Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 September 1911

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 219 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1050 1 Dannn DananoaQ[jgn B For $3O S V OU Z' can ,V ave the “.Pinang 3 A Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address, n 2 (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION. $27.) Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. Q t Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should g be addressed
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    • 76 1 ■■■■■□□□□□□□□□□□□DO «<•••■ ■A A 7 HEN YOU ARE away °n leave VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs. Social, Com- g mercial, Mining. Planting, &c. n This you can do in no better way than by subscribing to the Weekly Edition of the Pinang Gazette,” Q published
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  • 871 2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The fourth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday afternoon at the registered office of the company, the Hongkong <fc Shanghai Banking Corporation Buildings, Downing Street, Penang. Those present were: —Mr. John Mitchell (Chairman), the Hon.G. Macbain, Messrs.
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  • 1298 2 SECOND DAY’S EVENTS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Taiping, September 24. Sunday morning dawned bright and clear and Mr. Smith, in view of past experiences of the deluge that follows our hot days, very wisely determined to run the programme right through—with breakfast on the range—instead of adjourning
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  • 400 2 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Larut, September 20. The Lumut legend, as your Taiping correspondent; in his usual amusing style calls it, I am glad to see has created quite a sensation Stranger things have happened, and, as long as this world lasts, will happen again Mr Wilkinson, District
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  • 116 2 The following is the business for the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission to-in<>rrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Application for refund of plan fee. 5. Application to join Provident
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  • 138 2 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close. N.D.L. Buelow Wed 27/9 6 p.m. 11 p.nr. 7 p.m. B. I. Thongwa Sat. 30/9 10 a.m. noon P. &O. Assaye Sat. 7/10 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Outward. ND.L. P E Friedrich We<l. 27/9 5 p.m. mid2 p.m. night. 8.1 Taroba Thurs.
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  • 96 2 The rice market in Rangoon is easier and the quotation is Rs. 505. A wire from Bangkok states that there have been large imports from Burma, If there were large stocks in Siam, the high prices, recently ruling, would have tempted the holders to part. It would apppear
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  • 115 2 The following is the summary of the crop report for the week ended Sept. 16 —The rainfall was most general and light to moderate in amount no rain fell in Myingan and Pakokku. The transplanting of winter rice is finished in some districts. The total is
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  • 79 2 Wednesday, September 27. Homeward German Mail. Outward German Mail. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Thursday, September 28. Outward English (B.I.) vtail. Municipal Commission, 3.30 p.m. League Football: P.C.C. v. Govt. Wharves, Esplanade. Friday, September 29. St. Michael and All Angels. Saturday,
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  • 46 2 October 17 and 18.—Ladies’ Bisley, Taiping. October 28.—Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Sky Meeting. October 28.—Singapore Race Entries Close. November 7. Penang Assizes. November 7,9, and 11.—Singapore Races. November 14.—Ministering Children’s League Sale of Work and entertainment, Town Hall, 5 p.m. November 30.—St Andrew’s Ball.
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  • 19 2 The following League match has been arranged for September:— Thurs. 28 P.C.C. v. G. Wharves Esplan.
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  • 58 2 Friday, September 2t>.— Stock-in-trade, 26 Chulia St.,* noon; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Saturday, September 30.— Jewellery Logan’s Buildings archway; 11 a.m.; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Thursday, October s.— Land at Tanjong Tokong 38 Beach St.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, October 30.— Steamers Hok Canton and Pegu 38
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  • 48 2 Penang Municipality.— 7oo tons Portland cement; tenders close with Commissioner’s Home Agent, Mr. C. C. Lindsay, 180 Hope St., Glasgow, October 9. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies.—Gambling farm farm of right to slaughter pigs and sell pork spirit farm in Pulau Tujoh Archipelago; tenders close: Nov. 2.
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  • 11 2 “Otterburn,” Butterworth; apply “X,” c/o Pina ng Oazette.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 498 2 Coming! Coming q HIPPODROME CIRCUS menagerie 45 Nev Artistes 45 N. BOROWSKY one his lean «I idntoiM Hirsts Box Plan at Robinson Piano Co., /yj Location Dato Kramat Garden* Watch for Date. THE Straits Cinematograph Co, TO-NIGHT I TO NIGHT!! THE GRAND GALA NIGHT. We have just received a lot
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  • 864 3 STATUTORY MEETING. The statutory meeting of the Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held on Aug 30. Mr. S. H. B. Blandy, M.R., presided, and said In the unavoidable absence of Sir Ernest Birch, the Chairman of the company, I have been asked to preside at this meeting.
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    • 275 3 □□□nnoooooooooooooonnonnnnnnnn milk. Ordinary sterilized milk is not easy q pl of digestion, as the process of sterilizing 0 hardens the casein in the milk and renders 0 it less easy of assimilation but Fussell’s q Sterilized Natural Milk is prepared by a rj special mechanical process which is termed 0
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    • 128 3 NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH> Stocks always on hand < f GELIGNITE BLASTING GELATINE SETUPLEX DETONATORS. ELECTRIC DETONATOR. SPORTING BALLISTITE CARTRIDGES. Sandilands, Buttery Co., Sole Agents Jor Penang and Perak, Aylesoury Garland, Agents, Perak, N. D. DE SILVA, Jeweller and Engraver, 74, Bishop Street. Penang. REPAIRS 8 REGILDING
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    • 900 3 NOTICES. F 2 (Ll PIAII limited? u A (Incorporated In Penang.) Q KfOTUE 13 HEREBY UtVEN Off f Q that Ihe Transfer Books of the above Company will be clostd from the 23rd September to the 2nd October, both days inclusive. Hundreds and thousands of ailing men Order of the
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  • 37 4 Deans—Mounsky. —At Chapelhall, on August 29, by the Rev. Charles Campbell. Airdrie, Captain John Deans, of the Islander, Singapore, Straits Settlements, to Margaret, daughter of Mrs. Mounsey and of the late Charles Mounsey, file manufacturer, Chapelhall.
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  • 1336 4 The old saw that every shoemaker should stick to his last doubtless occurred to most people on first reading an interview in the China Press with Dr. William W. White, founder and President of the Teachers Bible College of New York City. Before leaving Shanghai the
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 205 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Sir, I beg to forward herewith a copy of the Balance Sheet of the Coronation Sea Sports Fund which I should be glad if you would kindly insert in your paper. At a meeting of the Committee held on Saturday
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  • 143 4 The half-yearly meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. G. Macbain presiding, was held this afternoon. The Chairman gave a rtsumd of the work of the Chamber during the past six months, touching upon the Port Ordinance, wireless telegraphy, the northern railway extension, British
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  • 226 4 In the report on public officers’ salaries in Malaya made by Mr. R. E. Stubbs to the Colonial office, London, the S.T. says that the following reference occurs to the other branches of the public service. It was omitted from what we printed the other day The
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  • 102 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $85.60 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £172 10s. spot and £l7l ss. three months. The following were the dealings in tin bo-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 100 tons, $B6; Penang: Straits Trading Co.,
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  • 255 4 THE JOHNSON-WELLS Fi CIIT ARTICLES FORMALLY SIGNED London, September 26 Sporting Lije states that Jack Tni, and Bombardier Wells yesterday 7v^ 8 a signed articles to box under Sporting Club rules so as to leave that the issue at stake is the rial, box.—Reuter. c Summonses Issued, London,
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  • 142 4 remains in charge of the finances. —Her Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. DEMONSTRATIONS PROHIBITED, Kiefl, September 25. M. Stolypin’s funeral was quiet. M, Kokovtseff energetically prohibited national demonstrations. He negotiated with the Governor of the Amur territory, M. Gondetti, about taking over the Ministry of the Interior. The
    remains in charge of the finances.—Her Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.  -  142 words
  • 36 4 .—Reuter. FIVE HUNDRED MEN OUT. Lond >n, September 26. Five hundred London dockers haw struck work, alleging non compliance by the masters with the arbitrator’s award. There are indications of the trouble spreading.
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  • 25 4 ex-Shah’s capture. Der OstasiatiseU® Lloyd’s Service Berlin, September 25. There are unconfirmed rumours of the ex-Shah’s capture. Der Ostasiatiscfi® Lloyd’s Service
    ex-Shah’s capture. Der OstasiatiseU® Lloyd’s Service  -  25 words
  • 23 4 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, September 25. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, the celebrated inventor, is being much feted in bei
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  • 24 4 xli© douisus been dull—Der Ostasiatische Lloy Service. Berlin, September The European Bourses have of l ftt been dull—Der Ostasiatische Lloy Service.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 206 4 lEXPANDED I I METAL I g FOR I REINFORCING CONCRETE I =r AND FOR WINDOWS 8 VENTILATORS, Bc., Bc. I S OF I RUBBER STORES. I fc g Sole Agents: H I Guthrie Co., Ltd. APENTA’ APENTA" NATURAL APERIENT WATER. THE BEST at the Springs, Budapest, J| atura Aperient Water.
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    • 63 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page2.— Taiping Bisley, 1911; Bindings Doings The Municipal Commission Rice Market The Mails Rahman Hydraulic Tin and The Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— Malayan Tin Dredging. Page 4- —Editorial (Corruption in China) Correspondence Malaya Civil Service; To-day’s Tin Quotations Penang Chamber of Commerce and Telegrams Page s,— Telegrams. Page
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  • 36 4 DEATH. Dunlop.—On August 21, at 8, West Cromwell Road, London, of heart failure, Charles Edward (Kail) Dunlop, M B. Oxon, and Headmaster of Larclifieid School, Helensburgh, N.B, only son of Charles, and Aiuee Dunlop, of Singapore.
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  • 252 5 JUNTAS AND TRONOHS UP STERLING RUBBERS VARIABLE. The following; «re the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-day 1910. 26/9/11. 27/9/11. 52£ x > Sharer. J® <® br Ji* x c X M M CQ co Mining. 16} 14 Kinta 16}
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  • 47 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, September 27. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/94, no sellers. Plantation Para 5/3, value. The market closed dull.
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  • 41 5 from Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, September 26. At the Chamber of Commerce auction of rubber yesterday small quantities were offered in consequence of the holidays. The following prices were realized Smoked sheet per picul $266 Bark crepe 186
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  • 93 5 EUROPEAN MANAGER ATTACKED. From Onr Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, September 27. The manager of the Klang branch of the Kuala Lumpur Engi< eering Works, Ltd., was robbed at noon at Klang while on his way to tiffin. Tamil coolies surrounded his motor-car on the main road,
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  • 31 5 I From Onr Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, September 26. A daughter has been born to Mrs. Cargill (ne« Birch), wife of Captain Cargill, Adjutant. Malay States Guides.
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  • 30 5 j From Our Own Correspondent,] Ipoh, September 27. A fire broke out on Paradise Estate, Chenderiang, yesterday. The rubber store was destroyed, the loss being $l,OOO.
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  • 24 5 .From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, September 26. A fire station, costing $40,000, is to be built here next 5 ear.
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  • 38 5 •muuuqu till iilL< uaiu »>■ armoured cruisers.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd's Service. Berlin, September 25. Admiral of the Fleet Koester, President of the German Navy League, has recommended an increase in the number of armoured cruisers.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd's Service.
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  • 241 5 RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS. LIABILITY FOR SHORTAGE. [/rom Our Own Singapore, September 27. The committee of enquiry into the affairs of the Jimah Rubber Estate, Ltd., have presented their report, in which Mr. Max Hilckes is held liable for the shortage in area. The directors are blamed for
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  • 89 5 Reuter. POSTPONEMENT OF CONFERENCE. The Hague, September 27. The Netherlands Foreign Minister has stated that the international conference on opium has been postponed. This is due to a declaration by Great Britain that she is unable to attend unless the participating Powers authorised the conference to conduct a
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  • 78 5 PROSPECT FOR THE DEPOSITORS. London, September 26. The Bank of Egypt has suspended payment. The manager states that a syndicate is being formed in London to enable it to meet its liabilities. The failure of the Bank of Egypt is ascribed to losses caused by the
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  • 54 5 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Berlin, September 25. A meeting has been held of the international bank association about the Chinese correncv loan and consideration of the Peking currency reform programme. The conference arrived at an understanding about taking further steps. The issue of the currency loan
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  • 32 5 to mitigate the distress. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, September 25. Throughout Germany, extensive railway tariff reductions have been decided upon to mitigate the distress. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
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  • 25 5 ANOTHER AMERICAN KILLED. New York, September 26. An aviator named Clarke fell from a height of two hundred feet and was killed.
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  • 36 5 1910 from Metz, has died.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. Berlin, September 25. Herr Bachmer, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonial Office, who was called in 1910 from Metz, has died.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.
    1910 from Metz, has died.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.  -  36 words
  • 520 5 nations are very strained Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s service. THE WAR CLOUD IN TRIPOLI. GERMANY AS MEDIATOR Berlin, September 26, It is stated in official circles that Germany is doing her best at Rome and Constantinople to effect a peaceful settlement of the Tripoli question, although it is
    nations are very strained Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s service.  -  520 words
  • 69 5 .—Reuter. London, September 26. The Times states that it has been arranged that the emigrants on board the Papanni, bound from London to West Australia with 347 emigrants and which ariived at St. Helena with the coal in her bunkers on fire, will be taken to
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  • 54 5 —Reuter. SERIOUS SITUATION REVIVED. Cettinje, September 27 There is a serious and extending rising among the Mussulman Albanians with the object of obtaining similar concessions as the Malissoris. They killed Kaimakan, captured the garrison at Rozaf, and captured the Vali of Kossova at Jakova. Troops are been
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  • 282 5 .—Reuter. LATEST PARTICULARS. "REPUBLIQUE* BADLY DAMAGED. Toulon, September 26. The battleship Republique was so badly damaged by splinters from the Liberte that she had to be docked immediately. Foudre’s Commander Killed. The commander of the warship Foudre, which was two miles away, was killed by a splinter
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  • 157 5 Reuter. BURIED IN BISHAM CHURCH. Marlow, September 26. The remains of Sir Robert Hart, ex-Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs, was buried in Bisham Church near Marlow. The mourners included his son, Sir Edgar Bruce Hart, and his son-in-law His Ex Lin Yu Lin, the Chinese Minister
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  • 184 5 nature of the agreement.—-Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service. THE SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS Berlin, September 25. News from Paris states that France will not much alter the settlement proposals. A protest by the French Colonial p, ess about the cession of a part of the French Congo is expected, which, however,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 406 5 FOR The choice and master spirits of POtT SWEHENHAM AND SINGAPORE. this age SS. Lama "NO SAILING BUCHANAN’S this week. b Owing to delay in Docking. 1« IQD|7 Ad |1 1 D HUTTENBACH LIEBERT Co, IzlUvll A* 1 922 Agents, B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd. AND ENGINE DRIVER WANTED.
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    • 1370 6 IN. I tv. FOK ;Iyo BE SURE-the Teeth are so Japan Mail Steamship Co. Id. r-Txri INFANCY, important that it would be a pity J NESTLE* ILLNESS 5l to neglect them—especially when W I "Food., and 5 you can c^ean them so well and v /1 I AGE. 80 easily
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  • 229 7 IJSsf AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. p jr P® r Close. Jit Seng 7 a.m. tk,r Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a.m. I'ahan Ayuthia 10 a.m. Asa han Petrel 1 P“p or t Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Pegu 1 p.m. Malacca J Bindings, Sitiawan and Tehik Anson Ganton 2 p.m.
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  • 306 7 pwNANG, September 27, 1911 Gold leaf s 6 6O Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 n«) No stock. White Pepper $28.20 buyers. Trang Pepper 520 nominal. M sce $lOB nominal. Mace Picking» $lO5 sales. Clove 8 542 nom. Nutmegs lln 524 sales. r No. 1 58.20 sales. Sugar 1
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  • 1823 7 MHto-. S Capita], Subscribed. N mber of Issue r». a a Ĕ A 3 q Shares. Value. 3 Dividends. Name. 2 g —l M a? 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 190« *222’222 3 ooo lO lO 25 10 30 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 41 E 190? 500
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  • 629 7 ARRIVALS. Arabien, Dan., 3004'2, Ortsen, Sept. 26. Copenhagen, cement, Slot Co. I Bantam, Dut., 1323, Brugsma, Sept. 26, Olehleh, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Ban Whatt Soon, Brit., 199, Milne, Sept. 26, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Cyclops. Brit., 5762, Clark, Sept. 26, Liver- pool, gen., William Mansfield Co. Calypso,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 767 7 EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE Indents promptly executed at lowest cash prices for all kinds of British and Continental goods, including Books and Stationery, Bojts, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motors and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and
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    • 40 7 Sun life of conoda. (Kuiabliwlin.i Assets exceed £6,000.000.0.9 Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Income, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WUtTK, I Manager. South-Ea..ern KKNN K »y A C ’o.. Am.. Singapore. J G ’n«a' Agents. Penang.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2754 8 p &gt;i r X. intended senile. Norddcutscher Lloyd, Bremen. fe St Cd IB Co. Imperial German Mail Line. EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. mail service outw ARD British India Steam Navigation Co., JL is HOMBWAB» _j limited. /ipx OceoßSleflinShip(# n. D t steamer &lt; onneotin Uoe For Intbndrd to Sail. Stbambr.
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