Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 October 1924

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED iOl. No. 251. VOL. LXXXII. THURSDAY, 80th OCTOBER, 1024. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 493 1 tokisatsu, photographic art STUDIO "Phone 772. 6S, BISHOP STREET. OLIVER Typewriter I 'W RELIABILITY I ,snit I I ECONOMY HIGHEST CLASS Wlj r TO j U V/ W 11 V/ XIM A MACHINE IT IS fzY MANUFACTURE Z JL 3 Full Particulars Obtainable S x 1 ff- s| u -2
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    • 17 1 xssxMFSM T. NAGATA, i >: 2 DENTIST. I I I NEXT DOOR TO I THE DISPENSARY."! i<SSKRIXHCXSRy S’
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  • 355 2 The New Billiard Room. A special dinner and dance at the Runnymede Hotel on Saturday, November 1, will mark the formal opening of the new billiard room Annexe. The annexe is a substantial and attractive building. The ground floor comprises a commodious and lofty Billiard Room, a
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  • 174 2 Another good house witnessed the production of Shakespeare’s play As You Like It” by this talented company of Malay actors and actresses at the Empire Hall last night. The plot was well sustained throughout. The scenery and costumes were interchangeable, it would seem with those of The Merchant
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  • 99 2 Oct. 30 Nov I.Dance Recital. Town Hall. 6 p.m. Nov. IO. X. A. at Home. United Indian Association, Garden Party 4 p.m. Sale. Town Hall, 10 a.m. to noon. 9 Mai ya Cup Rugby: Perak vs. Selangor. K. Lumpur. L» Gymkhana Meeting at Taiping 15Inter-sjate Hockey: Perak vs.
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  • 56 2 The homeward mail by the Tara closes at 9 a.m. to-morrow. The B. I. Packet Teesta. with mails despatched from London on the 9th October is expected to arrive here at 0 a.m. to-morrow. Ihe mail despatched from Penang on the Ist October by the s.s. Tabanan was
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  • 1720 2 Chetty’s Case. SERVANT OR AGENT. The hearing of the case at the Assizes before the Hon. Mr, Justice M. H. Whitley and a special jury, in which M. R. M. M. Supramanian Chetty is charged on three counts with falsification of accounts while acting as a servant or
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  • 62 2 MEN WHO TOOK GIRL’S PURSES AS AN INTRODUCTION. A novel method of introducing oneself to a young woman has apparently magisterial sanction. Charges against two men of snatching young women’s purses were withdrawn at M arrenpoint, when it was explained that the men’s action was in order to
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  • 342 2 ALL OVER CExt Pam bin Hamad 1 vang p 0 T pleaded guilty, hefm,. E p Dtetrict Penang, this valuntardv causing ffl OTious y Theam Swee, a rikisha coolie at Slamat on the 24th instant. Court Inspector Hawkin, Baid mulutght. on 0et0b..,, the t.„ T 5 hired the
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  • 47 2 REPAIRING THE MACHINE. [Renter's Telegrams.) Amsterdam, October 2 G According to the newspapers workma with a new Rolls-Royce engine arrived at Philippopolis and are repaying the damaged Fokker for the (light r Java. It is expected that the flight will» resumed on Saturday for onstantinopk
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  • 19 2 London. October 2?. In the First Division of the League, Everton beat Alanchest-'f three goals to 1.
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  • 77 2 Five Cases Amon*; Sussex We learn on reliable antho>i f y saM.M.” that an outbreak of typbn occurred amongst the regular J units temporarily stationed a Besi, five cases being repoit' l men of the Sussex Regt. now in hospital. Isolated ca- or apparent typhus, have
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  • 142 2 The health statement tor cipality of Georu-' t ending 25th Octi-Tu- aD d d total of 63 -leaths—. 0 femalesthe leath-ni-* 3r >,l "'a per mille per annum. 1 20.78 in the 23.16 in the corresponding year. The chief were fever I’b-bi ~b n ng 2. pneumonia 2.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 52 2 PRITCHARD’S ANNOUNCE A I CLEARANCE I j SALE COMMENCING g SATURDAY, I 11st November, I I OF I Surplus and partly soiled goods in their j LADIES’ DEPT., COMPRISING: Remnants in Voiles AND j Tobralcos. j Shoes, Lisle Stockings, 1 I Gloves, 1 j Underclothing, Corsets. Genuine Bargains. MM ,l|
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  • 445 3 The following is the report on the work of the committee from May up to date Monthly meetings have been held regularly. These meetings were nearly always fully attended. In the course of the committee’s deliberations. several matters of public interest were dealt with ranging in
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  • 267 3 DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING AN ASSISTANT. Some four weeks ago says The Times of Ceylon” of October 21, news of the arrival in Ceylon of Mr. Brockman, the Dutch aviator, and his Caudron biplane was published. The aviator came here with the intention of giving exhibition
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  • 38 3 At a Willesden open-air political meeting a man in the crowd shouted. Can't you people wangle a bit of summer The Candidate.Didn’t you have four hours’ sun on Thursday week Some of you are never satisfied.
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    • 373 3 Short Classified Advertisements. Wanted, For Sale, To Let, Ac,, be inserted in the Pinang Gazette at three cents a word oO nting the address to which replies are to be sent, Minimum Charge 1 each Insertion. i Consecutive Insertions S 5. Cash must accompany order, thprwiee the advertisements will bP
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    • 461 3 NOTICES. m. v. GLENAPP” Voy. 8 Consignees of cargo per the above vessel from Europe are hereby notified that the survey of cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held on 31st October. 1924, at 2.30 p.m. at P.H.B. Godown No. 4. No further survey will be held after
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    • 234 3 rV I Cuticura Cares For Your Skin And Hair Make Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Talcum your every-day toilet preparations and watch yoyr skin and hair improve. The Soap to cleanse, the Ointment to heal and the Talcum to powder. Soap Ointment. Talcum sold throughout the world. Briti»h Depot F Newbcry
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    • 288 3 g I had no idea they had such nice stocks here Shopper Progressively we are organising to meet the need of the hour NOW READY I z- The New Season’s Juveniles, Gift Books and Annuals for 1925. Our stock of these books is always a very varied one. with books
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 79 3 PARAMOUNT PROGRAMME. THEATRE ROYAL, PENANG ROAD. (Lyric Theatres, Ltd.) TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT > From Monday. 27th to Thursday, 30th October. PINK GODS 7 Featuring Bebe Daniels, James Kirkwood, Anna Q. NiUsson, Raymond Hatton, Adolphe Menjou, Guy Oliver, George Cowl and Arthur Trimble. THE GO-GETTER 7 A cosmopolitan production with T. Roy
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  • 40 4 Graham Thomson.At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on 28th inst., to Mr. and Mrs. H. Graham Thomson. Batu Tiga, a son. At the Maternity Hospital. Penang, on 26-10-24 to Capt. and Mrs. A. V. Cockle a son. still born.
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  • 434 4 1 Since the inaugural meeting which was held in the Town Hall in December I last, little or nothing has been heard of the activities of the Straits Settlements 'Penang) Association. The long silence which followed the inception of this representative body of citizens undoubtedly helped to
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  • 353 4 In the local police court yesterday, a Malay chauffeur was fined $5 for tailing to sound his horn and omitting to indicate the direction in which he was proceeding. On Sunday evening, the Malay- driver of a private car, wishing to turn from Northam Road into the side road
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  • 314 4 A wire from Jamaica states that strong representations have been made to the Government by the Jamaica Imperial Association regarding the passing of Jamaica’s trade into the hands of Chinese. An appeal is made for the stoppage of alien immigration. Many candidates make the exclusion of Chinese and Syrians
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  • 1048 4 Writes a correspondent: There is much discontent amongst the F.M.S. Railway guards Railway and under-guards owGrievances. ing to the alleged highhanded proceedings of the management in increasing their working hours and curtailing their earnings. These men had till recently been engaged, and most of them had signed
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  • 147 4 mr. baddeleys early DEPARTI’RE. (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore. October .30. At the Assizes a Chinese motor bus driver Lin Kim Moh was found guilty of causing Hie death of an old Chinese woman. Sentence will be given or Friday. Flood Relief. As the result of the S.
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  • 78 4 MR. F. C. PECK’S COSTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, October .'A At an extraordinary general meeting of Malayan Collieries a resolution for paying Mr. F. C. Peck’s costs in the recent litigation and indemnifying him regarding future costs was passed. Several resolutions to pay him cash
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 255 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette’’; Sir,The condition of the bridges between Titi Karangan anu Kuala Ketil is a disgrace, and 1 wonder when the Kedah Authorities are Io get a move on. f To start with we have the raising o the road near the Police
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    • 285 4 ««MMMMB «MMMMK» «MHWMMI «MMMWu».* «MMMKM I 9 h j I A W 'l' G. H. Slot i. C» 1 111 AGENTS. J gta maar jMHMWMMM— n 11 Tri»mr -nwmai tT ESTD. <? 1872 PATRONIZED L BY ROYALTY «AS- D-ItU.ETiMOH 4 DROTTS Gold Cigarette Cases and Ladies’ Mesh Bags OF LATEST
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    • 27 4 EL O.” Guest Night and Dancing Every Tuesdav and Friday. Special Tiffin every Wednesday and SaturdayE. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. Next Concert, November 2nd.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 28 4 TIDE TABLES To-Day. High Water. Low Water. 1.18 a.m. 7.45 a.m. 1.44 p.m. 8.0 p.m. To-Morrow. High Water. Low Water. 1.54 a.m. 8.25 a.m. 2.23 p.m. 8.38 p.m.
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  • 1748 5 CONSERVATIVES’ NOTABLE GAINS. MR. ASQUITH DEFEATED AND RETIRES FROM PUBLIC LIFE. FATHER OF TWENTY RETURNED. I'reryt hi ng. to judge from the election results to hand, points to tin. ('mwcrvatires holding a strong chance of securing a clear majority. Init irhi’Ufcr a working majority is still doubtful.
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  • 87 5 AUSTRALIAN LABOUR CONFERENCE. Melbourne. October 29. An Inter-State Labour Conference, after rejecting the motion that Australia should not be committed to military action under any circumstances without the approval of Parliament except in cases of emergency, also passed an amendment that Australia should in no circumstances be committed
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  • 207 5 De Jure Recognition. FRENCH STIPULATIONS. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Paris. October 29. The French Note to Russia conveying recognition of the Soviet Government stipulates that recognition will in no way infringe on any undertaking entered into by France. It also expressly reserves the rights of the French Government and
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  • 111 5 DECISION OF THE COUNCIL. Brussels. October 29. The decision of the Council of the League of Nations to which the question of the status quo on the Turco-Iraq Frontier was referred, establishes a line by which the British will give up the administration of a small tract, but
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  • 86 5 WHY PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE. Port Sudan, October 29, An attempt by leading residents in Jeddah and Mecca to arrange terms with the Wahabis failed. A representative of the Wahabis in Mecca states that peace will be impossible while Ali remains on the Throne. This appears to be
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  • 59 5 CHARGE IS RIDICULOUS.” Dublin, October 29. A clerk named Joseph O’Connor was charged at Dublin to-day with conspiracy to murder Private Aspinall and with commanding five of the men remanded on October 28. to proceed to Queenstown for the purpose of committing the murder. Accused replied that the
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  • 35 5 A REQUEST REFUSED. Delhi, October 29. Lord Reading refused Mr. Gandhi permission to visit Kohat whither he intended to proceed with Moslem friends in order to restore neighbourly relations between Hindus and Moslems.
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  • 974 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. A. Elliot, of the Central Engim* Works Ltd.. Singapore, is on a visit to 1 Ipoh. Dr. A. S. Muthu, Assistant Surgeon, District Hospital. Tampin, has left for Ceylon on leave. He is accompanied by his family. Mr. G. E. Greig, Senior Warden of Mines. F.
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  • 60 5 REOR(JANISATION SCHEME APPROVED. The scheme for the reorganisation of the capital of the Dunlop Rubber Com pany was approved at an extraordinary general meeting of the company in the Hotel Cecil on September 26. Sir Eric Geddes, the chairman, explained that the scheme carried the unanimous approval of
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    • 30 5 BUY AN AUSTIN AND BANISH CARE. The Latest Model has Just Arrived. TWELVE H. P, May we' give you a Demonstration. Borneo ftlotors Lrtd, PENANG, Ipoh* Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
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  • 61 5 OBITUARY. MRS. FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT. New York, October 30. The death is announced of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the famous novelist and dramtist. [Mrs. Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester 75 years ago. She first established herself in public favour with That Lass o’ Lowrie’s in 1877 and was made
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  • 1446 6 CONDUCTED IN GENTLEMANLY FASHION. Most of those who read the various accounts of the Civil War now taking place in China, probably dismiss the matter from their minds as a barbarous affair, carried on at a safe distance from Europe. Chinese warfare is. however, by no means
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  • 38 6 How do you manage to live and dress so well a solicitor asked a debtor in the Shoreditch Country Court. The Debtor.- With' the aid of trusting tailors and gentlemen like your client. (Laughter.)
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    • 93 6 SPECIAL f| K OFFER W AUTO-LINEN SUITS OF Style and Distinction Made to Measure Price Br $14.00 B' Auto-Linen The Finest Linen and Cotton Crash Suiting ever made, specially suitable for tropical use. In appearance like Tussore, but is far strongerwears and washes betterless than half the price of I
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    • 244 6 SHE TYPED THIS WITH PLEASURE. Lady office assistants must find many of the letters they type dry and uni n teres ting. But there are exceptions: for instance the typing of the letter which follows gave Miss Emilienne Reverdi, a lady stenographer of 28 rue Lagille, Paris, xrry considerable satisfaction.
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    • 640 6 Radiates Vitality X. X 's' The man who ets on is the X man Wh can draw on b»R reserves of energy. If U BOVRIL 9 wish to sue ed in life ia- I crea se >; our length and Y' tallt y. b y taking Bovril. I S X
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  • 519 7 PERAK'S HOPES. By Lixe-Out. It is rumoured that Perak is likely to furnish the side of the year. Rugger is is boooming there and has done since Bryson and Brayshay inspired their team in the great game against Selangor, played in Ipoh two years ago. We understand Brayshay
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  • 37 7 The prizes won at the .January and July Lawn Bowls and Lawn Tennis Tournaments will lie presented to the winners in the Club Room at 6 p. m. on Wednesday next, the sth November.
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  • 217 7 PUBLIC MUST BE TOLD ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICES.” Addressing the Conference of the incorporated Municipal Electrical \ssociation at Wembley Mr. H. Beauchamp said that if sightseers come to the exhibition in overwhelming numbers they would binder business transactions, and so if a little had been lost in gate-money, it
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  • 369 7 ORDERS OF THE DAY. The following are the orders of the Day for the meeting of the Legislative Council on November 3: Motion by the Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs:That this Council approves of a Special Vote of $50,000 for the erection of a New Po Leung Kok
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  • 112 7 The following are the addenda of the programme of events and general condi tions at the Malayan Command Rifle Meeting at Singapore: Warren Shield:Order of Exents (fol lowing page 13) Saturday, November Sth. For Johore Volunteer Rifles (2 teams)”. Read Johore Volunteer Rifles (1 team). Vickers
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  • 208 7 OTHER SKIES, OTHER WAYS. A London correspondent says: The banning by the Tokio authorities of Rodin’s fine statuary group. The Kiss,’ an exquisite piece of pure delight, is causing some talk in London. But thfere is simply no accounting for the ethical vagaries
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  • 214 7 I'he following are the latest ([notations in Messrs. Kennedy Jo Co's share list at I p.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. 2 Shares. >» I; X 'D CQ 0Q CO X Rubber (Dollar.) c. t c. Sc. c. A. Hitam 11.00 12.00 11.00 11.50 Balgownie 2.10 2.20 2.20 2.40
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  • 69 7 October 30, 1924. Local. cts {Smoked Sheet ...581 naarFine Pale Crepe ...47 kets firm Unsmoked Sheet 58? upward Sing a- (Smoked Slmet ...59| tendency pore (Crepe ...59 London and New York. (Smoked Sheet ...1/5J Losdos Crepe 1/5j New York ...G32| The following were the rubber quota tions in
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  • 43 7 The General Produce Ltd.' Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet s77y> to 78 F.A.Q. do 76 77 Low F.A.Q. do 74 75 Plain Unsmoked Sheet Loose Scrap
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  • 84 7 TVie Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on October 29: London. Spot £258 Up £4.17.6 .3 mos. buying 259.10 s 4.10 s 3 selling2s9.lss 4.10 s Local. October 30: Singapore sold 225 tons at $129 Penang buyers no sellers at $128.90. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd.-To-tlay’s
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  • 120 7 PENANG. OCTOBER 30, 1924 (By Courtesy of the Charters» l Bank.) London Demand Bunk 2/4 3/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/32 3 Credit 2/4 19/32 3 Documentary 2/4 5/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 3 days’sight Private 158 Bombay Demand Bank 154 i Madras Demand Bank 154 l 2
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  • 261 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURE. Pungah for Asahan. Sri Muar for P. Langkawi Kantang (Trang). Atsuta Main for Colombo, Port Said# Marseilles and London. Pangkor for Bindings. Kinta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. The B. I. S. N. Co’s A pcarline) Steamer Tilawa” from Calcutta via Rangoon is expected here on
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  • 428 7 GLOBB DAILY (except Hauday). bl IRHN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half an h >ur earlier than the Ordinary mail Resumption o> Night Mail Service. 'l’he following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 407 7 Keep your Teeth clean with Orfverti i Tooth Powder i for it is a big Help to anyone who wants her or his teeth to look well and last well. It cleans them so easily, <>' smoothly, so thoroughly, and polishes beautifully without scratching or in any way injuring the
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    • 15 7 NEW ADVERTISEMENT. FOR SALE. First class German Piano excellent condition. Price Apply 23. r—--inont Road.
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    • 1589 8 banks I HUGO STINNES LINES jHR BLLL P LINIX LI.- (Incorporated in Germany.) NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL intended sailings from penang. j CONFERENCE LINE. MAATSCHAPPIJ. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Regular Monthly Freight and NEDRRLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Passenger Services between Japan, DARDANUS November 6 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. China. Hongkong. Manila,
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    • 730 8 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. From London One Penang. To Marseilles I,on dor. about ea MANTUA Nov. 6 KASHGAR v J KHIVA 20 MALWA
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