Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 May 1911

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 117 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY, 24th MAY, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1760 1 caannnnannnritiDnaaaDncincicjna 2 For $3O Vz ou can have the Pinang d 9 1 Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should d be addressed to The Managing Director: PINANG GAZETTE PRESS,
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    • 80 1 TI Then you are away on leave V V you want to keep in touch j with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- D mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way I than by subscribing to the Weekly j c Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” published every
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  • 1501 2 THE CRETAN QUESTION REVIVED. London, May 14.—The Porte recently informed the Powers of its decision to despatch kadis and muftis to Crete to replace those who were unable to exercise their functions, owing to the Cretan Government’s insistence upon their taking an oath of allegiance to the King
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  • 752 2 Punch’s old and trite, but nevertheless true, saying, “Is Life worth living?— That depends upon the liver,” applies more to residents in the Straits than to anyone else—only those who suffer know how very much more. And yet there is no reason why this
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  • 126 2 Wednesday, May 24. Rogation Day. Empire Day. Band, Esplanade. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Thursday, May 25. Outward English (B.I.) Mail. Ascension Day. Holy Thursday. Golf Club Tennis Tournament. Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A. Meeting, Dato Kramat Road, 5 p.m. Friday,
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  • 316 2 May 31.—Penang Khean Guan Insurance Co., Ltd General Meeting, 3 p.rn. May 31. —The Derby. May 31.—H nnt Club Gymkhana Entries Close. June I.—Racecourse officially open for Training. June I.—Church Workers’ Association, St. George’s Girls’ Horne, 10-30 a.m. June 1 —Parish Hall Annual Meeting. June 2.—The Oaks.
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  • 68 2 Saturday, May 27.— Unserviceable Stores, P.W.S. Stores, Sungei Pinang; 11 a.m.; Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, May 29 Vacant land facing Soo Hong Lane, 11 a.m. 38 Beach St. Kok Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, May SO.— Share in land in Province Wellesley; 11.30 a.m.; 21 Beach St.; Cunningham,
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  • 16 2 Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board.— Supply of 6 pairs Indian bullocks tenders close noon, June 8.
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  • 37 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. Gaw thorne, 9 Beach St.
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  • 32 2 Pbnang The E. &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
    • 145 2 The Spanish Inquisition is famous in history for its terrible tortures. But no inquisitor ever invented methods for producing more fearful agony than is borne to-day by the victims of Sciatica. Mr. M. W. Knowles, Tragant St., Bath, England, says: Five years ago I was prostrated with Sciatica. From my
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    • 40 2 The Aachen and fHunich Fire insurance Co. of AIX LA CHAPELLE. Capital 450 000 Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorised to insure almost any property against Fire iu Penang or elsewhere. For rates apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents.
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    • 648 2 gab, J Wfllinqm Wflfchps mH are unaffected by atmospheric changes or changes of circiirn'lances. Every part is made wlttl ex, iui'ite care, and the HhHH whole watch is apuce of mar- MMMMI v l! us timekeeping met hanism, From £1 10 to £35 00. Waltb<iin Watches BHWBSWi With Kew A
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • 428 3 MAJOR MURRAY’S REPORT. The Federated Malay States Government Gazette publishes as a supplement a report on the Malay States Guides for the year 1910, by Major Murray, commandant He says the Regiment has kept fairly well up to strength, two pi ivates under-strength and three British
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  • 453 3 In view of the important fibre congress to be held at Soerabaya in July next, to which the United States and German Governments are sending special representative-», the following article from the Java Bode of the sth instant on the cultivation of cotton may be
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    • 249 3 I- I ’£’o BE SURE—the Teeth are so important that it would be a pity to neglect them—especially when you can clean them so well and so easily with Calverts —Tooth Powder^ J Your local dealer stocks and sells it. Makers: F. C. Calvert Co., Manchester, England. 'T'HE undersigned beg
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    • 517 3 •ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooe Worth a Guinea a Box. 2 2 I JlpoUinaris PILLS O The Queen of Table Waters. g Hundreds and thousands of ailing men Per C3S6 of 25 I bottles and women in every clime have found that q Per case of 100/2 bottles $ll.OO. q Beecham's Pills make life
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  • 825 4 Wireless telegraphy is usually associated with the idea of messages sent across the sea but overland systems are rapidly coming into vogue. India will soon have a number of stations established in different parts of the country. Several experts from the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. arrived
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  • 325 4 The Follies, under Mr. Dallas’ direction, will give performances in the Penang Town Hall on June 7, 8 and 9. Mr. J. G. Berkhuijsen, Manager of Messrs. W. Mansfield 4 Co., returned to Penang to-day by the ss. Prinz Eitel Friedrich from Europe. Mr.
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  • 142 4 A Syndicate has been formed in connection with the proposed flights in Penang by Al. Kuller, consisting of Messrs. J. C. Jurrjens, Al. R. Thornton, C. E. Gadelius, J. Huese, Tek Cheng Co. by Lim Ee Phok, Shum Hin Chun, Lam Hor Tuck, Lim Ewe Cheng, Lim
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  • 17 4 The crop of the Batu Tiga (Selangor) Rubber Co., Ltd., for April was 9,768 lb.
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  • 226 4 PROGRESS OF THE TOURNAMENT. The following tie in the P.C.C. bowls tournament was decided yesterday afternoon Profession Pairs. (Final) W Hamilton Jr H Starr (Schoolmasters) beat R Henderson E Reimann (Merchants). 21 17. This proved quite an interesting game. The Schoolmasters scored a 3 and a
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  • 196 4 Tbnnis Tournambnt. The following ties have been arranged for Wednesday Men’s Singles Handicap. JR Brown—ls.l v. M K Whitlock—ls Men’s Doubles Handicap. T A Godby F. A. Pledger v. F E de Paula <fc W Peel. W D Proctor Jc H C Sells v. C L Sandes
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  • 114 4 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. To pass resolution under Section 75. 5. Application for refund of
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  • 71 4 Homeward. Steamek. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close. 8.1. Thongwa Sat. 27/5 10 a.m. noon. P. &O. Devanha Sat. 3/6 N.D.L. Buelow Tues. 7/6 Outward, 8.1. Tara Thurs. 25/5 3 p.m. 4 pan. 7 a.m. P. O. Arcadia Thurs. 31/5 N.D.L. Yorck Thurs. 8/6 Miss E. F. Fletcher, who arrived
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  • 235 4 TINS GENERALLY WEAKER. STERLING RUBBERS VARIABLE. The following are the changes (buyer» and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 23/5/11. 24/5/11 "x CD X 7 -c Shares. -2 •2? 5 s s -z b-3 CQ 0Q CQ 72 Mining. 10}
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  • 70 4 FINE HARD PARA STILL DULL [/¥on* a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, May 24. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd., that fine"} hard Para was quoted in London, yesterday, at 4/5, value. The Market Quiet. London, Alay 23*. The following ace to-day’s quotations for
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  • 30 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 23. To-day’s (Tuesday’s) quotations for produce are Opium $1,825.00 Pepper, white 27.00 Pepper, black 17.00 Tapioea, flake 9 30 Tapioca, pearl 9.30
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  • 28 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.'] Singapore, May 24 The output of the Raub Australian Gold Alining Co., Ltd., for the past four weeks was 697 ounces.
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  • 142 4 MR WILLIAM NANSON [/rom Our Own Correspondent, j Singapore, May 24. A telegram received here yesterday states that Mr. W. Nanson. b.a., f.s.a.i senior partner in the firm of Messrs Rodyk and Davidson, has died in London. He had been in failing health for some time
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  • 35 4 CHINAAIAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. [from Our Own Correspondent.] Taiping, May 24. Whilst the British Resident’s motor-car was running through Simpang, this morning, it knocked down a Chinaman, who b now in a precarious condition
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 201 4 a=-~ ri^jMK^" l </"/JL./1 -L »E7 ‘Hteinifii u»hi *****1 u JEKoiL >; 1 jwgMr TTrm i r AGENTS: Otithrie Co., Ltd., Penang and Singapore. I Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., I WINE MERCHANTS, < S 7. UNION STREET. PENANG. > The name CALDBECK MACGREGOR on a > label is a guarantee of
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    • 84 4 To-Day’s Contents. Pago 2.— Telegraphic News; and Week’s Engagements. Page 3. I’he Malay States Guides;and Cotton Culture in Netherlands India. Page 4- —Editorial (Overland Wireless Bowls at the P.C.C. Penang Golf Club The Municipal Commission Rubber Crops Proposed Aviation Display The Mails and Telegrams. Page s.— Telegrams; The Neilmay Rubber
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  • 161 5 IMPORTANT CASE IN SINGAPORE. THE DEFENCE OPENED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 24. In the Supreme Court, before the Acting Chief Justice, Sir A. F. G. Law, the further hearing wag resumed yesterday of the case in which Robert Paggmore Silby, representing a Shanghai syndicate, is suing
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  • 74 5 DEBATE IN THE LORDS. [Reuter’s Service.] London, May 24. Viscount Midleton (better known as Mr. St. John Brodrick) speaking in the House of Lords on the sĕcotld reading of the Parliament Bill, said:—“ I shall have grave amendments to propose. Questions as to the powers of the
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  • 65 5 ANXIETY FOR HIS HEALTH. [Reuter’s Service.] Vienna, May 24. Although it is officially announced that the Emperor Francis Joseph of AustriaHungary is in good health, and walking out and transacting business as usual, yet the summoning of the specialist, Professor E imund von Neussen, to visit
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  • 42 5 THE KILLING OF CHINESE. [Reuter’s Service.] Washington, May 23. The Chine«e Minister has instructed the Charge d’Affaires in Mexico to make strong representations regarding the killing by the revolutionaries of many Chinese at Torreon, including a banker named Lim.
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  • 32 5 SPREAD OF ALARMIST REPORTS. [Reuter’s Service.] Lisbon, May 24. A number of persons of various social positions have been detained in North Portugal and charged with spreading alarmist reports
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  • 33 5 NO REDUCTION IN THE DUTY [Reuter’s Service London, May 23. The House of Commons has rejected a proposal to make the duty on Empiregrown tea fourpance instead of fivepence per lb.
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  • 30 5 THE DERBY FAVOURITE. [Reuter’s Service. 1 London, May 24. Intense interest centres in the doings of Sunstar, the Derby favourite, which is guarded by day and night.
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  • 22 5 DbR OBTASIATISCH f? LLOYD’S SkRVICB.] Berlin, May 23. The Suez Canal Company pays a dividend of 158 per cent.
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  • 20 5 l Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Potsdam, May 23. The Kaiser and Kaiserin have arrived at Potsdam.
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  • 109 5 THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. NORTHANTS BEAT GLOUCESTERSHIRE. [Reuter’s Service.] London, May 24. Northamptonshire beat Gloucestershire, at Northampton, by ten wickets. Results Up-to-Date. The following table gives the position of the counties up-to-date 6 g Q 3 Surrey 3 2 0 1 Yorks 3 2 0 1 Lancs 3 2
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  • 36 5 ALL SAFE AT FEZ.” [Reuter’s Service Paris, May 24. The column of M. Moinier, the intrepid French Consul, has arrived at Fez and found all safe. It entered the city without firing a shot.
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  • 26 5 [Dur Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Teheran, May 23. The Spanish forces are now half way between Ceuta and Tetuan, and have occupied fresh positions.
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  • 86 5 AN AMBASSADOR’S RETIRAL. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 23. Mr. David J. Hill, the retiring American Ambassador, in an inteiview, expressed regret at leaving Berlin, and said that he would recall Berlin, and Germany as a whole, with gratitude for the kindness shown him by the
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  • 27 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Vienna, May 23. Baron von Aehrenthal, Austrian Foreign Minister, has resumed the duties of his office after his recent illness.
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  • 25 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, May 23. The Koelnische Zeitung has opened a fund for relief of the distressed in South Shantung.
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  • 99 5 The secretaries of county and district associations and referees held their usual meeting at the Crystal Palace before the English Cup final tie. Mr. Pickford (Hampshire) presided over a large ingThe suggestion of the Football Association that the punishment for a foul throw in should be a throw
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  • 68 5 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $95.67| per picul, business done Tin in London is quoted at £203 spot and £l9O 10s three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 75 tons, $96.12| Penang: Straits Trading Co., Ltd.,
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  • 39 5 To-morrow (Thursday) being the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and Holy Thursday, the services in St. George’s Church will be as follows 8 a m, —Holy Communion. 5- p.m.—Evensong and Sermon 6- p.m.—Choir Practice.
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  • 2083 5 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. The following are the minutes of an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Nelimay Rubber Company, Limited, held at the Chamber of Commerce, on Saturday, the 20th May, 1911, at 12 noon. Present.—Mr. Thos. Boyd (Chairman), Messrs. W. Duncan, C. A. Law,
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    • 823 5 Central Sales Room. By Order of the DEPUTY COLONIAL ENGINEER, TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE P. W. D. STORES, Sungei Penang, On Saturday, 27th May, 1911, AT 11 A.M., All the Unserviceable Stores. See Detailed Catalogues. CUNNINGHAM, CLARK <fc Co., Licensed Auctioneers. 485—22, 24, 26-5 K.M.S. (Malay
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  • 395 6 F.M.S. POSTS TELEGRAPHS. annual report. In the annual report of the F. M. S. Posts and I’elegraphs Department just issued, one of the most interesting features is the abnormal scale of stamps during 1910. There is an increase of no less than 120 per cent, in $25 stamps and 25
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  • 312 6 Effect of Motob Traffic. The Director of Public Works, F.M.S, remarks in his last year’s report that increase in the speed and weight of vehicles has affected the requirements both of construction and maintenance. When motordriven vehicles are used to any large extent, the normal 12
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  • 184 6 The British 1 ndia steamer Mombassa, which arrived at Colombe a few days ago, from Home, brought out three experienced Marconi men—an engineer and two electricians—from the firm’s headquarters in London. They are on their way to Northern India in connection with the establishment of several wireless
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    • 615 6 N. Y. K. Japan Kail Sieamship Co. Ld. JaXk 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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    • 622 6 THE MOTHER x/f who uses NIKKO STUDIO. J fl» JwP Nestles’ Milk Food: Telephone Number 579. l^>OTio ME pakis J STUDIO THOROUGHLY for her child places her trust in a diet M RENOVATED. for Infants which has beer known as a Cooled by Electric Fam, /q standard the world over
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  • 434 7 ARRIVALS. Calypso, Brit., 339, Bannatyne, May 24, S’pore, gen., William Mansfield Co. Prinez Eitel Friedrich, Ger., 5001, E. Malchow, May 24, Colombo, gen., B.M. Co. Nubia, Brit., 3693, Fox, May 24, Colombo, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. CLEARANCES. Calypso for Singapore. Deli for Pang Nga. Flying Dragon for Port Weld
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  • 1661 7 I j— Capital. Subscribed. Value. "S Dividends. Name. C Q n o s' s I M co O* 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING J 9 3 ’ft S ft 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 5f 61 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Urnan» 5s v 1901
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  • 132 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. For. Per. Close. Yen J't Seng 7 a.m. Rangoon Bharata 11 a.m. Port Swettenham, 'I Port Dickson, and > Janet Nicoll 1 p.m. Malacca J Asahan Petrel 1 p.m. Pangkalan Brandan Avagyee 1p m. Alor Star (Kedah) Lian Choo Ipm. Batu Bahra Leong
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  • 221 7 Prnang, May 24, 1911. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 <h. 5 o-x) No stock. White Pepper 524.65 buyers. Trang Pepper $lB buyers Mace $lOB nominal. Mace Picking* $lO3 sellers. Cloves $42 nom. Nutmegs 1 I<J $2l sales. SNo. 1 $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6.00 sales. BasKet $5.10
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  • 506 7 •.—S.T. London, May 15. A collision occurred in the Clyde between the steamers City oj Benares and City oj Bombay. Both were damaged. London, May 13.—A New York message says that the fruit steamer Admiral Farragut and the liner Merida with a cargo of copper, collided off Cape
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 627 7 THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. This Company is one of the largest OF THE Provident Institutions OF Great Britain. NEW REDUCED RATES FOR THE Straits Settlements. Apply for full information to SANDILANDS, BUTTERY <fc Co., W 3 Agents. I Still Life sssr Of Canada. (K»t«bll.he«l ISeSt. Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.0 Surplus over
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    • 79 7 ALLIANCE ASSURANCE CO., LTDmotor car Insurance Covering LIABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. DAMAGE TO THE CAR. DESTRUCTION OR DAMAGE BY FIRE. COMPENSATION TO THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, if injured in the course of his duties. ACCESSORIES. URGENT REPAIRS. The Policy extends to any part of the Colony of the Straits
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    • 2394 8 p. s°- lntcndcd Saili "s s Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. jwjji Stc&m Co. t Imperial German Mail Line. 4 EXPECTED ANNULS AND DEPARTURES British 111(11(1 StfilDl GO,, MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. M limited /IK L Marmora connecting with Arcadia May 31 LMX OCCfIR StCOffll SfllO €0 j India do Delta June 14
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