing for a maximum fine of £5OO or a year's imprisonment in the case of an individual offender, and £2,000 in the case of a corporation.
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    New Zealand’s Thanks.
    75 5 Wellington. November 6. Both Houses of the New Zealand Parliament passed unanimously a resolution expressing the people’s deep appreciation of the many kindnesses, courtesies and privileges extended to the New Zealand soldiers in various parte of the world, also gratitude to the Imperial and Allied Navies for
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    M. Poulet's Flight.
    21 5 London, November 6. M. Pculet, the French airman, has arrived at Konia (Asia Minor) en route to Auatrala.
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    Gift to Oxford University.
    27 5 London, November 6. The Rhodes Trustees have donated £20,000 to Oxford University for a Professorship for the advancement of Roman and Dutch Law.
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    ARMISTICE DAY SILENCE.
    172 5 HOME INSTRUCTIONS. [Ritmn'3 Ttucgbamb] London, November 6. The Home Secretary issues suggestion for the carrying out of His Majesty's desire for a two minute silence at 11 a.m, on Tuesday, He points out that it is of capital importance that the moment fixed for commencement of the
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    The Paris Review.
    372 5 COMPENSATION FOR SCAPA. Paris, November 2.The Supreme Council decided that Germany will be called upon to hand over a certain number of warcraft, floating docks,cranes, and other naval material, as compensation for the sinking of the German warships in Scapa Flow. This demand has been inserted in
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    Work for Disabled Soldiers.
    36 5 London, November 5. Sir R S Horne announced that 5,083 employers had undertaken to provide employment for 46,000 disabled ex-soldiers, in response to the Recent appeal x by His Majesty the King.
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    BOMBS ON WANA.
    163 5 Allahabad, October 30.The Pioneer” special correspondent wires from Dera Ismail Khan, 29th October Three D. H< 10 machines from Manwali raided Wana early on the morning of the 28th„ They started while it was yet dark, flares being lit on the ground. Direction wa« obtained by oompasg
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    799 5 NORTHAM HOAD ROBBERY The trial of the six Chinese who* were charged in connection with the armed gang robbery on October Ist at the hou?e*iof Mr Chung Thye Chong, Northern Road, Peneng, was concluded yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice P J. Sproule and a common jury. Only a
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    FAKED CHANDU DROSS.
    193 5 Folicb Raids at Ados. Stak. A great sensation was caused in Alois Star on Saturday afternoon (Nov. Bth) a when the police raided the 4 chandu smoking saloons and made a big haul of a ricksha-load of spurious chandu dross, The expert who manufactured this faka, u
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    GERMAN STEEL OUTPUT INCREASED.
    808 6 WORLD PRICES STILL RISING. The third of the monthly bulletins of statistics issued by the Supreme Economic Council has been compiled, like the previous ones, by the Statistical Department of the Board of Trade. It contains two tables of figures which were previously unavailable, one showing
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    JOHORE PLANTERS.
    76 6 [Fbom Oub Own Cobbksp«ndknt.] Singapore, November 10The Johore Planters Association, at a meeting on Saturday, decided t© circularisa the members to get permission to subscribe to the Raffles College scheme 50 cents per bearing acre. The question of land grants to ex-Service men was referred t o a
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    A LONDON LETTER.
    1331 7 gjH l guillemard. (Special to the P- G.) London, October 15. mont of Sir Laurence GuilTb '/.’’Governor of the Straits Settlee®9rd Hr’h Commissioner F M S was ffeat8 n a c D ed some days ago, and it has, I DDOUD b eD the subject of much
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
    246 7 A special meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners was held on Friday afternoon to consider the estimates for 1920. The President, Mr. R. J. Farrer, was in the chair, and the others present were Dr. Veerasamy and Messrs. J. M. Sime, E. Tessensohn, J. A. Elias, See
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    AEROPLANES OVER BANGKOK.
    62 7 "5.0.” Four or five of the new aeroplanes which recently arrived in Bangkok were tried out over the city on November sth. They seemed to move very smoothly and to do all that was asked of them. They excited, of course, a deal of attention. They flew
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    RICE PRICES.
    55 7 "B.T.” The so called cheap rice in Siam has gone up in price this month. Pork is also up, and people are beginning to realise that they are in for a bad time. The Nangsue Phim Thai points out that profiteering will increase if the Govern- ment will
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 7 Pbnang, November 11, 1919. (Py Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank), London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/4 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 7/8 n 3 Documentary ...2/4 29/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. > 3 days' sight Private I Bombay Demand Bank I Moulmein Demand Bank Io 3
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    THE VICTORIOUS DEAD.
    723 7  -  BY ALFRED NOYES. D Now, for their sake, our lands grow lovelier, There’s not one grey cliff shouldering back the sea, Nor one forsaken hill that does not wear The visible radiance of their memory. Our highlands are not lonely as of old For all their crags
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    952 7  -  last year of war was £22,676,214.Mr J A Hammerton, in the Daily Mail special peace number. WAR FACTS AND FIGURES. Hostilities opened on August 4, 1914, and closed on November 11, *****,561 days. The Armistice was signed on the hundredth day of the fifth year of the war.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    130 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day 2 00 y 2 oo SHARES. >. "aj a 72 a m Rubber (Dollar). c. sc. c. c. A. Panas 13.25 13.50 13.50 14.00 Indragiri 10.75 11.25 11.00 11.50 Kluang R. 6.50 7.00
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    MARKIT PRICES.
    368 7 PENANG, NOVEMBER 11, 1919. BEEF ctsi Soup per catty 22 Roast do 40 Steaks do 40 Stew or Curry Meat do curry 40 stew 40 Rump Steak do 40 Ox Tail each 40 do Tongue do 55 do Feet do Heart per catty 50 Liver do 60 Fillet
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    Indian Labour.
    63 7 1,058 coolies arrived to-day per Baugala. 521 coolies go to Palaa Jerejak for quarantine. The balance go on to Port Swatteoham for quarantine there. Ships in communication with the Wireless Station, Penaga :Novara, Waldeck, Risaldar, Sierra Ventana, lyo Maru, Kaga Mara, Doylestown, British Knight ana Khiva. The Priozessin
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    EX-GERMAN STEAMER SYDNEY.
    63 7 The steamer Sydney left Singapore for Cal-i cutta to load for the United Kingdom. Herf officers are; Captain, J. Robson; chief offic^ n J. E. McDonell; 2nd officer, P. H, Gooch; 3$ (I officer,J. B. Mcßeynolds; chief engineer, G., Hargrave 2nd engineer, W. Frazer 3rd en-< gineer,
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    MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
    114 7 The P. and O. steamer Khiva, which arrived! here homewards, brought to Singapore a number, of details of the Manchesters, R. G. A., and! R. E., on board, altogether aboah 124. Theea known as the Derby men, are proceeding home to be demobilised. The half battalion of tha
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    PENANG MAILS CLOSE.
    312 7 DAILY (except Sunday). Federated Malay States,’) By train 7.15 a.m. Malacca, Johore, Singa- > also at 6 p.m. pore and Hongkong— Jon Saturdays Kuala Kubu, Kuala I Lumpur and Seremban JBy train 10 a.m. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Taiping 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Ipoh, Batu Gajah,
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    THE MAILS.
    38 7 Mail "C by the Bharata, closing ab 10 a.m. to-morrow; registration 9 am; psrcels 8 a.m., and pillar-boxes 9 am; next, will be conveyed from Bombay by the Khiva, which left Penang yesterday with miAl B.”
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    COMING EVENTS.
    79 7 Nov 11.Chingay Procession, Penarg. Nov 13.Penarg Turf Ciub Meeting, st 4-15 p.m Chamber of Commerce. Nov 14.^M C L Meeting, Free School, 4 45 p.m Nov 22.—Fire Brigade Display, Dato Kramat, 5 pm. Nov 21,—Lodge Kriao, Parit Bantar, Regular Meeting, 6-30 p m. Nov 22.—Kedah Planters Association, Quarferly
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    BAND PROGRAMME.
    48 7 Tie Band will play the following programme of music at the Dato Kramas Gardens from 5-30 p m. to-day 1 Two Step Gnats ...Eokersley 2. Selection Bocaccio ...Suppe 3 Gavotte Louis XIII ...Rivieres 4 Waltz Orient Rosen ...Ivanovic! 5. March Ye Men of Merry England ...Hewit
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