Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 March 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 71 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY, 29th MARCH, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 973 1 Sea View Hotel,: FARQUHAR STREET. THE IDEAL HOTEL FOR VISITORS. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP ON THE SEA FRONT. J NO UNHEALTHY SURROUNDINGS. Cool, Comfortable and Homelike. X CUI SINE UNEXCELLED. TERMS VERY MODERATE. X VICTORIA FOR MIRE. X Telephone 368. Proprietor, W. DANIEL. IHE WANG GAZETTE.” wanted. ETNERGETIC RELIABLE BROKERS SUBSCRIPTION. LI
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    • 225 1 RUBBER STUMPS. FOR SALE a large quantity of Stumps fiom Ijto 2 years old. For prices apply to MANAGER, Rubber Estates oj Erian, Ltd., 291—3-4 Parit Buntar For Sale Rubber stumps. 2,500,000 for Sale. Nursery 25 acres fully planted. All guaranteed fresh and in first-class order. Immediate delivery. RUBBER SEEDS.
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    • 598 1 2 "TIE PINANC 6JZEITE"! (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.) Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in advance: J LOCAL 8 2-25 per month. 2 J 813.50 naif yearly. Z 827.00 per annum. BY POST 8 2.50 per month. 815.00 half yearly. 830.00 yearly. 2 WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. J X Subscription 81.50
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 65 1 New Tent I New Tent!! THE STRAITS CINEMATOGRAPH Co. Grand Programme TO-NIGHT. 1. Unforeseen Meeting. 2. A Difficult Task. 3. Her Rival. 4. A School Friend. 5. A Cheap Entertainment. 6. Inventive Professor, Brie a Brae. 7. Wiffles’ Twin. 8. The New Jonah. 9. The Wrong Floor. 10. Othello. 11.
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  • 1061 2 DISCUSSION BY THE P.A.M. In Monday’s issue we published a report, telegraphed by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent, of the proceedings of the Planters’ Association of Malaya at their meeting on the previous day under the presidency of Mr. C. Malcolm Cumming. The Malay Mail gives a full
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  • 243 2 PENANG VITAL STATISTICS. In the Penang Municipality for the week ending Mar. 4 there were 70 deaths—--51 males and 19 females—equal to a deathrate of 34.86 per mille. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were *g *2 S 3 gs 5a ■g *r> "2 7 -g
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  • 289 2 European Police Officer Shot Dead Alutgama was the scene of a shocking tragedy about 7 o’clock on March 16, when Mr, P. A. W. Mainwaring. Police Probationer in charge of the Police at Kalutara and the neighbouring stations, was shot dead through the heart by a constable.
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  • 955 2 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The following is to be presented to the shareholders meeting at Singapore on the 30th inst. Your directors have pleasure in submitting herewith a duly audited statement of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st December, 1910, the first financial year of
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  • 155 2 Wednesday. March 29. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Wayang Incheh Puteh. Thursday, March 30. Outward German Mail. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. Football Cup: Police P.C.C. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Friday. March 31. Band, Esplanade, 6
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  • 154 2 April s.—Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, 9 p.m. April 6. —Football Cup Crescent r. C.R.C. April 7.—Kuala Kangsar Plantations. Ltd.,: Annual Meeting, Padang Reugas, 1 p.m. April B.—Cricket Tournament: P.C.C. v. P.R.C., Esplanade; Butterworth v. M.R.C., Butterworth. April 10. —P.L R.C.: 150yds delilierate, Club Spoon and de
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  • 97 2 Thursday, March 80.— Ng 800 Bee’s property; 11 a.m; Ah Quee’s Buildings' J. W. Hallifax. auctioneer. Thursday, March 30 Transit Theolodite Prismatie Compass 410 Dato Kramat Road; 11.30 am, Koh Eng Hin auctioneer. Saturday, April I.— Furniture; “Springfield”, Western Road, 11.30 am; Cunningham,; Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, April
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  • 34 2 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runuymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Kuala Lumpur:—Grand Oriental Hotel, and Empire Hotel, Ipoh —The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • 68 2 Ban Hock Heng Estate.— Erection of Hospital Ward and Coolie Quarters; tenders close April 30. Kedah Government: —a Town Drainage Alor Star (2nd block of town drains with outfalls). b Culvert Pengkalan Kepal, Alor Star, c Four water gates in Jalan Bharu and Jalan Langgar, Alor Star. d Quarters
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  • 10 2 Norwood,” Logan Road; apply Adams and Allan.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 126 2 He Suffered Day and Night With Sciatica. Mr. W. Knowles, Tragant 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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    • 178 2 WANTED. POSITION as Accountant, Secretary, or General Office Assistant. No objection to position on Rubber Estate. Advertiser has had experience as Secretary and Book-keeper of Rublter Companies and General Office Work. Good references. Reply No. 200, 298 c/o Pinang Gazette. Johore Government. P. W. D. APPOINTMENT. SURVEYOR and ROAD TRACER
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    • 372 2 Worth a Guinea a Box. C 1 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
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 213 2 The Sun. Apparent times of Sunrise and Sunset in Penang Sunrise. Sunset. Mar. 23 to Mar. 31,...5-59 a.m. 6-01 p.m. The Moon. O New Moon Mar. 30 First Quarter Apr. 6 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Mar. 29 11-18 5-25
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  • 428 3 -P. M G kitchen conversation. Young Mistress (nervously Oh, Cook, the master says he isn’t satisfied with the baker’s bread, and we must have the standard loaves in future. Cook (sniffing) The which, ’in Y. M.: Why, the Standard bread, that everybody is talking about Cook Well,
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  • 266 3 Renewed attention has been attracted to the Japanese iron and steel producing industry by the announcement that the works at Wakamatsu which were initiated with such a flourish of trumpets in the nineties will require further capital to the extent of £1.200.000 to bring them t<> the
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  • 226 3 The Bombay Gazette commenting on Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson’s speech in inti oducitig his Budget in the Imperial Council, said that his reference to the loss of opium revenue is prettily Euphemistic ami is the more philosophic way of looking at it than if he had anathematised
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 374 3 BANDOENGSCHE KININEFABRIEK. JAVA QUININE. Largely used by Hospitals and Estates. Pocked in 1 kilo tins at $l2-50 per tin. Special price for large quantities. G. H. SLOT Co., Agents, To Miners and Tin-ore Buyers. WOLFRAM-TIN ORES. An up-to-date plant for the separation of Wolfram, Magnetite, etc., from Tin-ores is now
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    • 560 3 1 l o I TO BE SURE-the Teeth are so I FREE i n important that it would be a pity to neglect them—especially when you can clean them so well and i RECORD I so easily with g i CATALOGUED Calverts i d 11». 2 ALL WE Require. S
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  • 1374 4 The principal topic debated by the Planters’ Association of Malaya on Sunday, at Kuala Lumpur, was the interminable labour question, in special relation to the recruitment of Indians. Planters and officials had met in conference and come to an agreement as to the terms of assessment
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  • 887 4 BUTTERWORTH v ST. XAVIER’S. The first game in the first round of the Penang Football Cup competition was fixed to be played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon between the St. Xavier’s Institution and the Butterworth Recreation Club. Rumours had been rife since Friday that the Butterworth Club
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  • 392 4 FURTHER TOURNAMENT RESULT In spite of the heavy downpour of yesterday afternoon, it was possible make some progress with the P.C C I t 0 tournament. About five o’clock the adjoining the Municipal buildings i Q cular, was almost covered water, but half an hour later
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  • 144 4 Rescued by the Tara." Fishrrmkn’s Strange Experience. Last Monday, shortly before 11 o’clock in the morning, great excitement prevailed on board the 8.1. steamer Tara which was on a voyage from Penang to Port Swetteuham. She was about 25 miles from the latter place when three Chinamen were sighted sitting
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  • 75 4 A meeting of the Rural Board for Penang Island will be held on Friday, at 3 p.m., in the Land Office to discuss the following agenda 1. To confirm minutes of last meeting 2. To confirm reduction of Land Assessment and increment of House Assessment. 3. Re
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  • 45 4 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails SaiM» Closr 8.1. Taroba Sat 1/4 P. &O. Devanha Sat. 8/4 N.D.L. Lutzow Tues. 11/4 Outward N.D.L. Pr LwdtcigThurs.3o/3 3p m 1 P m 11am. 8.1. Thongwa Thurs. 30/3 3 p.m 4p n 7 a.m. P. &O. Thurs. 6/4
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  • 100 4 With the acquittal of the Hmdu Maree. who was tried on a charge o. r yesterday, the Assize Court closed foi present sessions. This is the shortest period on reCor one div—for an Assiz j s to last in Penan. Mr. A. W. L Teage, the manager o'
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 351 4 ■EHBJSHI I A yr job finished with Hall’s Sanitary Washable f v I Distemper is well finished. It is finished v I i for health and finished for beauty. it I remains clean, sweet, and fresh, because I T 1‘ fW -3i-a£j&) j 1 /k f is washable, is dust
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    • 91 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page 9.— lndian Labour Question The Public Health Tragedy in Ceylon Haytor Rubber Estates and Week’s Engagements. Page. 3.— A Little Learning; Japanese Steel Works; India’s Opium Revenue. Page J. —Editorial (Planters’ in Conference; Railway Extension); Penang Football Cup; Bowls at the P.C.C. Penang Rural Board The M
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  • 335 5 STERLING ROBBERS LOWER. AYER KUNINGS ADVANCE. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our shaie list on page 7 of this issue 29/3/10. 28/3/IJ. 29/3/11. •5 X X X x J Ji Shares. Ji Ji 5 S S K X M X S 3
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  • 121 5 TELEGRAPH OPERATOR SUED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 28 The Eis ern Extension, Aus'ralasia, and China Telegraph Co Ltd sued Mr. William Hay Jefferson, a former operator, for $6OO, the cjst of bringing assistance from England, and $1,150 damages caused by the defendant leaving their service
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  • 74 5 FINE HARD PARA DOWN. [From a Malacca Correspondent] Malacca, March 29. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd., that the price of fine hard Para in Loudon yesterday was 5/11, value. The market is dull. Market Weak. London, March 28*. The following are
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  • 81 5 SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION. [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, March 28. Messrs. Powell Co. sold by auction yesterday, the following steamers belonging te Messrs. Wee Bin Co. (Chop Hong Guan at the prices mentioned is. Glenjalloch (2,180 tons) ...$60,000 as. Hong TFan I. (3,230 tons) 85,000 ss
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  • 120 5 PERAK AVAGYEE COLLISION. EVIDENCE IN SINGAPORE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 28. Au action between the Eastern Shipping, Co., Ltd., and the Straits Shipping Co., Ltd., came on for hearing yesterday, before Sir A. F. G. Law, Acting Chief Justice, in the Supreme Court, with Captain
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  • 68 5 FIGURES FOR F.M.S. TOWNS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 29. The rough Census figures give the following results as compared with 1901 1901 1911 Kuala Lumpur town 32,381 46,567 Ipoh 12,791 23,354 Kampar 5,9'7 11.556 Klang 3,756 7,639 Taiping 13,331 18,000 The estimated increase in the
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  • 45 5 THE SINGAPORE CHAMPIONSHIP. [From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, March 29. In the final round of the lawn tennis Championship Howe beat Eichenberg by 7—5 and 6—3. Howe, who held the upper hand all the time, will now meet Cox in the Championship round.
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  • 23 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 28. To-day’s (Tuesday’s) quotations for produce are Rice, Rangoon $l5B 03 Rice, Siam 210.00 Gambier
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  • 36 5 SOCIALIST DECLINES OFFICE. [Reuter’s Service Rome, March 28 Signor Giolitti is forming a Cabinet. Signor Bissolati, the Socialist Deputy, has declined to hold office on conscientious grounds, while absolutely supporting Signor Giolitti’s programme.
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  • 32 5 BANTAM-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP [Reuter’s Service.] London, March 28. At the National Sporting Club, Joe Bowker beat Con Houghton for the Bantam-weight Championship of the world in eight rounds on points.
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  • 34 5 [DKR OBTASIATISCHE LLOYD’S SERVICE.] Vienna, March 28. Lord Kitchener, who is on his way to Egypt, lunched on board the German Imperial Hohenzollern at Vienna with the Kaiser and Kaiserin.
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  • 18 5 [Reuter’s Service.] Constantinople, March 28. Owing to distm bauces nine battalions are going to Albania.
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  • 313 5 MR. BONAR LAW SUCCESSFUL. A BIG TARIFF REFORM MAJORITY [Reuter’s Service London, March 28. A by-election took place in the Bootle division of Lancashire, on Monday, which was occasioned by the retirement of Colonel T. M. Sandys, Unionist member, with a view to providing Mr. A. Bonar
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  • 79 5 CELEBRATIONS OF JUBILEE. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyds Service Berlin, March 28. At the celebration of the jubilee of the founding of the Kingdom of Italy, very cordial telegrams were exchanged between the Kaiser and King Victor Emmanuel, and between Dr. von Bethmann-Holl weg, German linpeiial Chancellor, and
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  • 59 5 KEEN RACE BETWEEN RIVALS. [Reuter’s Service Chtistiania, March 28. The Norwegian voyager, Captain R. Amundsen, has arrived at Cape Adore, South Victoria Land. Captain Robert F. Scott ai rived there a little later. Great interest has been aroused in the anticipated race towards the South Pole. A Japanese
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  • 49 5 A NEW CABINET NOW FORMED. [Reuter’s Service Mexico, March 28. A new Mexican Cabinet has been formed, but there is nothing to indicate its tendency. Senor Limantour has again become Minister of Finance and apparently leads the Cabinet. Senor Barra has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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  • 50 5 MEETING IN THE GUILDHALL. [Reuter’s Service.] Loudon, March 28 The Rt. Hon. Sir T. Vezey Strong, Lord Mayor of London, in response to a letter signed by Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for Canada, is convening a meeting in the Guildhall for the furtherance of the peace movement.
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  • 47 5 DISSOLUTION OF THE DUMA. [Deh Ostasiatische Lloyd's Shrvick.] Berlin, March 28. The Tsar has handed M. Stolypin, the Premier, the decree for the dissolution of the Duma and authorized him to publish it if he so chooses. Admiral Voyevodsky, Minister of the Navy, has resigned.
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  • 203 5 TAXATION OF PERPETUAL LEASES. OUR INTERESTS IN KOREA. [Reuter's Service.] London, March 28. Speaking in the House of Lords, Earl Stanhope drew attention to Japan’s interpretation of The Hague award with reference to the taxation of perpetual leases held by Britishers, French, and German, and asked, in
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  • 69 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin March 28. The N. D. L. ss. Gneisenau, with the cargo of the Goeben, will leave Genoa on April 10, for the Far East. Messrs. Behn, Meyer <fc Co. write The German mail steamer Goeben, which struck a rock near St. Remo
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  • 206 5 A launch, leaving Penang at 10-30 a m daily, arrives at Semilling about 5 pm. on the same day. Another launch leaves Semilling at 10-30 a m daily and arrives here about four o’clock on the same afternoon. A smaller launch, the Intan, plies between Semilling and
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  • 147 5 At the meeting of the Committee an 1 Associates of the M.C.L. held yesterday at the Government Girls’ School, it was decided to support a Christian orphan child at the Tamil Girls’ Orphanage for one year. Mrs. Ferguson-Davies’ letter was read asking for help towards furnishing a
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  • 85 5 The following is the business for the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission to-morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Tramway extension along Chulia Street Ghaut. 5. Tenders for fire alarms.
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  • 25 5 We have received another letter on this question, but the correspondence, so far as our columns are concerned, is now closed.
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  • 1327 5 WEEK BY WEEK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 27. The Coronation. The Malay States Volunteer Riffes are sending ten of their number for the King’s Coronation in London, and they are justly proud of the honour. Major Hubback and Quarter-Master Sergt. Hay accompany the contingent,
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  • 167 5 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $93.15 per picul; business done. Tin in London is quoted at£lB7 ss. spot and £lB5 15s three months. I’he following were the dealings in tin to-day:—Singapore, Straits Grading Co., Ltd., 100 tons, $93 75 Penang, Straits Straits Trading Co.,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 211 5 Penang Sales Room. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Household Furniture. comprising Iron Double and Single Bedsteads, Almirahs, Child’s Iron Cot, Teak Wardrobe, Rangoon Chairs, Dining Table, Engravings, Hink’s Lamps, Carpets, Eisihtday Clock, Bentwood and Rattan Furniture, Glass and Crockery, Iron Stove, Pasteur Filter, Poultry, etc. ALSO A First-class Transit Theodolite, Prismatic
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  • 24 5 OBITUARY. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, March 29. The death has occurred of Mr. K Doraisamy Pillai, head of the local Tamil community.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1385 6 NW/ tfX Xf LC J} J W. D. &H. O. WILLS’ '.At? ACID IN THE MOUTH 2 THREE CASTLES “MAGNUMS,” Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. nvii/ m mu mwiii a large “hand-made” cigarette. is the beginning of TOOTH DECAY. 2 II""'" V TO PREVENT THIS—AN ANTI-ACID, that is to say,
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  • 389 7 ARRIVALS. Brouwer, Dut., 548, Knegtmani, Mar. 29, Deli, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Sahib, Mar. 29, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Prinzess Alice, Ger., 6629, Grosch, Mar. 28, Yokohama, gen., Behn, Meyer Co. Tong Hong, Brit., 2184, William, Mar. 29, Rangoon, gen., E. S. CLEARANCES. Brouwer for
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  • 1594 7 j C.pit.L 3 DWtad., N..., I ll a j T 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 »300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. ;g? az as? i; 1 J 1901 £lOO,OOO £71.200 71,200 £1 £1 30 30 15 G°peng Tin Min g Vo.
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  • 110 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To- Mobbow. F jr. Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 7 a.m. Yen Thye Seng 7 a.m. Port Swettenham, S’pore, China, and Japan Sicilia noon Asahan Jin Ho Ipm. Deli Avagyee 1 p.m. Pang Nga Deli 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, > Port Dickson, and
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  • 130 7 Pbnang, March 29, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/41 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4 1/2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand-Bank 174 4 3 days* sight Private 175 f
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  • 654 7 Ou March 6, a British steamer ran aground oft the coast of Marugame, in the Inland Sea. Fortunately no lives were lost, and no serious damage is reported. A Japanese man-of-war was despatched to render assistance to the ship. It is interesting to note in connection with the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 491 7 Sun lile ol cniiddo. (Kstablished IHHS'. Assets exceed £6,000.<*00.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Incomr, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHITK, kkNNIBOY A Co., Manager. South-Eastern G neral Agents Penang A ia. ingapore. ZZ TZZ NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL THE MERCANTILE BANK CF 1 m 1> ru >■
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    • 124 7 TO-NIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT. The George Town Cinematograph, At Kuala Kangsa Road Theatrical Hall. “AN IDEAL ANIMATED PICTURE SHOW.” Shows.—Gaumont’s, Italias, Edison’s, Pathe’s an«l Amer. Biograph’s Films. ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Wednesdays and Saturdays. Look out for our Handbills always. Pi ices of Admission: $l-50, Sl-00, 50 cte., 25 cts.,
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    • 2313 8 p. to. si... »»wi.d cmw. intend Norddemscber Lloyd, Bremen. tew IXPECTED ARRIVALS AMR WPARTBRIS MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. A Imperial German Mail Line. If Apr. 6 Assay* connecting with Mooltan K— BritlSll 111(118 *****11 NBYlgatlOll UO.j gd HOMHWAKD. *1 jflk I Connecting j Due /uk ecwin Slean Slip to., i u
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