Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 July 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED Üb3. No. 156 VOL. LXIX. THURSDAY, 13th JULY. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1656 1 For $3O S T yz ou can have the Pinang c 2 -I Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address. a (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) a Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should be addressed to B The Managing Director: g
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    • 76 1 •■■■■■■uauua□□□□□□□■■■■■■• XX/HBN YOU are AWAY on leave |J V V you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- c mercial, Mining, Plantng, &c. E This you can do in no better way E than by subscribing to the Weekly D Edition of the “Pi’ ang Gazette,” E
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  • 457 2 THE AUGUST MEETING. LIST QF ENTRIES. The following are the fir-»t entries for the Perak Turf Club’* race meeting FIRST DAY. First Back. Mr Ruthven’* C-dscrad (late Lavender). Mr K H Mauleffinch’s bam Rambong Queen. Mr F Dennys’s bap Sirocco. Mr Strode’s b g Lord Bobbie. Second
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  • 59 2 P.C.C, Tournament Results. The fol'owng ties were plaved yesterday Singles Handicap Class A. Godwin beat Cuscaden. 6—3 7—5. Singles Handicap Class B. Haddon beat E R Henderson. 6 1 6—2. Kitchen beat Prentis. 6-1 6—4. Mourin beat Evans. 6—3 6—2. Singles Handicap Cla-s C. Bochon beat Sharpe. 6
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  • 28 2 The following re urns for June are to hand from Mes-rs Harrisons and Crosfield Medan United Serdang lb. 21,129 Sialang n 4 ’< 26 Sungei Kari 2,139
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 345 2 To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, Hindu” apparently wishes to insinuate that the agitation for the appointment of a Eurasian Catholic J. P. is due to the fact that we happen to have a Catholic Acting Governor. This is absuid. The question has been raised
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  • 496 2 THE GENERAL POSITION. The collapse of the huge backwardation in tin came suddenly on Thursday afternoon of last week, says the Ironmonger of June 24, the syndicate brokers offering to lend for three months at 107 a ton, while 43£ was the ruling figure <>n the previous day, and
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  • 382 2 The weights being out for the first day of the approaching meeting, there was quite a miniature stir this morning at headquarters. Several horses .‘Stft.ed to unfold themselves, and J everything points to good form iftid good racing at the forthcoming meeting. The morning was h>t and sultry,
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  • 314 2 Gaol for Attempted Murder The trial of Yion Liam on the charge of attempting to murder his wife at No. I’9, Presgrave Street, on June 12, 1911, was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice S. Leslie Thornton and a common j u, yMr, J. W. Haddon, Deputy Government
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  • 69 2 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $95 10 per picul, buyers no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £195 15s. epot and £lBB 15«. three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day —Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd, buvers no sellers. $95 55;
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  • 44 2 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close P. &O. Delta Sat. 15/7 1 p.m. 2 p.m. N.D.L.Yorc* Wed. 19/7 8.1. Teesta Sat 22/7 10 a.m. noon Outward. N.D.L. Kleist Thurs.2o/7 8.1. Tho-gwa Thurs. 3 p.m. 4 p in. P. O. Devanha Wed. 26/7
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  • 238 2 PENANG VITAL STATISTIC**. In the Penang Municipality for the week ended June 24 there were 96 dea t,is _7 65 males and 31 females—equal to a deathrate of 47.80 per mille. The death-rate and chief causes of mortality were -o lu Is i 2 g 5 2*
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  • 83 2 Thursday, July 15. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Harmston’s Circus, Dato Kramat. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. a Fridav, July 14. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15. St. Swithnn. Band, Golf Club. Sunday, July 16. Fifth Sunday after Trinity.
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  • 46 2 July 20, 22, and 25.—“ Mice and Men" at the Town Hall, 9.30 p.m. July 25, 27 and 29.—Penang Race Meeting. July 31.—Perak Turf Club Race Meeting— Second Entries Close, 5 p.m. August 14.—Court of Appeal, Penang September s.—Penang Assizes. November 7.—Pentfrig Assizes.
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  • 22 2 Kedah Government. Construction of road from Kota Kuala Muda to Sungei Patani (11 miles 1,107 yds.); tenders close noon, July 31.
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  • 11 2 “Sunnyside", 234 Macalister Road; apply Boustead <fc Co.
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  • 30 2 Penang The E. 40. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, Sea View Hotel, and Hotel de Europe. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 42 2 Hunyadi j 3 Janos Q The Best Natural Aperient Water for sluggish bowels. Brings relief in the natural easy way. Speedy, M sure and gentle. Try a bottle ill —and drink half a tumbler fl W >on arising, before breakfast, for M
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    • 343 2 t ALLIANCE ASSURANCE CO., i lh I iBOVRIL motor car T Covering.DI LIABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. Ll Palate damage to the car. r DESTRUCTION OR DAMAGE by Hr, ItdM COMPENSATION TO THE DRIVER n,, CAR, if injured in the course of his duties ’’'l® 'vaZfia accessories. ’k urgent repairs. l/i'
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 50 2 The Moon. Last Quarter July ]g O New Moon 26 First Quarter Aug. 2 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. July 13 1-03 7-12 121 7-32 „14 1-40 7-49 1-58 8-00 „15 2-17 8-25 2-34 8-47 „16 2-52 9-01 5-10 9-19
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  • 722 3 SULTANS OF PEKAK AND KEDAH. IN LONDON Picturesque Oriental visitors arrived in London to-day for the Coronation, says the EveniugStandard of June 16. Th j y comprised two Sultans from the Straits Settlements, the Sultan of Kedah and the Sultan of Perak, and their suites, aad a number
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 674 3 I One of the most valuable foods known to the Medical Profession.— The I Lancet describes it as “Mr. Bengers admirable preparation.’ r Benger's Food is distinguished from the others by < the ease with which it can be digested and absorbed. Benger s Food is for Infants and Invalids,
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    • 131 3 Union S.S. Go. of New Zealand, Ltd. Singapore to New Zealand direct, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton 5 Dunedin ALSO CALLING AT Samarang and Fiji (if indockmknt okfrrh) The Company’s T.S. Steamer APARIMA 5,704 tons, J. K. Stringer, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Excellent saloon accommodation
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    • 498 3 NOTICE. V j* OPENED Raffles European Garage (adjoining Raffles Hotel),- CrSHiIIS, Northam Road. LIMITED. Repairs promptly executed. 5 t 5 Prices Moderate. frleefameal R. D. MILTON, Engineers Penang Branch of Capt. Webber’s Garage, J Kuala Lumpur. 2 588—tu th s a J < Gontraetors. M AffI ICIPAL NOTICE. SPECIALISTS >
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  • 59 4 Gordon—Brown.—At St. George’s Church, Penang, on the 12th instant., by the Rev. F. W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain,. James Gordon, Manager, Vai d’Or Estate, Province Wellesley, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs A. Gordon, Bogend, Buckie, Banff-hire, to Louisa Campbell Brown, eldest daughter of the late Mr. David
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  • 659 4 By the untimely death of Sir Eldon Gorst, Egypt has lost a ruler equally as strong, tactful, and fearless as Viscount Cromer, whom he succeeded in April, 1907, and the sad event cannot but exercise some influence on the position of the British in the Khedive’s
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  • 2826 4 GORDON—BROWN. Few weddings have excited more interest of late iu Penang and the Province than that of yesterday afternoon, when Mr. James Gordon and Mias Louisa Campbell Brown were married at St. George’s Church, the Rev. F. W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, officiating. The bride, for family and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 300 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnn 8 PERLIS GUANO. 8 n a- n n g h n H A well-known Coconut Planter writes n H 0 I have received yours of the 17th May, and n have much pleasure in i eplying thereto to say that the application of the Guano to the Coco- j-j
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  • 384 5 KINTAS AND TEKKAS RISE. SLIGHT SETBACK IN RUBBERS. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 12/7/11. 13/7/11. 2 Ĕ g Shares. C <= =r 5“ *5 S M as tq M Mining. 16$ 14
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  • 80 5 SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF WATER. i From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, July 13. Mr. G. A. Derrick, who presided over the general meeting of shareholders in Bruang, Limited, said that the mine was suffering from a shortage of water and that there was only enough to keep two monitors
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  • 43 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [From Malacca Correspondent Malacca, July 13, Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/8 per lb buyers. The market closed quiet.
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  • 30 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, July 13. The following dividend has been declared Linggi Plantations—lnterim of 431 per cent. Mr. Malcolm Cumming joins the board of directors,
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  • 38 5 I From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, Julv 12. To-day’s (Wednesday’s) quotations for produce are Pepper, white $2B 25 Pepper, black 19.25 Tapioca, flake 10.50 Tapioca, pear 1 9.60 Copra, Bali 10 45 Copra, Pontianak 9 90
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  • 188 5 ACTION AGAINST DIRECTORS. THE FORFEITURE OF SHARES [From Our Own Singapore, July 13. Before the acting Chief Justice, Sir Archibald Law, in the Supreme Court, the hearing is proceeding of the action brought by Mr. James Henry Wills, of Tanjong Katong, against the Jimah Rubber Estate, Ltd.,
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  • 80 5 STEFS BY F. M.S. GOVERNMENT. [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Kuala Lumpur, July 12. Work has already commenced at Port Swettenham by the Government erecting quarantine sheds for immigrants to relieve the congestion at Penang. Twelve sheds are being put up to accommodate 2,000 coolies. Other sheds will
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  • 56 5 A TO WK AY’S NARROW ESCAPE. [Front Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, July 13. At 3.30 pm. yesterday Chinese gang robbers attacked a towkay, with $6,000, outside Gopeng. The robbers were armed with revolvers and axes, but a crowd of natives went to the towkay’s aid and
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  • 71 5 REVENUE GREATLY INCREASED [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 13. Sir West Ridgeway, piesiding at a meeting of the British North Borneo Co., Ltd., announced that the revenue for the year exceeded the expenditure by £142,642 and the previous year’s revenue by £ll,OOO. North Borneo was rich in
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  • 44 5 SUFFERING FROM APPENDICITIS. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] Edinburgh, July 12. Viscount Esher is suffering from appendicitis and is in a nursing home.— Reuter (recd. July 13, 10 a.m). Edinburgh, July 13. Viscount Esher has undergone an operation.—Reuter (recd. July 13, 10 a m.).
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  • 42 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 12. Viscount Kitchener, who went tn Dublin to be invested with the Order of St. Patrick, has returned to England and made a long call at the Foreign Office.— Reuter (recd. July 7, 7-15 a.m.).
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  • 32 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 12. Mr. H. A. Gwynne, Ute editor of The Standard, has been appointed editor of the Morning Post —Reuter (recd. July 12, 2-13 p.m.).
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  • 30 5 [DRR OBTASIATISCHK LLOYD’S StCRVICR.] P>xd“n, July 11. M. Sazonow, Russian Foreign Minis*er, is improved in health, and hopes to resume duty at the end of the summer.
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  • 235 5 THE AGREEMENT OF 1909. FRANCO GERMAN NEGOTIATIONS. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.! Berlin, July 12. The Franco-German conversations re garding Morocco are proceeding amicably and it is understood that they relate to the agreement of 1909. The Agadir incident (the landing of German troops and the presence of the gunboat
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  • 70 5 THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright Tunbridge Wells, July 12. Kent have defeated Somerset by 315 runs.— Reuter (recd. July 13, 6-20 a.m.). London, July 12. The Gentlemen of England beat the Player sby 130 runs at Lord's. Hobbs made 154 runs, unfinished.— Reuter (recd. July 13, 10
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  • 67 5 PLEASANT PARTY AMENITIES [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright London, July 12. The Liberal newspapers view with complacency the attempt of the warlike Unionist organs to fan the dying embers of the Lords’ resistance to the Veto Bill, pointing out that the issue is not in doubt and that the
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  • 56 5 SUSPENSION OF A SOLICITOR. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 12. The well-known solicitor, Mr. Arthur Newton, who represented Crippen, has been suspended for twelve months for professional misconduct for aiding and abetting Mr Horatio W. Bottomley. M.P to disseminate in John Bull a pretended letter from
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  • 43 5 LORD IVEAGH’S GENEROSITY. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.) London, July 12. Viscount Iveagh has presented H. M. King George with £50,000 to distribute among the hospitals in Dublin and the consumption hospitals in Newcastle and Wicklow.— Reuter (recd. July 12, 4-23 P“)*
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  • 31 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 12. The death is announced of Sir Eldon Gorst, British Agent and Consul-General in Egypt.— Reuter (recd. July 12, 6-15 p.m.).
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  • 28 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.) London, July 12. Kmneir has accepted the invitation of the MarvUbo’ie Cr'cke*' Club to to Australia.—Reuter (recd. July 13, 10-30 a.m.).
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  • 162 5 AN ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF. MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.) London, July 12. Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary had an enthusiastic send-off at Dublin when leaving for Carnarvon to attend the inves'ure of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales for which great preparations
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  • 103 5 RESULT OF IMPORTANT CONTESTS [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 12. The feature of the Bisley meeting of the National Rifle Association is the shooting of Maurice Blood, who won consecutively the following competitions Bass 10 shots at 1,000 and 1,100 yards. Edge 10 shots at 900 and
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  • 100 5 RE D ORT OF ROYAL COMMISSION. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.) London, J .ly 12. The Royal Commission on tubeiculosis has present d its final report H f ter ten yea»’ i esearch. It concludes that human bovine bacilli are practically indistingußhabb* from those of mammals that, men can bp
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  • 77 5 FOUR MORE ATTEMPTS. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] Paris, July 12. Three more attempts were made yesterday to derail trains by placing timber on the rails. Several arrests were made.— Reuter (recd July 12, 2-13 p.m.). Attempt near Chartres. Paris, July 13. Another attempt at sabotage, following on the
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  • 91 5 EUROPEAN SHOOTS A NATIVE. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.) London, July 12. In the House of Commons, Mr. L. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying to questions regarding the acquittal of the Hon Galbraith Lowry Everton Cole, second son of the Earl of Enniskillen, for shooting
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  • 65 5 DEATH ROLL INCREASING. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.) New York, July 12. The heat wave over the United States has become even more intense and the death roll is greatly increasing. Several disastrous forest fires have occurred in Northern Michigan. Three villages have b°en bu n-d and the
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  • 401 5 POPULAR SPORTSMAN’S CAREER It is with the deepest regret that we have to record the death, which came as a great shock to all, of Dr. Percival Vincent Locke, bm, MCH., (Edin.), which took place at 9.30 a.m. to-day at his residence in Anson Road. The
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  • 137 5 The following immigrants arrived from Madras and Negapatam By the B. I. s a Teesla, to-day, and were removed to the Quarantine Camp, Pulau Jerejak For Penang- Port Swettenham. Adults Minors Adults Minors Free coolies 15 1 Kangany coolies 519 65 1.213 81 Voluntary coolies 37 Total 571
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 569 5 Common Words. It does seem as if almost all the superlatives have been exhausted in speaking of Whisky—“Best,” “Unrivalled,” etc, are common words in whisky advertisements. Let us make this advertisement a little different by asking you to sample other whiskies with Black and White,” and let your own palate
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  • 752 6 For Balik Pulau, at 8 a m. and 0 30 p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4- p.m. Bukit Turnbull, at 8 a.m., 1 45 p.m., and 5- p.m. Bukit Mertajim, 7-15 a.m., 8 a.m., 10-40 a.m., 1-45 pm 3-15 pm,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 914 6 N%/ fJT BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors, £L S, M.I CALCUTTA. Monuments ami Tombstones of every Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. u,. dw skilled European supervision. The best Italian and Carara marble used william Edward sans. ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. jv I Granite Merchants and Manufacturers of Tombstones in various kinds of FOROPFAN
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    • 8 6 P. MOIR CRANES’ Cylinder Oil. S&ndihmds, Buttery Co,
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    • 138 6 HIGH CLASS A USEFUL NOVELTY. Briar Pipes FANCY WARE J TOBACCO JABS i M Vulcanite Mouth Pieces J M WITH J M aND I m Patent Air-tight Covers. M Silver Bands. ALL THE POPULAR SHAPES. very pretty and effective, i Price from 75 cents. Prieea from J 1 M J
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  • 459 7 ARRIVALS. A. Apcar, Brit., 2931, Hudson, July 13, Calcutta, gen A. A. Anthony Co. Atjeh, Dut., 393, Karsten, July 12, Pulo Web, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Delhi, Brit., 4783, Bradshaw, July 12, London, gen Adamson. Gilfilian Co. Lai Sang, Brit.. 2224, Ta<ld, July 13, S’pore, gen., Boustead <& Co.
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  • 1684 7 Capital. Subscribed. f v a J“®. jg Dividends. Name. °l£ 2 3 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 $300,000 $300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mini Co. 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruan/ b b* 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 10 a
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  • 177 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. B ->r. Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Lian Choo 9 a m. Calcutta Lai Sane; 11 p.m Trang TongChayUn Ip.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong,Victoria Point, [»Omapere 1 p.m. Mergui, and Tavoy J Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Langsa, T. Semawe,
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  • 123 7 Pinang, July 13, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4} 3 Credit 2<4| 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174 J 3 days’sight Private 175 J Madras Demand
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 659 7 sU‘i 512 01 CORflld. (Katabllahed ISCSI. Assets exceed £6,000.» *<)0.0.0 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Incomk, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHITE. I KKNNEDY A Manager, South-Eas.ern 1 peßane A<ia. Singapore. t THE STANDARD Lift OFFICE. This Company is one of the largest OF THE Provident
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    • 355 7 he Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. The above Company is prepared to acept Marine risks at lowest current rates. The Company also accept risks on Specie, Bonds, Coupons, Bank Notes, and ther valuables sent through the Registered lost, on most favourable terms. For full particulars apply to KDAMSON, GILFILLAN <k Co,,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2451 8 p liYtcixdcd sailing®. Norddeuischer Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. lmperial German Mail Line. jj nriCT» »niuu imniK British India Steam Navigation Co., 4 MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. (J A Arnnn MDflffl Mil) fft i U Mongolia connecting with Devanha July 26 LIMITED. /[iTt Vltllll OICUHi OM«|F I HI, Mooli an do
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