Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 July 1911

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISa&J 1833. No. 159 VOL. LXIX. MONDAY. 17th JULY. 1911. PRICE IOCENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1753 1 S For $3O I X/ ou can have the Pinang I Gazette posted every day J for a whole year to your address. O (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and n Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in d advance and remittances should g be addressed to n The Managing Director:
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    • 78 1 r TXT HEN YOU ARE AWAY on leave V V you want to keep in touch D with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- D mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. O This you can do in no better way g than by subscribing to the Weekly Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” q E
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  • 2864 2 PRITCHARD—BARNETT. A pretty wedding was solemnized on Saturday last, at St. George’s Church, Penang, the contracting parties being Mr. Frederick Pritchard, electrical engineer, son of the late Mr. Thomas Jennings Pritchard, Leominster, Herefordshire, and Miss 'Gladys Mary Slot Barnett, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Barnett,
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  • 112 2 Monday, July IT. Band, Esplanade. P.C C. Tennis Ties. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Tuesday, July 18. Hunt Club Paperchase. Dato Kramat, 5 p.m. (Finish at “England House”). P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Wednesday, July 19. Homeward German Mail. Outward German Mail. P.C.C.
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  • 51 2 July 25.—“ Mice and Men” at the Town Hall, 9.30 p.m. July 25, 27 and 29. Penang Race Meeting. July 26.—Municipal Meeting, 3.30 p.m. July 31. —Perak Turf Club Race Meeting— Second Entries Close, 5 p.m. August 14.—Court of Appeal, Penang. September 5. Penang Assizes. November 7.—Penang
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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 savs I have been the victim of a large swelling on the knee for
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    • 137 2 STRIKING EXPERIMENTS at the request of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD FOR IRELAND. Trinity College Dublin, at tne request of the Local Government Board for Ireland, prove that BOVRIL when added to a fixed diet, has a body-building effect equal to from 10 to 20 times the weight of the Bovrll
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    • 529 2 A. W. TULLY. Has opened his hook on the Forthcoming Penang Meeting. Treble Event on Races 4, 5,7. Doubles on Three. Straight out on all events, also doubles on any two races. RaC e 4. »«oe Race 7 Sea Foam 7.0 ut Bolster i Willington 8 7 Kate 8.5 8
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 157 2 TENDERS. Kedah Government.— Construction of road from Kota Kuala Muda to Sungei Patani (11 miles 1,107 yds.); tenders close noon, July 31. The Moon. Last Quarter July 19 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.
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  • 775 3 DIREC TORS’ REPORT. The following is the report of the directors to be submitted to the shareholders at the first annual general meeting of the Company to be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, on Monday, 24th inst., at noon The Directors beg to submit their
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    • 292 3 □nnnnnDnunnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnn j “EMPIRE” i s TYPEWRITERS. 0 0 t 0 Writing all the g in sight time. 0 0 0 0 POINTS OF THIS MACHINE AKE ITS 0 n SIMPLICITY DURABILITY EFFICENCY n AND n n LOW-PRICE. 0 0 0 r Foolscap size (in metal case) paper 9' wide Price
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    • 867 3 state the sugar market. Were this sum of i H fl $19,666.81 not written off the present B debit in profit and loss account would be a B Jk credit of $12,835.95. B f J J -A FT I Directors,— One of your directors, Mr. B fl C. A. Law,
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  • 106 4 Pritchard—Barnett.—At St. George’s Church, on July 15, 1911, by the Rev. F. W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, Frederick Pritchard, son of the late Mr. Thomas Jennings Pritchard, of Leominister, Herefordshire, to Gladys Mary Slot Barnett, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Barnett, of Penang. Waller-Nichol.—At St. George’s Church,
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  • 524 4 According to the Report on the Postal and Telegraph Department of the Straits Settlements for 1910 which appears in the current Government Gazette, the lines from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and Penang worked badly during the earlier part of the year, but from May onwards there
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  • 184 4 A friendly game of cricket was played on Saturday afternoon between the ViceCaptain’s and the Captain’s team, respectively, of the Penang Cricket Club on the Esplanade. Appended are the scores Captain’s Team. J. W. Haddon lbw Mackay 9 Dr. P. Nicholas c and b Bruce 24 Boey Ewe
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 71 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette. I Sir, There are a number of local shareholders in the Straits Rubber Company who may be interested to learn that we yesterday received a cable from our London Office stating that the claim for insurance in respect of
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  • 56 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $95.45 per picul, business done. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers no sellers, $95.90 Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 50 tons, $95.90 Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., no market Messrs. Leong Fee
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  • 42 4 The following was the output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Mining Co., for the first fortnight of July Hours. Piculs No. 2 dredge 211 217 No. 3 265 222 No. 4 311 460 No 5 243 205 Totals 1,030 1,104
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  • 67 4 The following are the prices, for the period from July 14 to 27, inclusive, of cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviable on an ad valorem basis under the rule under the Customs Duties Enactment Sheet and biscuit per picul $290 Fine crepe 295 Best scrap
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  • 23 4 The New Comet (late Brown Comet) crop for June was 1,427 lb., making a total of 6,316 lb. for the half-year.
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  • 75 4 The following ties have been fixed at the P.C.C. for Wednesday, 19th inst Mxxed Doubles Handicap. Mrs Ebden and Rogers v. Miss Hogan and Scully. Mrs Proctor and Mackay v. Mrs Adamson and Ballantyne. Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Mrs F Daniel and Mrs Cunningham v. Mrs A F G
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  • 101 4 A hunt has been arranged for tomorrow. Meet at Dato Kramat Gardens at 5 p.m. and finish at England House,” where the ‘Hon. R. Young and Mrs. Young will be “At Home to the members of the Hunt Club and their friends. The usual run of ss.
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  • 393 4 Our Taiping contemporary thus alludes to the death of Dr. Locke Another sad and striking illustration of the Biblical saying, In the midst of life we are in death, comes from Penang, in the passing away of poor Percy Locke, Doctor in Medicine, which event took
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  • 186 4 The Penang Dredger Crab.” —S. T. Operations have started for the salvage of the Penang dredger Crab, which sank off Butterworth on Sunday. The salvage will be entrusted to Mr. W J. Trowell, Inspector of Marine Surveys, who will employ a particular method of his own, presumably that which he
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  • 168 4 Secretary Resigns. The Times of Malaya save All miners in Perak will learn with the greatest regret that Mr. G. W. Wilson, who for the past three years has been Secretary of the Perak Chamber of Mines, has resigned this appointment owing to his own business
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  • 205 4 The general manager, F.M.S. railways, states that a second new dining car fitted with electric light and fans is to be placed on the night service trains. The old restaurant cars will then be taken into the workshops, one at a time, to be remodelled and
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  • 732 4 Sir Arthur Young has accepter! the po 3 j tion of patron of the Young Men’* Christian Association of Kuala Lumpur The marriage of Mr. R. C. M. Kindersl e? and Mias Margaret Collis will take place at St. Mary’s, Kuala Lumpur, at 3p w OIJ Wednesday
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  • 52 4 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close N.D.L. Yorck Wed. 19/7 2 pm. 4 p.m. noon. 8.1. Teesta Sat 22/7 10 a.m. noon P. &O. Assaye Sat. 29/7 Outward. N.D.L. Kleist Wed. 19/7 5 p.m. midnight noon. 8.1 Thongwa Thurs. 20/7 3 p.m. 4pm 7 a.m. P. &O. Devanha
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 179 4 SO LI GNU M. The Marvellous wood preservative Protects against Decay, Fungus, Dry Rot, White Ants, the reaction of Weather. AUiffi ki Lj i, j ti i Jii. r\/) r VuuiMnnninn MWCMssII wiitS IN FOUR SHADES SUPPLIED IN DRUMS OF LICHT BROWN I CALLON MEDIUM DARK 2 GALLONS CRASS GREEN
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  • 75 4 DEATHS. Dholiamal.—At Hyderabad, Sind, India, Tollaram Dholiamal, senior partner in the firm of Tollaram Dholiamal <fc Co., 12 and 14 Beach Street, Penang, aged 65 years,-—Other papers please copy. Khoo—On July 16, 1911, at 9.30 p.m., at her residence, Malay Street, Tan Kwee Neob, widow of the late Khoo Thean
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  • 176 5 TRONOHS AGAIN LOWER. STERLING RUBBERS VARIABLE. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 15/7/11. 17/7/11. "as X X X X J I Shares. -2 -2 o s "5 s "o S J CQ 02
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  • 45 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [From a Malacca Correspon lent Malacca, July 16. Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/5 per lb sellers. The market closed dull.
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  • 39 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 17. At the rubber auction held on Saturday the following prices were realized Best sheet per picul $222.60 Sheet 221 50 Bark crepe 145.00 Bark scrap 130.50 String scrap... 110.00
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  • 27 5 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, July 15. To-day’s (Saturday's) quotations for produce are Pepper, white $29 50 Pepper, black Tapioca, flake 10.60 Tapioca, pearl 9.70
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  • 89 5 DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 17.I 7 The Directors of the Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd., have issued their annual report, which shows a credit balance of $104,249. Final Dividend Recommended. Deducting ten per cent, for the interim dividend in December leaves
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  • 73 5 REWARD FOR THEIR DETECTION. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] October, 1910.—Reuter, recd. July 17, 5.15 a.m. Paris, July 16. The French Government has offered a reward of 5,000 francs (JEI97 18s. 4d.) for the detection of the wreckers of the express trains and is forming a special detective
    [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.]; October, 1910.—Reuter, recd. July 17, 5.15 a.m.  -  73 words
  • 54 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] on petition), respectively.—Reuter, recd. 5-5 p.m. London, July 16. Messrs. Tim Healy and Muldoon have been returned unopposed as Nationalist members for North-East Cork (where Mr. Moretou Frewen, Independent Nationalist, resigned) and East Cork (where Capt. A. J.C. Donelan, Nationalist, was unseated on petition),
    [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.]; on petition), respectively.—Reuter, recd. 5-5 p.m.  -  54 words
  • 68 5 FALL FROM HIS HORSE. [By Submarine Telegraph-Copyright lAic V UllU 1 IDII I" UW ruilVUO) jauo progressing favourably.—Reuter. recd. 12-30 p.m. London, July 17. While Prince Leopold of Battenberg was camping with the Territorials at Lulworth, in Dorset, his horse bolted and he was thrown badly,
    [By Submarine Telegraph-Copyright ]; lAic V UllU 1 * IDII I" UW ruilVUO) jauo progressing favourably.—Reuter. recd. 12-30 p.m.  -  68 words
  • 27 5 Reuter, recd. 3-48 p.m. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] Algiers/ July 15. The aviator Paillole was flying here yesterday when he fell and was killed.—
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  • 134 5 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. YORKSHIRE v. HAMPSHIRE. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] tershire by seven wickets. —Reuter, recd. July 16, 3-30 p.m. Huddersfield, July 15. In the county cricket championship, Yorkshire have defeated Hampshire by ten wickets. Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Derby, July 15. Lancashire have defeated Derbyshire by an innings and
    [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.]; tershire by seven wickets. —Reuter, recd. July 16, 3-30 p.m.  -  134 words
  • 177 5 FRANCO-GERMAN NEGOTIATIONS. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright] Paris, July 15. The French newspapers are dropping hints that the Franeo-German conversations about Morocco may turn upon the German demands for compensation in the French Colony of Gabuu or the French Congo.—Reuter, recd. July 16, 12-35 am. Indemnification Essential. Berlin, July 16.
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  • 118 5 result of mckinnon cup. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] niIUHCU, UllHgtUg and he was declared the winner.—Reuter, July 16, 5-5 p.m. London, July 15. The competition at the Bisley Rifle Meeting for the McKinnon Cup resulted as follows Canada 1,581 England 1,569 Ireland 1,544 Scotland 1,540 New Zealand 1,509 Guernsey
    [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.]; niIUHCU, UllHgtUg ’ and he was declared the winner.—Reuter, July 16, 5-5 p.m.  -  118 words
  • 95 5 SIR GEORGE REID INJURED. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] —Reuter, reed. 12-30 p m. London, July 16. The Rt. Hon. Sir George Houstoun Reid, High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia, his son, and daughter, were motoring at Broadstairs when their car collided with another and dashed into a tram
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  • 1052 5 MODIFICATION OF THE ALLIANCE. FULL DETAILS PUBLISHED. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] London, July 15. Great Britain and Japan have agreed to the following stipulations of the AngloJapanese Treaty of 1905 Clauses a, b, and c, in the preamble have not been altered. Articles I. and 11. remain unchanged.
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  • 50 5 PENDING TREATY WITH U.S.A signed simultaneously.—Reuter, reel. 3-48 p m. Washington, July 15. France has expressed her readiness to sign an arbi r ration treaty with the United States similar to the Anglo-American treaty. It is possible that both will be signed simultaneously.—Reuter, reel. 3-48 p m.
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  • 86 5 LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] i.—Reuter, recd. 5-5 p m London, July 16. M. Champion, of Auckland, New Z *alau 1 (the holder of the 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, and 1760 yards New Zealand championships), has won the English amateur long distance championship on
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  • 76 5 SPEECH BY KING GEORGE. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] national life and industries. Reuter, recd. 5.5 p.m. Aberystwyth, July 16. His Majesty the King laid the foundation stone of the National Library of Wales yesterday. His Majesty said that Wales had always been remarkable for its energy, self-sacrifice,
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  • 65 5 PASSENGER RATES INCREASED. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] increased by five to ten shillings.—Reuter, recd July 16, 12-35 a.m. Liverpool, July 15. Many of the shipping companies have decided, owing to the recent seamen’s and dockers’ strik»», to advance the passenger rates and possibly the freights. Passenger tickets
    [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.]; increased by five to ten shillings.—Reuter, recd July 16, 12-35 a.m.  -  65 words
  • 36 5 AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] —Reuter, recd. 9.30 a m.. London, July 16. It is officially announced that Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum succeeds the late Sir Elion Gorst as British Agent in Egypt.
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  • 50 5 [By Submarine Telegraph—Copyright.] n. ixi. s Lieuvenauv vuumj u'-u u, age of 56 years—Reuter, recd. July 16, 6-10 a.m.. London, July 15. The death is announced of Baron Bellew, H. M.’s Lieutenant of County Lou’h, at the age of 56 years—Reuter, recd. July 16, 6-10 a.m..
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 988 5 PENANG TURF CLUB. Word to the Wise galloway fx-griffin races. Unnecessary. GENTLEMEN RIDERS. Racb 3 first Day. Most particular people drink „3 Secomd Day. NOTICE is 8 given that'in of Rlflflf WllltC less than 5 entries having been received 11 w for the above named races, they are canNOTICE is
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    • 1322 6 j HIGH CLASS A USEFUL NOVELTY, f I |gg| 8 s Briar Pipes fa N cVw ARE j g<-- g «Im TOBACCO JARS S s EUROPEAN MNF. m Vulcanite Mouth ‘Pieces IVVfIVVV lIHHU g V F VoXS. T.Vt. m r l MT™ein b xXn WITH g THE NEW London and
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  • 417 7 ARRIVALS. Ambria, Ger., 3233, Feldtman, July 16, Hamburg, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Chilka, Brit., 2157’49, Drake, July 16, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Goalpara, Brit., 1358, Crookston, July 17, Singapore, gen., H.L. Hitachi Marti, Jap ,4164, Yamawaki, July 17. Yokohama, gen., Bouatead wo. Ipoh, Brit., 528, Olsen, July 17,
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  • 1632 7 s. k lb ,a. Divide.. N.„., S j jj Ck m oo or 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 9300,000 9300,000 30,000 »10 110 25 10 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 6 61 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Braang, 54 1 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10
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  • 118 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL TOST OFFICE. To-Mokbow. F or. Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a m. Colombo and Tuticorin Hitachi Maru 10 a.m. Deli and Langsa Benoa 11 a.m. Deli Perak (B.S. Co.) 1 p.m. Trang Tong Chay Un 1 p.m. Batu Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Port Swettenham
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  • 130 7 Penang, July 17, 1911. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4| 3 Credit 2/4f M 3 Documentary 2/4 7/16 Ua&eutta Demand Bank Re. 174 J 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days’sight Private 175| Madras Demand
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  • 216 7 Penang, July 17, 1911. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz) No stock. White Pepper $25.50 buyers. Trang Pepper $2O nominal. Mace $lOB nominal. Mace Picking* $lO3 sellers, doves $42 nom. Nutmegs 110 $22 sellers. !No. 1 $6.10 sales. No. 2 $6,00 sales. Basket $5.10 nominal.
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  • 429 7 Per P and O as Mongolia connecting with the steamer Devanha at Colombo. From London June 30, to Penang July 26 Mrs 8 R Pierpont, Messrs H E Hawkings, C P Buckiell, A F Smith, Mrs R W Perry, Messrs G P G Tomson, F B
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  • 232 7 The following is the list of passengers by steamers leaving Penang on the undermentioned dates Per P and O ss Nubia, July 27—Mrs and Miss Wright and child, and Mrs Moir and two children. Per P and O ss Delhi, connecting with j/ofctavia, 12th August :—Mr J Toplis
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 664 7 Sill LL Ol CGIIGdO. (Established 186A'. 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. WHITE, KKNNEBT At Co., Manager, South-Eastern Gpnerai Agents. Penang Aia. Singapore. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE MERCANTILE BANK GF NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL tx 1
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    • 2273 8 steam co. |K/*> lntendcdSai,i is Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. "MAIL SERvtcE OUTWARD BfltlSb IBIIW *****,1 CO., ft Mongolia connecting with Devanha July 26 LIMITED. /UK ocean Steaa Ship c«. ik Mooltan do Arcadia Aug. 9 X HOMMWARU. For Intended to Sail. I Steamrr. A 1| 1X AND 1 I /11 vX
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