Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 May 1911

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 103 VOL. LXIX. MONDAY, Bth MAY, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1810 1 Sea View Hotel, i FARQUHAR STREET. THE IDEAL HOTEL FOR VISITORS. t ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP ON THE SEA FRONT. NO UNHEALTHY SURROUNDINGS. Cool, Comfortable and Homelike. CUISINE UNEXCELLED. TERMS VERY MODERATE. VICTORIA FOR HIRE. Telephone 368. Proprietor, W. DANIEL. J Coronation Treble &4k WILLIS its 100 to 1 SINGAPORE RACES, REYNELUS
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    • 63 1 “THE PINANC GAZEHf J (PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING».) < Rates of Subscription, payable strictly in U advance:— J LOCAL S 2-25 per month. 1 513.50 naif yearly. g Z 82T.00 per annum. 4 BY POST 8 2.50 per month. f 815.00 naif yearly. U 830.00 yearly. WEEKLY EDITION PUBLISHED B EVERY
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  • 1474 2 FRIDAY’S MEETING. At the ordinary meeting on May 5 at Singapore there were present His Excellency the Acting Governor, E. L. Brockman, the Hon’bles the Colonial Secretary, A. H. Lemon, the Attorney-Gen., T. de M. Braddell, the Colonial Treasurer, W. C. Mitchell, the Col. Engineer F. J. Pigott,
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  • 180 2 THE LEAGUE. Division 1. London, April 29.—The following are corrected Football results Bury I—Sheffield United 1 Notts County o—Woolwich Arsenal 2 Bristol City o—Everton 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2—Oldham Athletic 0 Newcastle United 3 Manchester City 3 Middlesbrough 2 Blackburn Rovers 3 Preston North End 2 Bradford City 0
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  • 558 2 THE WRECK ABANDONED. A great deal of anxiety has been created in the Colony by the news that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s steamer, the Asia, has gone ashore on Finger Rock, some 100 miles south of Shanghai, says the China Mail (Hongkong) of April 24.
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  • 381 2 The following is the list of passengers by steamers leaving Penang on the undermentioned dates Per P O ss Assaye connecting with ss Morea, May 6 —Messrs M Duncan, Cochrane, E A Watson, Mr and Mrs Eu Tong Sen, Mr Leung Kwong Hin, and Master Eu Keng Chee,
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  • 152 2 Monday, May 8. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Football; Five-a-Side, Esplanade. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Auxetophonorcope, Tek Soon Theatre. Tuesday, May 9. Football Cup Final P.C.C t>. C.R.C., Esplanade. Singapore Race Meeting. Wednesday, May IO P.C.C. Bowls Tournament. Band, Esplanade. Golf Club
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  • 320 2 May 15.—Penang Chamber of Commerce, 3 pm. May 15.—Football League Entries Close. May 15. —P.L.R.0.: 200 yds. deliberate, twice, de Voogt Cup; head and shoulders. May 15. —Golf Club Tennis Tournament Commences. May 16 —Penang Assizes. May 17.—Lodge Scotia Installation. May 19 and 20.—Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly
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  • 33 2 Penang :—The E. Jc O. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, and Sea View Hotel. Kuala Lumpur :—Grand Oriental Hotel Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • 95 2 Thursday, May 11.— ss. Ban Hoo (late Flying Fish); 10.30 a.m.; Chinese junk, Kim Eng Ho, 1.30 p.m.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Thursday, May 11.— Stock-in-trade 69 Beach St. 11.15 a.m. Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, May 15.— Land, Ricemill, and Machinery in Jelutong Road 11.30 a m.;
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  • 82 2 Municipal Commissioners of George Town.— Drain and culverts, York Road reconstruction and regrading of drainage channel, Northam Road, between Penang Road and Farquhar St., new drainage channel, Sungei Pinang tenders close 3 p.m May 10. Government of Kedah. Construction of mosque at Alor Star; tenders close noon, May 12.
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  • 42 2 The Grange,” No. 9 Logan Road apply P. J. Duval, No. 2 Arratoon Road. Roseneath,” No. 12 Logan Road apply J. W. Hallifax. 188 Anson Road apply 125 Penang Streat. 5 and 14 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 119 2 A Man-Eating Tiger would not be more terrible to a Neuralgia sufferer than those agonizing darting pains that set the nerves quivering and cause brain and body to cry out for relief. Little's Oriental Balm is the always efficient relief—the ever ready help in time of pain. Rub it into
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    • 109 2 STRIKING EXPERIMENTS AT THE REQUEST OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD FOR IRELAND. The remarkable feeding experiments conducted in the School of Physiology. Trinity College, Dublin, at the request of the Local Government Board for Ireland, prove that BO V R I Iwhen added to a fixed diet, has a body-building
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    • 547 2 The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. In Bankruptcy. No. 36 of 1910 Re CHOPS “JOO GUAN AND JOO WAN.” Notice is hereby given that a First Dividend of $3/- per centum has been dp. dared in the above matter, and that the same may
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 139 2 The Moon. O Full Moon May 13 Laar, CJuartw. 21 O New Moon 28 First Quarter June 4 NEW FILMS OF PATHE. URBAN, NIZZA, IMPERIUM AND GAUMONT, JUST ARRIVED FROM EUROPE, will be shown at the Straits cinemalogroph co., Penang Road. Grand Programme TO-NIGHT! THE ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME. 1. Jenne Hachette.
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    • 96 2 TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT 1I The George Town Cinematograph. At Kuala Kangsa Road Theatrical Hall. ah ideal Animated Picture show. To-night's Specialities Police Dogs (Dramatic Film), Living Flowers “Chinese Trick” (The best Trick Film coloured throughout). Desperate Young Girl (Drama) Cosmopolitan Dances (Coloured throughout), "Chicago Murder" and a host of other
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  • 649 3 SPEECH BY THE RAJAH. His Highness the Rajah, on Wednesday, the 12th inst, presided at a meeting in the Resident’s Office to which the leading Chinese merchants, the Datus, and the principal Officers of the Government had been summoned. His Highness, in opening the proceedings, said that
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 323 3 W. D. H. O. WILLS’ J THREE CASTLES “MAGNUMS,” J A LARGE “HAND-MADE” CIGARETTE. 2 111 2 X Packed in [The ma< j W s: X h' 1 r /w 1 Price 2 h jj cents J X Air Tl^t a 'r Dertin X T o < P er ua
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    • 453 3 municipal; notice. Applications for the following posts will be received by the undersigned up to 4 p.m., on Friday, the 12th instant (1) Sanitary Sub-Inspector at a sa'a'y of $5O per month. (2) Clerk Secretariat at a salary of $25 per month. Envelopes containing applications should be endorsed respectively Sanitary
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    • 231 3 To Miners and Tin-ore Buyers. WOLFRAM-TIN ORES. An up-to-date plant for ‘he separation of Wolfram, Magnetite, etc. from Tin-ores is now in operation at Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and parcels of mixed ore can be purchased outright or received for treatment. For particulars apply to The Manager, Wolfram (Selangor) Ltd., 27,
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  • 1187 4 It is undoubtedly true that a great many Overseas Britons would have preferred to see a Unionist Government in power this year during the Coronation and the Imperial Conference. Foreign affairs are regarded as safer in the hands of Unionist statesmen the Opposition claim to be
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  • 497 4 SINGLES HANDICAP FINAL. S. Riley (—4) beat R. Owen (4-2). 21—18 Owing to the departure by this week’s German mail steamer of R. Owen, anangements were made for the final tie of the Singles Handicap to be played on Saturday afternoon. The fact that Riley had
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  • 169 4 Fivk-a-Sidk Football. In connection with the five-a-side football competition at the P.C.C gymkhana, it has been arranged to play off the preliminary ties during this week, leaving only the final for Saturday next. The teams have been drawn as follows “A Team.—Tyack, Hogan, Kelcey, Saye, and Baker. B
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  • 55 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $95.20 per picul buyers, no sellers. The following were the dealings in tin to-day Singapore, Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 125 tons, $95.62| Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 50 tons, $95.90 Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., no market Messrs. Leong Fee
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  • 763 4 M'-. Dale has bee i appointed one of Managers for the new Selangir Coconut Company. It is understood that Mr. Elward PratMagistrate, Taiping, goes shortly to Europe on long leave. Dr. Cox, Medical Officer, Taipiug j. suffering from an attack of fever and is i Q the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 173 4 TEK SOON THEATRE HALL, CAMPBELL STREET. Auxetophonoscope ONLY TWO MORE NIGHTS. TO-NIGHT. MONDAY Bth. TO-MORROW NIGHT. TUESDAY 9th. A Grand Orange el Programme each Evening. TO-NIGHT A SCENE FROM COMIC OPERA THE GIRLS OF GOTTENBERG. COME AND SEE THE AMERICAN VITAGRAPH CO.’S FILM A WOMAN’S WIT. Dealing with the Intrigues
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    • 90 4 To-Day’s Contents. Pago 2.— Legislative Council; Sinking of the Asia Homeward Bound Association Football and Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— Progress in Sarawak. Page 4 —Editorials (Imperial Defence); Bowls at the P.C.C-5 P.C.C. Gymkhana; To-day’s Tin Quotations and Social and Personal. Page s.— Telegrams Highlands Lowlands The Selangor Gridins; Penang Football
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  • 176 5 TINS STILL ACTIVE. STERLING RUBBERS VARIABLE The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 6/5/11. 8/5/11. x an c® xx Shares. .•■T C 5 —1 M vi M vi Mining. 7| 2| Belat 5| 6
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  • 44 5 FINE HARD PARA LOWER. [Front a Malacca Correspondent] Malacca, May 7. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 5/- per lb., value. The market is flat.
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  • 35 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, May 8. At the rubber auction held on Saturday the following prices were realized Fine sheet per picul $270.20 Fine sheet No. 3... 190.00 Bark crepe 220.00
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  • 52 5 FINAL TRIALS SATISFACTORY. [From Our 6wn Correspondent Singapore, May 8. Good work was done in the final trials on Saturday morning for the race meeting which commences to-morrow. There was a fine gallop. Grey Plume was looking wonderfully well. Phonograph, Stagelight, Pin, Santos, and Silver Hampton all
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  • 45 5 PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 8. The negotiations for turning Tyersall,” H.H. the Sultan of Johore’s palace, into a Country Club are proceeding satisfactorily. A meeting will be called shortly to sanction the issue of the necessary debentures.
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  • 36 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, May 7. At the adjourned general meeting of the Selangor Club, held yesterday (Saturday), Mr. J. O. Anthonisz presided. The accounts and estimates were passed with little discussion.
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  • 111 5 [Rkutbr'b Service.') Shanghai, May 8. M. Vallon, the French aviator, fell a great height and was killed. |At Shanghai three weeks ago, M. Vallon, the aviator, flew with great success, and took passengers on a couple of trips. His first companion was his courageous wife, Madame
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  • 45 5 SOME CONFERENCES PENDING. [Rkutkr’s Service.] St. Petersburg, May 8. General Vernauder, Inspector-General of Engineers, has started on a tour of inspection in the Far East. He will join the Minister of War at Vladivostock, inhere important conferences will be held.
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  • 69 5 STATEMENT BY MR. ASQUITH. NO DISSENSIONS IN THE CABINET [Reuter’s Service London, May 8. The Kt. Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, speaking at Manchester, denied that dissensions had taken place in the Cabinet on the subject of Home Rule, or the Irish were making exorbitant financial
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  • 68 5 SUCCESS OF TURKISH TROOPS. [Reuter’s Service.] Constantinople, May 8. The Commander-in-Chief at Yemen reports that the rebels have evacuated, and the troops occupied, all the fortified positions which have been up to the present surrounded by them (the troops) and held by the rebels. The whole
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  • 47 5 THE ARMISTICE AT AN END. [Reuter’s Service.] El Paso, Texas, May 8. Genera! Madero, leader of the Mexican insurgents, who proposed an armistice on April 22, to which the Mexican Government agreed, when negotiations for peace were opened, has now broken off the armistice.
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  • 50 5 A SOUTHERN MAIN LINE. [Reuter’s Service.] St. Petersburg, May 7. M. Rukhloof, Russian Minister of Ways and Communications, has submitted a Bill to the Duma to construct in South Siberia, at the expense of the Crown, a main line connecting with the trans Siberian and Tashkent railways.
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  • 44 5 MILITARY DRILL FOR SCHOOLS. [Reuter’s Service St. Petersburg, May 6. A telegram from Harbin states that the Chinese Minister of Education has issued an order for the introduction of obligatory gymnastic instruction, military drill, and shooting in secondary and elementary schools.
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  • 112 5 P.C C. v C.R.C. The following players will represent the P. C. C. and the C. R C. respectively, tomorrow evening, when the final tie in the Penang Football Cup competition will be played off on the Esplanade P.C.C.— Goal, T. A Godby; backs, F. B. Ivens
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  • 86 5 The pedigrees of the two thorough-bred Selangor Griffins drawn by Ipohites are as follows Chesnut gelding, by Friar Tuck—Betty, 3 years. Dr. P. G. Edgar. Chesnut gelding, by Wait-a-Bit—Emma, 4 years. F. G. Barr and J. A. Brown. The other drawers were Messrs. E. B. Prior, Sperling,
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  • 63 5 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close N.D.L. Pr. Ludwig Tues. 9/5 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 8.1. Bangala Sat 13/5 10 a.m. noon. P. &O. Sat. 20/5 Outward N.D.L. Crneisneaw Tues. 9/5 6 p.m. 10/5 a.m. N.D.L. Derfflinger Wed. 10/5 6 p.m. 10 p.m. 1 p.m. 8.1.
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  • 17 5 The following returns for April are to hand Rahman piculs 621 Rahman Hydraulic 400
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  • 381 5 P.R.C. v. M.R.C. In connection with the Penang Cricket Tournament, a cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the P.R.C. and the M R.C The P.R.C. won their second victory over the Mohammedans by 5 runs, the Mohammedans playing three men short. Appended are the
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  • 147 5 On Saturday evening the Auxetophonoscope Company opened a short season of four nights in Penang at the Tek Soon Theatre Hall, Campbell Street, before a large audience. The entertainment, as promised, was a novel as well as an interesting one, the singing and talking pictures being wonderful. Among
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  • 105 5 A chauffeur employed by Mr. Peters, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was summoned by Chief Inspector Mayhew to the District Court, Singapore, on Friday morning on a charge of failing to report a case of smallpox. The patient, it was stated, was accused’s wife, and while
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  • 34 5 The following additional returns for April are to hand Ayer Kuning lb. 620 Ledbury 12,010 Lanadron 23,235 Sandycroft 7,958 Singapore Johore 16,006 Temiang 5,000 Changkat Salak 6,172 Galang Besar 4.546 Kombok 1,752
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  • 89 5 From a well informed and unbiassed source, says the T. of M.’s Penang correspondent, I am told that our new Municipal President, Mr. W. Peel, is doing quite excellent work and already has made himself persona grata with his fellow-Com-missioners, the heads of the various Municipal departments, and
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  • 997 5 HIGHLANDS LOWLANDS. DISTRIBUTION OF 50 PER CENT. FOR THE YEAR. The report of the directors of the Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Company was to be submitted at the fifth annual meeting to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce on April 27. The report states The directors have
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 311 5 WANTED BY A YOUTH, just out of School, a position in Rubber Estate willing to work in any capacity—hard worker—can also typewrite 30/35 words per minute—will accept any reasonable salary, replies to BOX No. 180, 443 c/o Pinang Gazette. WANTED BY an English Lady a Chinese Amah to take charge
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    • 504 5 MUNICIPAL notice. AN Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 3-30 p.m. on Thursday, the 11th instant. L. A. COUTIER BIGGS, Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners. Municipal Office, George Town, Penang, Bth May, 1911. Eastern Petroleum Syndicate Ltd., Y Vo >n n Anglo-Java
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  • 615 6 CHARGES OF EXTORTION AGAINST A DOCTOR. Before Mr. Justice Fisher, Singapore, in the Supreme Court on Monday, Mr. Braddell appeared on behalf of an Indian named Appadurai, who was convicted at Malacca on several charges of extortion. It appeared that appellant, an educated Indian holding medical qualifications
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  • 219 6 Allahabad, April 27.—1 t is reported that the quarrel between Safdar Khan of Nawagi, and his son, Mohomed Ali Khan, has had an unexpected ending. Mohomed Ali, with a mixed contingent of tribesmen from Bajour, looted and burned the Kothali and Nawagi Bazars, but his father,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1005 6 N v iZ’ TRY OUR STR,NGS M *>■ VIOLINS, BANJOS. MANDOLINES, «nd Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. GllllAtts Pianoforte and Violin Music in yk Sheets and Albums, z' Tutors, Manuscript Books, etc., AT POPULAR PRICES. The Co-Operative Agency, EUROPEAN LINE 104, Muntri and Leith Street. K' service is maintained between
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    • 8 6 P. MOIR CRANES’ Cylinder Oil. Sandilands, Buttery Co,
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    • 477 6 5 THE MOTHER i M (I l|ir 5 WHO uses Nestles’ Milk Food: 1J DHONNELJR. PARIS g for her child P lac< ’B her trust in a diet M I for Infants which has been known as a M r standard the world over for more than a 25 v<ar8
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  • 585 7 ARRIVALS. ‘Bangala, Brit., 1936, Alexander, May 7, Rangoon, gen., Hottenbach Liebert Co. •C. Apcar, Brit., 1730, Townsend, May 7, Calcutta, gen. A. A. Anthony Co. •Dilwara, Brit., 3457, Hodgson, May 7, Sinagpore, gen., Hottenbach, Liebert Co. Hebe, Brit.. 346, Willis, May 7, T. Anson, gen Adamson, Giltillan Co. Jilin,
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  • 1638 7 Y Capital. Subscribed. Value Dividends. Name. Q j g 1 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 »300,000 »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. s‘t 61 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang 8 5 t 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10
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  • 195 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE-To-Morrow. Fjr. Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah Ipm. Deli Perak (E.S. Co.) I p.m. Trang Tong Chay Un 1 p.m. Pang Nga Leong Ho 1 p.m. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Tongkah Van der Parra 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and
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  • 128 7 Penang, May 8, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank 1. London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 9/32 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/41 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175 j Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’sight Private 175 j
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  • 220 7 3«: Penang, May 8, 1911. Gold leaf 564.6 1 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz) No stock White Pepper 524.65 sales. Trang Pepper $17.75 buyers. Mace $lOB nominal. Mace Pickings $99 nominal. Cloves $42 nom. Nutmegs 110 $22 sellers. !No. 1 $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. Basket
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  • 671 7 The 8». Catherine Apcar, which arrived here yesterday from Calcutta, brought 1,200 sheep and goats to Penang. The ss. Min, which arrived here yesterday from Sembilan, brought 25,000 tins of kerosine oil for the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. The commission of the cruiser Flora, Captain John Nicholas commanding,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 515 7 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY, THE ACME OF QUALITY. CHaES-RED BANKSHANGHAI THE OF Trodind PAPnAYlafinn i6 Baniing and 1 rading corporation, Paid-up Capital .£1,200,000 Capital fl. 45,000,000- Paid-Up T. 562,500 lt t «103» S Tb”' NfllldiD tfifl Cfttfi CO., Ltd., Head Office >31,250,000 Hnad Owion in Ambtmdan. HM?nnw i a 38. BISHOPSGAIE,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2193 8 P. &0. Steam Navigation Company. intended sailings. Norddcutscher Lloyd, Bremen. te, EXPECTED MBIUIS MHETTOES. FXZP' Imperia, Ge™~Mail Line. mail service outward. British India Steam Navigation Co., 4 I homeward. -1 /k limited. m. oceoß sicoh Ship co He Connecting Due i /fl Date. Steamer. w t j l g g
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