Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 May 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 115 VOL. LXIX. MONDAY, 22nd MAY. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 68 1 \A 7HENYOUAREAWAYonIeave VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- c mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way o than by subscribing to the Weekly c Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” published every Friday. Yearly subscription, $18; shorter periods at proportionate
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  • 1073 2 SUCCESSFUL WATER CARNIVAL. The seventh annual Water Carnival under the auspices of the Penang Swimming Club was held on Saturday afternoon at Tanjong Bungah. Rain fell just before three o’cioc < but fortunately the dark clouds cleared away. The state of the tide and of the weather,
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  • 421 2 P.C.C. v PRC. On the Esplanade the tournament match between the P.C.C. and the P.R.C. was played, on Saturday, resulting in a win for the P.C.C. by two wickets- Appended are the scores P.C.C. J. W. Haddon b Perkins 11 O. Bruce c Wills b 4 V.
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  • 1278 2 ,—S.T. FRIDAY’S MEETING. At the ordinary meeting on May 19 at Singapore there were present His Eacgj lency the Acting Governor, E. L. Brockman, His Excellency Major-General T. E. Stephenson, G.0.C., the the Colonial Secretary, A. H. Lemoif; the Attorney-Gen., T. de M. Braddell, the Col. Treasurer, W.
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  • 173 2 Monday, May 22. Rogation Day. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. P.O C. Bowls Tournament. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. P.L.R.C. 150 yds. deliberate, 4th class Bisley target; 150 yds. Hunt Club Paperchase Meet at Parade Ground, 5 p.m.; finish at Springrove.” Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Tuesday,
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  • 37 2 Monday, May 29.— Vacant land facing Soo Hong Lane, 11 a.m. 38 Beach St. Kok Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, May 50.—Share in land in Province Wellesley; 11.30 am.; 21 Beach St.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers.
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  • 55 2 Municipal Commissioners of George Town.— U pper excavation Ayer Etam service reservoir; roadway; bridge over Tat’s stream also construction of a shed at Sungei Pinang for disinfector alterations and re-arrangement of Chowrasta market; tenders close: 3 p.m., May 24. Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board.— Supply of 6 pairs Indian bullocks
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  • 282 2 May 31.—Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd., General Meeting, 3 p.m. May 31. —The Derby. May 31. —Hunt Club Gymkhana Entries Close. June I.—Church Workers’ Association, St. George’s Girls’ Home, 10-30 a.m. June I.—Parish Hall Annual Meeting. June 2.—The Oaks. June 3.—King’s Birthday. June 3. —Cricket Tournament
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  • 36 2 The Grange,” No. 9 Logan Road apply P. J. Duval, No. 2 Arratoon Road. 5 and 14 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. Sea View Cottage, Butterworth apply Jos. Gawthorne, 9 Beach St.
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  • 33 2 Penang :—The E. i 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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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 118 2 A Swollen Knee is about as painful and inconvenient as anything you would find in a day’s journey. And it is dangerous—a swollen knee leads to permanent lameness. Read what A. C. Lehman, of Waynesboro, Pa says I have been the victim of a large swelling on the knee for
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    • 39 2 HENRY RILEY’S, Birmingham, England < Manufacturer and Merchant. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Braes, Military, Orchestral Band Requirements. Cornets, Saxhorns, Oboes, Clarionets, Flutes, Piccol&s, Drums, Uniforms, Banners, Parade Sticks, &c. Catalogue Post Free. Please state requirements. HENRY RILEY’S, 25, Constitution Hill, Birmingham, England
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    • 493 2 Strolls Cinemaiogropn Penang Road. Grand Programme TO-NIGHT! 1. Fatal Love. 2. Cutting Railway Reel. (New), 3. Hidden in the Mattress. (New 4. Betty on Roller Skates. (New, 5. Football at Home. 6. Poaii Equilibrist. (New). 7. Go Little Cabin Boy. 8. Tired of Life (New). 9. Pathe Animated Gazette No.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 83 2 The Moon. O New Moon May 28 First Quarter June 4 O Full Moon 12 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P Vf May 22 6-01 Nil’ 6-37 12-56 23 7-18 1-34 7-53 2-11 24 8-28 2-43 8-57 3 12 25 9-24
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  • 594 3 Judgment was delivered by the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court, Singapore, on Thursday morning, in the recent action brought by the Eastern Steamship Co. against the Straits Steamship Co., arising out of a collision between the former company’s steamer Avagyet and the defendant company’s Perak in
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  • 318 3 Proposal to Wind up. The seventh ordinary general meeting of the Kuantan Tin Mining Co., Ltd., is fixed for the 25th inst., when the following report of the directors for the year ended December 31, 1910, this being the sixth year of the company’s working, will
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 195 3 •••••••••••••a•••••••••••••••• SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO S WORKS, Ltd., a ELECTRIC LIGHT, POWER ANO TRACTION, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. :SIEMENS TANTALUM LAMPS.! substantial JJL continue Reduction 4 ".rjk to be the sln Prices. Best. Prices and particulars on application to: Q Telegrams SIEMENS, PENANG. OFFICES AND CODOWNS, W Telephone No. 479. g, Beach
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    • 8 3 P. MOIR CRANES’ Cylinder Oil. Sandilands, Buttery Co,
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    • 603 3 To Miners and Tin-ore]-Buyers, kinney sons. Assam Government WOLFRAM-TIN ORES. Surveyors. 3O years’ experience in all kinds or An up-to-date plant for f he separation of Wolfram, Magnetite, etc. land surveying. j j i Open to Engagement for Surveying from Tin-ores is now in operation at Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and
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  • 79 4 De-Vries—Kannk.—On May 22, at the Presbyterian Church, Penang, by the Rev. Ernest Lawson, M.A., Pylger de Vries, Manager of Soengei Biroeng Estate, Deli, Sumatra, to Catherina Elizabeth Lucretia Kanne, of Haarlem, Holland. Faulkner—Thomas.—On May 17, at St. Andrew’s Cathedra], Singapore, Sydney Boyd Faulkner, m.b of Chiistmas Island, to Letitia,
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  • 525 4 No recent information has been forthcoming from the Municipal authorities as to the measures tiiey are taking to ensure the satisfactory nature of Penang’s milk supply. No news may mean good news we suggest nothing to the contrary. But the matter is of such vital importance
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  • 464 4 A BOOK FOR INVESTORS. The average investor in rubber shares generally appreciates any serious effort to assist him in the difficult task of picking and choosing those companies that promise the best return —and are most likely to fulfil that promise. Quite a number of handbooks on
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  • 294 4 ALEXANDER CLARKE TROPHY. The following is a list of scores for the Alexander Clarke Trophy to end of April Jan. Feb. Mar. April oodcsvsocdqo Miss BartonParkes 33 2G 27 28 29 33 31 34 241 Mrs. Berger 33 32 33 33 32 33 31 33 260 Miss
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  • 49 4 The following ties have been arranged Monday, May 22. Doubles Handicap. (Semi-Final) W. S. Goldie and R. Henderson —2) v. W. Hamilton and S. Riley —2). Tuesday, May 23. ProJession Pairs. (Final) R. Henderson and E. Reimann (Merchants) v. W. Hamilton and H. Starr (Schoolmasters).
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  • 52 4 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close 8.1. Bharata Sat. 27/5 10 a.m. noon. P. &O. Devanha Sat. 3/6 N.D.L. Buelow Tues. 7/6 Outward. N.D.L. P. E. Friedrich Wed. 24/5 noon 1 p.m. 6 a.m. 8.1. Tara Thurs. 25/5 3 p.m. 4 pun. 7 a. in. P. &O. Arcadia
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  • 709 4 WEEK BY WEEK. [/"rom Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, May 21. The Night Train Service will be inaugurated with effect from Ist July. The lime to leave Kuala Lumpur is to be 7.45 p.m. arriving at Singapore at 6,45 a.m. At the other end the time is
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  • 67 4 The exports of tin and produce from Penang during the fortnight ended May 16, 1911, were as follows To United Kingdom. Tin Tons 900 Pepper, black n 24 Tapioca, pearl n 50 To United States of America. Tapioca, pearl n 59 To Continent of Europe. Tin Tons 50
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  • 55 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $95.17| per picul, buyers, no sellers. The following were the dealings in tin to-day j—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd, <5 tons, Penang: Straits Lrading Co., Ltd., no sellers, Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., no market Messrs. Leong Fee Co. 25
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  • 455 4 His Highness the Raja Muda Kelantan has arrived in Singapore. Dr. Lucy, Senior Health Officer, has been on a tour of inspection throu» Perak. Java papers announce that the ex-Boe t General, Ben Viljoen, was killed duriucr th» Mexican fighting. By the mail steamer on Friday, r
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  • 271 4 The following is the result of the Ladies Monthly Medal for May Mrs. Dunn 38 +4O =7B —lB =6O winner Mrs Edwards 47 +42 89—14 =7O To-day’s exchange rate is 2/4 3/32. Among new ventures that will be heard of in Singapore in the near future ares
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 234 4 SOLIGNUM. The Marvellous wood preservative Protects against Decay, Fungus, Dry Rot, White Ants, the reaction of Weather. [W? soffiSg i fpLjuj nil j JJII f\// |»s® IN FOUR SHADES SUPPLIED IN DRUMS OF LIGHT BROWN I GALLON MEDIUM DARK 2 GALLONS CRASS GREEN 5 GALLONS GUTHRIE Co., Ltd., SOLE AGENTS,
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    • 94 4 To-Day’s Contents. Pago 2.— Penang Swimming Club Legislative Council Penang Cricket Tournament and Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— The Avagyee Collision and Kuautan Tin Mining Co. 4 —Editorial Milk Supply Dollar Share Values Ladies’ Rifle Shooting Bowls at the P.C.C The Federal Capital Penang Exports Social and Personal The Mails To-day’s
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  • 274 5 VARIABLE CHANGES IN TINS. STERLING RUBBERS WEAKER. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 20/5/11. 22/5/11. > Shares. Q IS 3 E Mm Mm Mining. 16} 14 Kinta 19} 20} 19} 19} 4 1}
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  • 74 5 FINE HARD PAP.A BETTER. [From a Malacca Corresponiient] Malacca, May 21. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd., that fine hard Para was quoted in London, yesterday, at 4/6, value. The market closed quiet. The Market Firm. London, May 20*. The following are
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  • 39 5 {From Our Own Correspondent,} Malacca, May 22. At the rubber auction held on Saturday, the following prices were realized: Sheet No. 1 per picul $244 00 Sheet No. 2 227.61 Scrap 151 00 Bark crepe 162.50
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  • 61 5 BROMHEAD MATTHEWS SHIELD, [From Our Own Correspondent.} Singapore, May 22. The shoot for the Bromhead Matthews Shield took place on Saturday. The following were the scores Singapore Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 515 Singapore Volunteer Infantry 508 The Singapore Volunteer Artillery did not compete. The complete scores are as follows
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  • 40 5 From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, May 22. Owing to the bad outbreak of cholera in Lower Perak, a company of the Malay States Guides is now stationed at Ayer Kuning to p; event all Asiatics moving eastward.
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  • 33 5 i Der Ostasiatische Lloyd s Service.] Berlin, May 21. The Government will probably agree to a settlement of the Alsace-Lorraine Constitution question in accordance with the resolution of the Reichstag Committee.
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  • 313 5 ANOTHER SHOCKING ACUDENT. FRENCH STATESMAN KILLED. i Reuter’s Service.] Paris, May 22. At the beginning of the Paris-Madrid flying race, an aviator named Train swerved and came to earth abruptly, dashing into a group of distinguished spectators including M. Monis, the Prime Minister, and M. Berteaux, Minister
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  • 168 5 MR. EDWARD MILLS GRACE. [Reuter’s Service London, May 22. The death is announced of Mr. Edward Mills Grace, the cricketer, a brother of Mr. W. G. Grace. [The late Mr. E M Grace was born at Downend, on Nov. 28, 1841 he was actively associated with the
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  • 60 5 A CANADIAN AGREEMENT. [Reuter’s Service] London, May 21. The Ottawa correspondent of The Times telegraphs that the Canadian House of Commons has passed a temporary tariff agreement with Japan. Convention with Sweden. Stockholm, May 21. A Treaty of Commerce has been signed between Sweden and Japan, together with
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  • 28 5 DESPATCH OF A CRUISER. [Reuter’s Service.] Lisbon May 20. The cruiser Adamastor has gone to Oporto in connection, it is believed, with the reactionary movement.
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  • 30 5 [DER OSTASIATISCHK LLOYD’S SERVICE.] Lisbon, May 21. Many Monarchists have been arrested in Oporto and riots are expected. The Portuguese Royalists in Brazil have collected five millions dollars).
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  • 138 5 BRILLIANT STATE BALL. LARGE KOSTER OF ROYALTY. j ßeuter’s Service.] London, May 20. The State Ball at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Kaiser was of an extremely brilliant nature. There were a thousand guests, including thirty Royal personages. King Manuel and Queen Amelie visited the Kaiser
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  • 53 5 FOUR COUNTY RESULTS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, May 22, Yorkshire beat Somersetshire at Taunton by 272 runs. Worcestershire beat Surrey by two wickets at Bournville. Lancashire beat Leicestershire by 15 runs at Leicester. The match between Sussex and Notts, at Brighton, was drawn. Oxford University beat Kent by seven
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  • 26 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] St. Petersburg, May 21. M. Sazanow. Russian Foreign Minister, will consult physicians in Berlin before undertaking a voyage abroad.
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  • 26 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 21. America has suggested to Germany the advisability of an arbitration treaty similar to that with Great Britain.
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  • 27 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service St. Petersburg, May 21. The German Crown Prince has extended his visit to St. Petersburg, which was spent most enjoyably.
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  • 23 5 [Der Ostasiatibche Lloyd’s Service.] Madrid, May 21. A Spanish military commission has drafted a scheme for a Colonial Volunteer Corps.
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  • 20 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Lisbon, May 21. Foreigners have been granted the privilege of residence in Portuguese Guinea.
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  • 20 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 21. The negotiations regarding the tariff with America have been satisfactorily concluded.
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  • 24 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 21. lhe Landtag by a majority of one has passed a Bill making cremation optional.
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  • 121 5 Correspondence laid on the table of the Legislative Council on Friday shows that the cost of the Singapore garrison in respect of the year 1909-10 was £298,338. The Colony’s contribution was £177,878, leaving £120,460 as the amount by which the cost exceeded the contribution. The total
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  • 334 5 FAREWELL ON P. O. STEAMER. On Saturday afternoon, there was a large number of people on board the P. &O. mail ss. Delhi, which came alongside Swettenham Wharf, to bid farewell to the Sultan of Kedah and the Sultan of Perak, who are going to England to
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  • 189 5 GOLF CLUB’S TOURNAMENT. The following ties have been arranged for Monday, 22nd instant Mixed Doubles Handicap Miss Thornton i VG Ezechiei, scr., v. Mrs May i C C Rogers—s/6. Mr and Mrs W R Armstrong +5/6 v. Mr and Mrs W S Dunn —15.3. Miss B Evans 4
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  • 176 5 De Fries—Kanne. In the Presbyterian Church, this morning, a pretty wedding was solemnized between Mr. Pylger de Fries, Manager of Soengei Biroeng Estate, Tebing Tinggi, of the London Langkat Syndicate, Limited, second son of Mr. Jan Pylger de Fries, and Mis Catharina Elizabeth Lucretia Kanne, eldest daughter
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 1171 5 NOTIC E. A YOUNG DUTCHMAN, with 3 years’ experience in Rubber, wants a THE Race Course will be officially open situation in F. M. S. for Training for the Autumn 1911 Apply to Meeting on and after Thursday, the Ist y y 7. of June, 1911. JO No Horses will
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  • 682 6 BRITISH NAVAL FORCE LANDS. Our Canton correspondent writes under date of May Ist as follows After comparatively quiet, days on Saturday and Sunday a recurrence of the previous trouble seems to be probable. An armed guard from H. M. S. Moorhen and H. M. S. Robin was
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  • 139 6 From the annual report of the F.M.S. Public Works Department, we learn that the expenditure in 1910 on construction of anti-malarial works or operations directly connected with them was in Selangor, on State account $26,266, on Federal account $4,288.71, and in Negri Sembilan $15,367.01, total $45,921.72. The
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 587 6 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. Xl%v EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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    • 783 6 TRY OUR STRINGS FOR m ——m Z VIOLINS. BANJOS, MANDOLINES. U 4 H ■■»*l^— THE MOTHER! GUITARS. M Pianoforte and Violin Music in H Sheets and Albums, Tutors, Manuscript Books, etc., M (/-ilEt rl I -it R AT POPULAR PRICES. M jljotW IjTT foil e The Co-Operative Agency, NCStICS MIIK
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  • 633 7 ARRIVALS. Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannatyne, May 22, S’pore, gen., William Mansfield Co. Dunera, 3403, Nielson, May 21, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Delta, Brit., 4780, Martin, May 20, Shanghai, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Fultala, Brit., 2702, Reddock, May 21, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Ipoh, Brit., 528, Olsen, May
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  • 1685 7 I Capital. Sub rik d K-to- I 7 7 |i s s ’-3 7 M O’ 1907 1908 1909 1910 i 9ll MININO 1903 8300,000 8300,000 30,000 110 |lO 25 10 30 n■ *3 ci 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 *lO elat Tln Mlnln S Co 5 600,000 600,000
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  • 79 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. For. Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah Ipm. Deli Perak (E.S. Co.) 1 p.m. Deli, Asahan, Paneh Van der Parra 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Hebe 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pegu 3 p.m. Singapore Coen 1 p.m.
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  • 122 7 Penang, May 22, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months' sight Bink 2/4} 3 Credit 2<4f 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Re. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras Demand Bank 174}
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  • 219 7 Pknang, May 22, 1911, Gold leaf $64.6’) Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0*z.).... No stock. White Pepper $24.65 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 $5.10 nominal.
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  • 664 7 For the information of mariners, the Master Attendant notifies that the Dalhousie Obelisk, which is now being removed to a site 340 feet south of its present position, is no longer available as a clearing and anchoring mark, and is screened by trees from the seaward. It is
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 663 7 Slin Lilt Of CflUflO. (Hatabllalied UMS). Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. IVHITK, f c .U KEEKED» A Co,, Manager, South-Eastern I General Agents. Penang Aua. Mngapore. I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL THE
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2366 8 e efo Ik >•. i* te ed saiitags. Norddeutscber Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. u EXPECTED AItHUU AND DEPADTOMS BritlSfe Illdift StCAID Ct)., j. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. <4 LIMITED k j Marmora connecting with Aicadia May c /IF\ OceanSteoinShip€@,i Moldavia do Assaye „28 For Intended to Sail. Steamer. 4 VX
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