Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 February 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 23 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY, Ist FEBRUARY, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1298 1 •♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a W. DANIEL, l. s. 0.. t 1, BEACH STREET, PENANG, t The only Certificated OPTICIAN in the Straits Settlements and the Only European WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER in Penang. HIGH CLASS REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. J PATRONS are requested to send DIRECT to above address. The Great Eastern lite Assurance co..
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    • 59 1 S “THE PINAKG GAZETTE” (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) Rate* ol Subscription, payable strictly in 2 advance: Z LOCAL 8 2-25 per month. 9 Slß.uO naif yearly. 9 $27.00 per annum. 2 BTi POST S 2.50 per month. 2 515.00 half yearly. e J $30.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. Subscription
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 59 2 Th« Troubles of Digestion, pain, flatulence, acidity, and so on, are happily in most cases simply the expression of some fleeting disturbance of function 1 he best way to restore tone and regularity to the intestinal tract is by taking a wineglassful of Hunyadi Janos natural ape-lent water the first
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    • 445 2 a Guinea a Box. BEECHAM’S PILLS Hundreds and thousands of ailing men and women in every clime have found that Beecham’s Pills make life worth living.’ They purify the Blood Cure Bilious Nervous Disorders Give tone to the Nervous System Cure Restlessness and Insomnia Insure Assimilation of Food Regulate the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 52 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Feb. Ito Feb. 8,...6-06 am. 5-54 p.m. Feb. 9to Feb. 17, ...6-05 a.m. 5-55 p.m. Feb. 18 to Feb. 21,...6-04 a.m. 5-56 p.m. Feb. 22 to Feb. 27, ..6-03 a.m. 5-57 p.m. Feb. 28 to Mar. 9,...6-02 am.
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  • 260 2 Appointments. Mr. F. J. Hallifax, of the Straits Settlements Civil Service, has been seconded for service as President, Municipal Commissioners, Singapore, With effect from the Ist January, 1911, with claim to pension. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Messrs. S. C. Ambrose and W.
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  • 77 2 Wednesday, February I. Band. Esplanade, 6 p.m. Outward German Mail. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, February 2. Purification. Candlemas. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Friday, February 3. St. Blaize. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, February 4. Homeward English Mail. Sunday,
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  • 39 2 Penang The E. O Hotel, Ti.e Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runtiymede Seaside Hotel, an! Sea View Hotel. Singapore :—Adelphi Hotel and Raffleg Hotel. Kuala Lumpur Grand Oriental Hotel. Ipoh The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 851 3 SAN ATO GEN MfefW jgWW* x>rfiO W?v IfflK wM VSSvWJ JT' ft *W5b M tf F J f Rwl /> A SEcoriDX( A Second Life If I only had another chance Medical testimony of its value can be read in the state* How often does a man utter these despairing
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    • 300 3 VALENTINE |t** nnnnnnannc iaDnnnnnnnnaaaD<** M«nlKlirli|| jewellers,: g <»,— E. 40. HOTEL. PENANG: JJS JJJ Have Received a Fine Assortment of a Precious Stones, Gold and Silver Art Ware, Ceylon Lace Curios, Z? i\ Chinese Jade Jewellery, and i° v\ Picture Postcards. a Orders taken for Repairs and Work from Customers
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 399 3 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] i Sir, lu your issue of the 31st December under the heading Siamese Supineness reference is made by a correspondent to the existence of cholera at Trang, which, lio says, the Siamese Government does not take too much trouble to
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  • 366 3 Bolivian Tin. Megsr®. H. A. Watson <k Co, of Liverpool, furnish the following details of Bolivian tin arrivals in Europe c---_ c- X 5 2 x i’ ec —'to tjc <- -7 .7—’ U i-' x'C E ‘2 £X”f. r t- rr: x c*2 r. c x
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    • 724 4 ..•*-xw»»i" --r -ynew- > 2 *M^*^KBaaaßr«KQ v**«aaß*nHßaMHaKi7aaMaMa«*uaiMiMoM «03$$ I 15 tyj ,r P^B^lL 5 fe?Lmt-. '"WmvfJa 1« «ggSfeaf M fi/wiokuf!' Iz*'*** A iob finished with Hail’s Sanitary Washable f t Distemper is well lt is finished J v I fOr hea,lh an: finished *or beauty. it 1 remains clean, sweet,
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    • 62 4 ’RATES of subscription TO I THE u PINANG GAZETTE.” Payable Strictly in Advance. MONTHLY ».85 8.50 QUAKTKKLY 6.75 7.50 J YEARLY 13.50 15.00 ANNUAL 87.00 30.00 Broken periods are charged for either at a half or full mouth. The Telegraphic Address of the Pinang (iazette** is c Gazette, Penang.” Telephone
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 67 4 THE STRAITS CINEMATOGRAPH Co. Grand Programme to-night. 1. Clumsy Dumpty. 2. The Pirates. 3. Too mi-ch Canine Affection. 4. The Village Witch. 5. The Aviator’s Dream. 6. His Aviator’s Dream. 7. The Variety Star’s Suitors. 8. His Adversary’s Card. 9. Risk-winter, a Bruiuytee. 10. Lily Bartlla. 11. Meeting of the
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  • 665 4 If public opinion has not quite killed the Income Tax Bill it has, at any rate, effectively scotched that odious measure. It is not often that the public of the Straits Settlements take the trouble to rouse themselves to the extent of an articulate expression of
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  • 387 4 ENTERTAINMENTS AT TOWN HALL Many of the individuals in the audience at the Town Hall, on Monday and Tuesday evenings had no doubt been fortunate enough to see the original Follies”, and all must have heaid of them. Their performances are a recognised and unique feature of London’s
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  • 397 4 Thk Tin Cases. In the Supreme C »urt, this morning, the sitting of the Full Court of appeal commenced. The Court consisted of Sir Hydman Jones, Kt., Chief Justice, Mr. Justice W. W. Fisher and Mr. Justice T. Secrcombe Smith. The first appeal to be considered
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  • 564 4 ANNUAL CAMP. The annual camp of the Penang Volunteers and the Cadets, which commenced on Friday, was concluded this morning. The general routine in the camp, exclusive of the drills and exercises, was as follows 5.45 a m.—Reveille. 6.30 a m.—Breakfast. Noon.—Tiffin. 7 p.m.—Dinner. 9.30 p m.—First Post.
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  • 37 4 [Rrutrr’s Srrvicb London, January, 30. The prospectus has been issued of a Company, with a capital of £1,312,500, to deal with the important deposits in the famous soda lake at Magadi, East Africa.
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  • 32 4 [Der Ostasiatisciik Lloyd’s Service] Beilin, January 27. On the occasion of the Kaiser’s birthday numerous congratulatory articles appear in the German Press. lhe Liberal papers especially are very sympathetic.
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  • 22 4 [Rkutkr'b Sbbvick.] London, January 30. The Reichstag has referred the AlsaceLorraine Bill, provid ng for a new Constitution, to a Committee.
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  • 523 4 the newjear meeting. THIRD DAY’S RESULTS. [/’rom Our Own Kua >* Lumpur, J arillai v The following are the re. U ts (f third day’s racing of the K uala 19New Year’s Meeting Um P Uc Thb Importers Stakes Value $4OO. A handicap f OP that have run
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  • 61 4 naiive warder shot down. [Trom Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, January 28. A tragedy occurred in Batu G>j ih gaol 0,1 Ihuisday night. A Sikh warder, on his rounds to see if t e lights weie burning, was shot down by another native warder, who declared that he
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  • 45 4 Our Own Co rrespondent. Singapore, February 1. The Singapore Free Press commen's with entire approval on Sir Frank Swettenham’s letter to the Malay Mail with regar 1 to the abolition of the post of Resident-General, F.M.S., and its substitution by a Chief Secretary.
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  • 5713 5 BILL TO BE POSTPONED. SPEECHES BY THE HONS. A. R. ADAMS AND R. YOUNG. At the meeting of the Legislative Council iu Singapore, on Friday there were present.;—Hii Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson, His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Major Genl. Stephenson, cb, The
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  • 200 5 STERLING RUBBERS VARIABLE. TO-DAY’S Pt NANG QUOTATIONS. The foil. •wing are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to'-day 1/2/10. 28/1/11. 1/2/11. oq ae w OB uc oq J» Shares. Jpa r/2 P 3 02 pa 72 Mining. 8J P. Bharu...
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  • 157 5 SELANGOR’S PARTING TRIBUTE. [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, February 1. A dance was given at the Selangor Club last night in honour of Mr. R. G. Watson, late acting Resident-General. The function was most successful, over 200 ladies and gentlemen being present. Dancing was kept
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  • 87 5 COMMENT ON DAM AGING REPORT [From Our Owu Correspondent.] Singapore, January 31. The Singapore Free Press, commenting on the report on the Teluk Ayer reclamation sea-wall, says that it must produce a disheartening impression and, if the scheme is persisted in, no firm will make a contract
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  • 29 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 1. The output for the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co, Ltd., for the past four weeks was 527 ounces gold.
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  • 21 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapoie, January 31. Chinese New Year has passe 1 off quietly he i e.
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  • 26 5 featherweight championship. [Reuters Service.] London, January 31. Jim Driscoll defeated Spike Robson in the seventh round, thus retaining the Lonsdale belt for the featherweight championship.
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  • 255 5 THE F M.S. v. THE STRAITS. COLONY BADLY DEFEATED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, February 1. In the cricket match, F. M.' 4 v. Straits, the former won the toss and put in the Colony to bat. The Straits compiled 114 runs. The F. M.S., in their first
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  • 67 5 NO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [Reuter’s Service] London, Februiry 1. It is intimated seini-otficially in Rotterdam that Holland will decline any proposal for an international conference or negotiations with regard to the fortifi ation of Scheldt, the question being too thorny and dangerous to international peace. [DkR OSTASIATISCHK Lloyd’s SERVICE
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  • 28 5 [Dkr Ostasiatischr Lloyd's Skrvicr.] Berlin, January 27. The dispute between Italv and Turkey regarding the treatment of Italian subjects in Tripoli has been settled amicably.
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  • 26 5 [Dkr Ostasiatischr Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, January 27. Admiral von Tirpitz has been promoted Lord High Admiral Vice-Admiral Truppel has been promoted Aim ral.
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  • 29 5 [Dkr Ostasiatischr Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, January 27. The Hamburg-America Line has declared a dividend of 8 per cent. A sum cf 19,000,000 marks has been written off.
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  • 26 5 [Reuter’s Service London, January 30. H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught has been appointed Governor-General of Canada in succession to Eatl Grey.
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  • 141 5 YESTERDAY’S LONDON AUCTIONS. A GENERAL RECOVERY. [From Our Own Correpondenl] Kuala Lumpur, February 1. A London cablegram to the Planters Stores and Agency Co., Ltd., gives the following quotations Plantation sheet and biscuit 5/3 Fine hard Para 5/5 Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 1, later. A later cablegram
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  • 115 5 LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY [Revteb’s Service] London, January 31. A cablegram from Manila reports that there has been an eruption of a volcano at Taal, in Batangas, a rain of stones ami mud falling for a radius of twenty five miles. Five Villages Destroyed. Five
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  • 109 5 NOT TO VISIT THE FAR EAST. [Reuter’s Service.] London, January 31. It is offic’ally announced that the German Crown Prince returns to Germany from Calcutta Imperial Chancellor’s Advice. London, Jan. 31, later. A Berlin message says that, owing to the outbreak of plague, the Imperial Chancellor,
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  • 97 5 ONE RESULT OF RECIPROCITY. [Reuter's Service London, January 31. Despite the maintenance of the principle of British preference, the feeling is fore ng itself to the front that the reciprocity agreement between Canada and America may lead eventually to far more extensive relations, commercial and otherwise, with
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  • 67 5 PRINCIPLE OF THE OPEN DOOR.” [Rrutbr’s Sbrvick London, January 31. In the course of a speech in the Austrian Delegation, Baron von Aehrenthal dwelt with satisfaction on the rapprochement between Germany and Russia. He believed that the understanding between the<e two Powers on questions of communications
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  • 20 5 [Rbuter’s Service London, February 1. Eleven French officers have arrived in Athens to reorganise the Greek Army.
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  • 154 5 NUMEROUS DEATHS REPORTED. THE SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA. [Reuter’s Service London, January 30. According to a cablegram ftom Peking, numerous deaths from plague continue in Manchuria. There is a notable improvement iu North China, except Shantung. Most elaborate precautions are being taken at Isingtau, both on land
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  • 82 5 CAUCASUS—BALUCHISTAN SCHEME [Reuter’s Service London, January 28. Reuter’s correspondent at St. Pe'ersburg cables that the Cabinet has discu-sed tho scheme of M. Zvegitn-teff, a member of the Russian Duma, for the construction of a railway from the Caucasus to Baluchistan and have rec immeuded the creation of
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  • 69 5 STRENGTH FOUR YEARS HENCE [Reuter's Service J London, January 30. Reuter’s correspondent at Budapest states that the Minister of Marine, Admiral C >unt Rudolf Montecuccoli, addressing the Hungarian Delegation*, said that AustriaHungary iu 1915 would have 13 battleships, nine crui»ei s, 18 destroyeis, 48 torpedo boats, and 12
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  • 59 5 NEW TREATY BEING DISCUSSED. [Reuter’s Service.] London, January 28. Reuter’s Agency learns that conferences with regard to a treaty of commerce are being held at the Foreign Office between the Japanese Ambassador and representatives of the Foreign Office and Boaidcf Trade. Secrecy is being maintained regarding the negotiations,
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  • 63 5 NEW AMBASSADOR AT TOKIO. [Reuter’s Service.] London, January 30. Count Arthur von Rex, Gei man Minister at Peking, has been designated Ambassador at Tokio in succession to Bar<>n Dr. Mumm von Schwaizensteiu, who resigned owing to an eye trouble. It is reported in Berlin that Herr von
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  • 38 5 [Reuter’s Service.] London, January 30. A long-standing frontier dispute between Ecuador and Pern, which the former refused to submit to The Hague Arbitiation Court, has culminated in open hostilities at several places on the frontier.
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  • 41 5 EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, January 30. The Port of London authority his approved of tl e plans for a series of improvements involving an expenditure of fourteen millions sterling The improvements will take twenty years to complete.
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  • 17 5 [Deb Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Sbrvick.] Berlin, January 27. Cotton is quoted at 8 02d.
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  • 152 5 The following were the results at the Kedah Gymkhana. The meeting was a splendid success, and a full report of the same will appear in our to-morrow’s issue. Tilting at the Ring. Ladies: Mrs. Jamieson; Gentlemen: Mr. Fleury. Flat Race: Distance Handicap. Mr. Pearson, on Demon (1);
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  • 18 5 The following rubber crop for January is reported by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent Kenipsey lb. 4,013.
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  • 36 5 OBITUARY. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, February 1. The death took place, from heart failure, at Gopeng, yesterday, of a Swiss named Domon, formerly a partner in the firm of Kester and Domon, Ku da Lumpur.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1630 6 V V V RUBBER ESTATES MANAGERS’AGENCY i 9 Ml ii (P- J- Burgess Co., Ltd.) Jaoan 7 ail Steamship Co. Id. |c~/f I THE above Agency his been formed as a medium of communication I 'V^WsiwGy o/1 between Rubber plantation companies having their head office in London <■ \x^^ and
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  • 582 7 ARRIVALS. Buelow, Ger., 5224, Formes, Jan. 31, Yokohama, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Claypso, Brit., 39, Bannatyne, Jan. 31, Deli, Tobacco, William Mansfield Co. Malaya, Ger., 348, Peters, Jan. 31, Deli, gen., Behn, Meyet Co. Pangkor, Brit., 134, Morris, Jan. 31, Kedah, gen., E. S. Co. Reael, Dut., 835, Vi’man,
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  • 1604 7 *3 ft. 1906 190 1908 1909 1910 MINING. 1903 »300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 BelattTm Mining Co. 4$ 1906 300,000 225,00 C 22,500 10 10 BrU9e^Hvd Tin iningCo, 5 I»?! £??SS nS £1 so 30 15 Mining*, 27$ 30 is s ’o -ri c. ni a
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  • 115 7 CLOSE AT GE.NERAL POST OFFICE' 1 To-Morbow. F "i Per- Close. Yep Jit Seng 7 a m Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a.m. Trang Kian Ann 1 p.m. Bindings and T. Anson Canton o p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis andSetql Leong Ho 2 p,m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Teesta 3
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  • 132 7 Pnnang, February 1, 1911. By Courtesy of ths Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 5/32 M 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 13 '33 3 Credit 2/4 1/2 3 Documentary 2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Re. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175£ Bombay Demand Bank ir 174| 3 days’sight Private tl
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  • 200 7 Pmwang, February 1, 1911 Gold leaf $64.8" Pepper (W. Co»«t 3 Ib. 5 0r,).... No stock White Pepper $24.50 sales. Trang Pepper sl6.2sbuyera ace $95 nominal. Mace Pickings sj o< 0 < gellers. Clove» $42.50 sales. Nutmegs 110 $22 sellers. !No. 1 $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. Basket
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 754 7 He Suffered Day and Night With Sciatica. Mr. W. Knowles, TTagant Street, Bath, England, says I was prostrated with Sciatica from my right thigh to the bottom of my foot, excruciating pains would dart. Day and night I suffered. Every medicine I knew of I tried, but nothing seemed to
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    • 125 7 sir Life ri caifltt. (Eatabllahed 18HS). Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Subplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Imcom 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHins, f L I KENNBDY A Co.. Masager, South-Eartern < I G<*aeral Agents. Penang An a. Singano re> L. BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors, CALCUTTA. Monuments and
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    • 2117 8 sailings. horddeu scher Lloyd, Bremen. EXPECTED ARRIVALS AMD DEPARTURES hfe&Mll MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. < j. ni u fl. In m run German Mail Line. Feb. 9 Assaye connecting with India < BOtlSll 110 StCaill N dVI gatlOß GO. j HOMEWARD. T Z a limitk». Ocean Sfijftc© i h I'ate. Steamer
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