Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 August 1911

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 189 VOL. LXIX. TUESDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      76 1 TA7 HENYOUAREAWAYon,e e 5 V you want to keep in touch S with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- J mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. a This you can do in no better way than by subscribing to the Weekly g Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” a published every Friday. Yearly subscription, $l8;
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    THE MUNICIPAL BILL.
    2033 2 an open letter to the RATEPAYERS OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Gentlemen, As the proposed Municipal Bill has passed its first reading and will very soon become law it behoves all ratepayers to put their heads together in discussing whether it is to their interest to have it
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    Types of Bark.
    256 2 Does Red Yield Most Latex? In a paper which Mr. Kelway Bamber of Ceylon read at the Rubber Exhibition in London on the 12th of July last on planting and tapping, he observed inter alia that much had been learned of the different yielding capacity of the
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    Murder of an Australian Woman.
    191 2 The Accused Acquitted. Karachi, Aug. B.—The trial of the four accused p rsons committed to the Sessions Court by the Sub-Divisional Magi-t ate of Tatta, on a charge of murdering Mrs. Dost Mohamed, an Australian woman, near Mair, about fifteen miles from Karachi, on August
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    F. M. S. Wedding
    166 2 Huntrr- Annand. A quiet wedding took place at St Andrew’s Church, Colombo, on August 10, the contracting parties being Mr. John Hunter, formerly of Ceylon, now of Kapar, Selangor, and Miss Agnes Margaret Annand, who arrived by the Sunda that morning. The Rev. A. Dunn officiated.
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    THE WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS.
    131 2 Tuesday, August 22. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Wednesday, August 23. Outward P. O. Mail. League Football Crescent v M.R.C., Victoria Green. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Golf Club Ladies’ Monthly
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    Other Coming Events.
    28 2 September s.—Penang Assizes. September s.—Scripture Union Meeting, 5 p.m. September 7.—Church Workers’ Association, 10.30 a m. September 20.—Licensing Justices 2.15 p.m. November 7. Penang Assizes.
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    Football League Fixtures.
    31 2 The following League matches have been arranged for August:— Wed. 23 Crescent v. M.R.C. C.R.C. Wed. 30 C R.C. v. F School C.R.C. Thurs.3l P.C.C v. Police Esplan.
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    AUCTION SALES.
    81 2 Wednesday, August 23.— Costumes, flowers, scenery, etc., of “Mice and Men”; 21 Beach Street; 11 am.; Cunningham Clark Co., auctioneers. Thursday, August 2J^. Unserviceable and confiscated property Fort Cornwallis 11 a m Cunningham Clark Co., auctioneers. Thursday, August 21f Laud in Burmah Road; 11.30 a m.; 38 Beach
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    TENDERS.
    52 2 Lauderdale Estate.— Erection of store 150 ft. long, 45 ft. wide. 16| ft. high. F.M.S. Railways.— Lease of Ipoh Station Hotel; tenders close noon Aug. 31. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies.—Gambling farm farm of right to slaughter pigs and sell pork spirit farm in Pulau Tujoh Archipelago tenders close:
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    19 2 Pangkore House, 3 Pangkore Road apply E. A. Manasseh, 146 Penang St., or 1 Larut Road.
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    Where to Stay.
    30 2 Penang :—The E. O. 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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      61 2 Mannheim Insurance Co. Marine Insurance. The undersigned, as Agents, will accept Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce, and Valuables at current rates. For fuller narticulars apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd,, Agents, Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co. of Hamburg. Established 1854. The undersigned, having been appointed Agents of the above Company are ready
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      120 2 NOTICE. OWING to several complaints and enquiries, it has been brought to our notice that there are several bread vendors, representing themselves as being from The European Bakery.” We hereby beg to notify the public generally that there is only one establishment trading under the name of “The European Bakery,
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      1186 2 Healthy Life in the Straits Settlements. rmVrSSw Six Million Pounds Sterling Punch’s old and trite, but nevertheless MARINE agency. xuuvuo wu 9 Having been appointed Agents fnr u. true, saying, Is Life worth living Corporation for its Marine Department 6 at)C! e I That depends upon the liver, applies more
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      84 2 The Moon. O New Moon Aug. 24 First, Quarter 31 O Full Moon Sept. 8 Last Quarter 18 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Aug. 22... 10-01 4-11 10-21 4-31 „23 10-52 5-07 11-21 4-31 „24 11-47 5-59 Nil. 6-22 „25
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    Round the Estates.
    1550 3 VISITS TO THE PINJI ESTATE AND THE TRONOH MINE. Mr. E. L. Killick writes to the Financier Lahat, June 20. Comparatively few people, even in this district, appear to know anything of the Pinji estate of the Malay Rubber Planters, Limited. Pinji seems to have been born
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    Malay States Rubber Exports.
    97 3 According to information cabled by the Federated Malay States Government to the Malay S'a'es Development Agency, the exports of plantation rubber from the Federated Malay States for the month of June amounted to 1,229,754 lb making the total for the six months of the present year
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    New Racehorses For India
    26 3 London, August 6. —the Indian sportsman Mr. Maranji Dwarkadas has purchased several race horses and placed them under the Wiltshire trainer Davidson.
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      184 3 I Apollinaris THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS” f Supplied under Royal Warrants of appointment to I all HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. and by appointment to I HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA. I Apollinaris Innnnnnaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn In n “EMPIRE” i g TYPEWRITERS. S In n In n Ic Writing 4,1 ,he in
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      88 3 PENANG COLD STORAGE DEPOT, CHURCH STREET, ALWAYS IN HAND Australian Beef, Mutton, Corn ed-beef, Ox-tongues, Babbits, Cod-fish and Fresh Apples. If orders reach us by 8 a.m., goods are delivered at House the same morning. TELEPHONE No. 480. COLOURED CEMENT TILES. For Halls and Bathrooms, a large stock and good
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      260 3 Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., i < WINE MERCHANTS, < 7, UNION STREET. PENANG. < The name C4LDBECK MACGREGOR on a S c label is a guarantee of value and quality. > Telephone: 441. Cables: Caldbbck.” S The ORIGINAL and ONLY GENUINE. W Acts like a Charm in 1 Checks and arrests
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    Tuesday, August 22, 1911.
    636 4 The main conflagration at Home seems, for the moment, to have been got under. The flames are not entirely extinguished and smouldering passions may easily burst out again. Still, there is, at least, a truce between capital and labour, though it would be folly to believe
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGES.
    889 4 STOCH—FREISE. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised yesterday evening at six o’clock in St. George’s Church, Penang, by the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. F. W. Haines, The parties concerned were George Stoch, Chief Officer of the ss. Malaya, and son of Herr Friedrich Stoch, of
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    LADIES’ RIFLE SHOOTING.
    215 4 WEEKLY SHOOT. The members of the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club held their weekly practice shoot yesterday at the Rifle Range, Kampong Bharu, with the appended result:— Practice Shoot. yds yds. Total Mrs. Wright-Motion... 31 30 61 Miss Joan Smith 30 30 60 Miss Mclntyre 26 32 58
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    “ Sunshine ” and Singapore.
    296 4 Sunshine and Singapore. The Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada (Penang Agents, Messis, Kennedy Co.) have issued a special Singapore number of the Co.’s monthly magazine Sunshine. In addition to interesting letterpress there are many capital half tone pictures of acenes in and around the southern port. The following paiagraph
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    The Mails.
    47 4 Homeward. Stbambr. Arrives. Mails Sails. Gloss P.&O. Devanha Sat. 26/8 N.D.L. Kleist Wed. 30/8 B. I. 1 Sat. 2/9 10 a.m. noon Outward. P. &O. Delta Wed. 23/8 5 p.m. 8 pm. 6 p.m. N.D.L. Gneisenau Thurs. 31/8 8.1 Thurs. 31/8 3 p.m. 4 p.m.
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    To-Day’s Tin Quotations.
    70 4 To-day s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $94.65 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £l9l spot and £lBB 10s. three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers no sellers, $94.65 Penang Straits 1
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    Rubber Crops.
    27 4 The following returns for July are to hand from Messrs. Harrisons Crosfield, Medan Sialang lb. 4,121 Sungei Kari n 2,944 United Serdang H 21 827
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    Tin Returns.
    14 4 The following return for July is to hand Bruang piculs 26 25
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    392 4 The proposed trip of H. M th Siam to the West Coast of the M has been indefinitely postponed PeDlt M Major A. B. Hubback, who Wen in command of the F. M s p |f| M Contingent, has returned to On July 24 the Bishop o
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    APPEAL COURT.
    223 4 BERTAM ESTATE CASE In the Appeal Court, this morniql consisting of Sir A F. G. Lnv. a Chief Justice, Mr. Justice W. W. Fished and Mr. Justice L. P Enden, the cm:: the Straits Settlements (Beriatn) C b: against Teoh Chong B ng was called ay. argued upon.
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    The Late Mother St. Augustin
    231 4 .—MM. Funeral in Penang. The funeral of the late Rev. Mother St. Augustin, Lady Superior of the Convent of the Holy Name of Jesus, KualiLumpn r I took place this morning. At six o’clock the funeral corlf}< I left the chapel attached to the Convent,■
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      191 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnn RUBBER and J COCONUTS, i H n n Managers of Estates can Aid n 0 nature in stimulating growth n and vigour by supplying Plant 0 Food in the shape of i PERLIS GUANO, I n B It is guaranteed to contain 40' Tricalcium Phosphate M 0 or IBX
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    235 5 tekkas and tronohs down. STERLING RUBBERS FIRMER. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our shaie list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 21/8/11. 22/8/11. aJ X X X X 2. Sharks. 2,-2 “5 s -3 is -3 X J a OT M
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    44 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. From a Malacca Correspowlent Malacca, August 22. Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/8, sellers 4/9.5, business done. Plantation 5,9/j sellers.
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    PUSING BAHRU DIVIDEND.
    34 5 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. August 22. The directors of the Pusing Bahru Tin Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividen 1 of sixpence per share, payable in L udon to-morrow
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    SULTAN OF KELANTAN.
    29 5 From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, August 22 The Sultan of Kelantan left by the Seameio yesterday after an enjoyable stay here. He is looking extremely well.
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    ARMY COMMANDS.
    52 5 .—Reuter. THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS. London, August 22. Lieut.-General Sir R. C. Hart has been appointed Commander-in-Chief, South Africa. Lieut.-General Sir H. C. O. Plumer has been appointed General Officer and Com-mander-in-Chief of the Northern Command in England, and Lieut.-General Sir H. L. Smith-Dorrien has been appointed to the
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    MOROCCAN AFFAIRS.
    30 5 [Drr Ostasiatischb Lloyd’s Sbrvicu.] Berlin, August 21. The Paris press report, according to which France will stipulate conditions for resuming the negotiations with Germany regarding Morocco, is unfounded.
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    THE KAISER ON TEMPERANCE.
    35 5 [Dsr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Servicb.] Berlin, August 21. The Kaiser delivered a speech to the pupils of the Cassel High School against drinking customs, which militate against hardening the system for sport.
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    CYCLE FACTORY BURNED DOWN.
    27 5 Dsr Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, August 21. The sewing machine and cycle factory of Opel 4 Co. at Russelsheim has been burned down.
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    REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL.
    23 5 Deb Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service,] Lisbon, August 21. lhe election of a President of the Portuguese Republic takes place on Thursday.
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    THE LABOUR WAR
    511 5 Reuter. POSITION ON THE RAILWAYS. NORTH-EASTERN MEN DISSATISFIED. London, August 21. The North-Eastern Railway Co.’s lines are still disorganized, the men being dissatisfied because the company notifies that it is only taking the strikers back “as required.” The company holds that the strike was not justified, the
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    DERBY WINNER'S FATE.
    28 5 I.—Reuter. London, August 21. The racehorse Sun<tar, winner of the Derby, has broken down and Mr Joel has decided to send it to the stud.
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    17 5 —Reuter London, August 21. Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 54 runs at Hinckley.—Reuter
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    DEATH OF DR. GUINNESS KOGERS.
    21 5 '.—Reuter. London, August 22. The death is announced of the Rev. James Guiuness Rogers, D D.—Reuter.
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    GOVERNOR OF KIAU-CHAU.
    16 5 —Reuter. Berlin, August 21. Captain Meyewaldeck ha? been appointed Governor of Kiau-chau —Reuter.
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    RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
    124 5 NEW AGREEMENT EXPLAINED. POSITION OF PERSIAN RAILWAYS. Lo don, August 21. By the Russo-German agreement, Russia agrees to apply to the Persian Government for a railway concession, including a line from Teheran to Khanikin. Both Governments agree not to introduce transit and differential tariffs on the Teheran-Khanikiu
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    FRANCE AND JAPAN.
    65 5 —Reuter. COMMERCIAL TREATY SIGNED London, August 22. The Franco-Japanese Commercial Agreement has been signed in Pais. It provides for mutual most favoured-nation treatment. France applies the minimum tariff on Japanese products, especially Habutai silks and Uru-dii lacquer goods. Japan reduces the duty on fifteen of the principal
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    Railway Development in Kedah.
    396 5 The extension north from Bukit Mertajam through Province Wellesley to Kedah, etc., will immensely enhance the value of b >th agricultural and mineral property, nays our Taiping contemporary. The disadvantages of locomotion where one has up to now had to travel by river and jungle path,
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    Lawn Tennis.
    72 5 P.C.C. Tournament Results. The following ties were played yesterday Doubles Handicap.—Class B. (Final). Ezechiel and Bruce beat Brown and Daniel. 6 4- 6 6—3. Singles Handicap. Class A. (Final), H. A. Neubronner beat J R Brown. 7 4-6 6—4. Singles Handicap —Class B. Hindley be it Mackay. 6—3
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    KLING WOMAN BEHEADED.
    244 5 A GHASTLY CRIME. The following from the Times oj Malaya of Friday amplifies the telegram on that day from our Ipoh correspondent News of a ghastly crime committed last Sunday on a rubber estate in Lower Perak, reaches us to-day, the crime being the beheading of a
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    Motor Accidents.
    232 5 The Times ot Malaya of F. iday reports:— His many friends in Kinta will be sorry to hear that Mr. Graham Spark, of the Straits Trading Company, Ltd’s. Lnhat Agency, met with an accident while riding his motorbicycle from Lahat to Papan on Friday morning at l"-30 o’clock.
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    Struck by Lightning.
    248 5 The Straits Times reporte At the Kota Tinggi ,'Johore) Rubber Co.’s Estate, Kota Tinggi, on Thursday last, the manager’s bungalow and office were struck by lightning. The bungalow is a steel frame erection and no damage was done to it. beyond the cracking o' the cement bases
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    The Colony’s Greatest Want
    185 5 The Hon. J B. Elcura, Directer of Education, in the course of his annual report, says The extension of the education of females is, in my opinion, the greatest want of the Colony. Europeans and Eurasians practically all send their girls to school, the Chinese a
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    Incendiarism on Estate
    101 5 Sunnycroff Factory Dkstroyed. Colombo, Aug. 11 —Sunnycrofr Factory and about seven adjacent buildings, are said to have been destroyed by fire. The outbreak is supposed to be the work of an iiicendia y. The magistrate has proceeded to the spot. No further pa> ticulai s a'e yet
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      361 5 Going up for Public Auction STRAIGHT FORWARD. AT thb This is no secret about Central Sales Room, Black and White Whisky’s 31, BEACH STREET, popuhrity-it’s a plain case of value. On Wednesday, 23rd August, 1911, at ii am In all the essentials of a good Whisky—quality, age, The Costumes, Flowers,
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      1949 6 EU EAN NOTICES? j I IV. I Uj L t 0 r Z kinds of British and Continental goods Japan Mail Steamship Co U w D H W,LLS X IP at j MAGNUMS. I TUnrr Books and Stationery, information;— Hl Throo 1 THREE Boots, Shoes and Leather, \SAXJ 261. “It
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    SHIPPING.
    434 7 ARRIVALS. Hok Canton, Brit., 294, Gully, Aug. 22, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co Inverclyde, Brit., 3213, Alexander, Aug. 21, Singapore, geu., Adamson Gilfilan Co. Perak, Brit., 258, Lingard, Aug. 22, Deli, gen., E. S. Co. CLEARANCES. Avagyee for Deli. Benoa for Deli and Batu Bahra. Ban Whatt Soon
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    SHARES.
    1729 7 5 Capital. Subscribed. Bhareg I Value 2 Dividends. Name. -go Q I S I ft, x Zf 1907 1908 1909 1910 19 MINING. 1906 rm,ooo »300,000 30,000 »10 »10 25 10 30 30 BeUt Tin Mining Co. 44 1901 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Brnang, 5* 1901 600,000 600,000
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    MAILS.
    77 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. Yo-Morbow. P J**- Per. Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 7 a.m. Negapatam Madras Taroba' 11 a.m leluk Anson Hok Canton 2 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan Delta 5 p.m. Thursday. Deli Perak (E.S.Co.) 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson,
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 7 Pbnang, August 22, 1911. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Rank 2/41 4 monthe’ sight Bank ...2/4 11/32 3 Credit 2'41 3 Documentary 2/4 9/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 j 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| 3 days'sight Private 176 Madras Demand Bank
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    Log Book.
    643 7 The wrecked Fifeshire's cargo is estin»ated at £150,000. Indian papers record the death, at Ootacamund, of Captain Newell, late of the P. i O Company. Before retiring, he was Superintendent of the P. ifc O. Docks. He had been resident there for many years. It is reported that
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