Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 September 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 220 VOL. LXIX. THURSDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1308 1 For $3O \7 ou can have the Pinang I Gaaette” posted every day g for a whole year to your address. (LOC4L SUBCRIPTION, S2F.) Proportionate Quarterly and n Half-yearly rates. n Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should D be addressed to d c n q The Managing Director:
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    • 82 1 ■■■■■■□□□□□□□□□anna XX Then you are away on leave V V you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- D mercial, Mining, Planting, Ac. Q a This you can do in no better way B than by subscribing to the We-kly D Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” o
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  • 853 2 A SERIOUS OUTLOOK. Just as the heat scorches the green fields and reduces the size of streams, so it seems to suck up, as it were, the vitality of the body and reduce its nervous force to a small amount. The inevitable result of this continued depletion of
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  • 30 2 Pbnang -.—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel, Sea View Hotel, and Hotel de Europe. Ipoh :—The Grand Hotel. Kangook :—Strand Hotel.
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  • 1256 2 THIRD DAY. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Monday, September 25. With the commendable punctuality that has distinguished the meeting throughout, Lieutenant Smith and his merry men were on the spot to the minute this morning. So were the competitors and so was the sun. The weather was fine
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  • 114 2 London, September 18.—The Maharaja of Coch Behar died this evening. London, September 19.—The leading newspapers publish long and sympathetic obituaries of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar. They agree that he will be mourned by a wide circle both at home as well as in India. London,
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  • 79 2 London, September 20—Sir Donald Robertson is in daily attendance at the India Office, arranging for the accommodation of the visitors to the Durbar. Of the hundred places reserved for English visitors in the Nicholson Camp about a fourth have been taken. Five cinematograph firms have applied for
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  • 74 2 London, September 20—The liner Olympic from Southampton to New York, with three thousand persons on board, of which 730 were first class passengers, was rammed this afternoon in the Solent by the cruiser Hawk'.. The liner had a iargs hole made in her starboard side and
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  • 1035 2 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Penang Automobile Club was held yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce. There were present the Hon, R. Young (President), Messsrs. L. A. C. Biggs, H. Muir, W. E. Hutson, R. P. Phillips, G. N. Saye, and Mr. H. R.
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  • 78 2 Thursday, September 28. League Football: P.C.C. v. Govt. Wharves, Esplanade. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Friday, September 29. St. Michael and All Angels. Saturday, September 30. St. Jerome. Homeward English (B.I.) Mail. P.C.C. Quoits Tournament Entries Close. E. &O. Hotel: Special
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  • 56 2 October 17 and 18.—Ladies’ Bisley, Taiping. October 28.—Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Sky Meeting. October 28. —Singapore Race Entries Close. November 7. Kenaug 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.—Rugby Football Scotland v. The
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  • 58 2 Friday, September 29.— Stock-in-trade, 26 Ciiulia St.; noon; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Saturday, September 30.— Jewellery Logan's Buildings archway; 11 a.m.; J. R. McFarlane, auctioneer. Thursday, October s.— Laud 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 Mentmore,’ 13 Logan Road apply on the premises.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 112 2 All Aches and Pains Such as sprains, strains, backache, wrenched joints, aching feet, bruises, swellings, crick-in-the-neck, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism—all aching muscles and quivering nerves—can be quickly soothed, relieved and Cured by rubbing in Little’s Oriental Balm. There is no question about this. The Balm is no experiment—for years and years
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    • 33 2 L Hunyadi J A Janos A ffff Is the Best Iff Natural Aperient Water Bottled at the Springs II 1% Used the World over Drink on ariuns a wineslassful for ff INDIGESTION and
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    • 428 2 ADD BOVRIL to the menu and the nourishment will be increased by io-jq times the amount of BOVRIL used. Beware of cheap substitutes. I>J O T I A NY PERSON in potion of /A the following works belong J’’ late Mr. D Logan’s Library is to return the same to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 48 2 The Moon. First Quarter Sept. 30 O Full Moon Oct. 8 Last Quarter 15 O New Moon 22 The Tides. Date H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. AM. A.m. P.m. P.m. Sept.2B 2-58 9-06 3-14 9-22 „29 3-32 9-11 3-51 10-00 „30 4-12 10-24 4-36 10-48
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  • 775 3 The current 5, S. Gazette contains three new bills, shortly to be introduced into the Legislative Council. The objects and reasons set forth the design of these new bills Pknanq Maps. This Bill has been drawn primarily with the object of validating the survey maps in use in
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  • 91 3 London, September *l7.—President Taft is still endeavouring to meet the objections of the Senate to the Arbitration reaties In a speech at Erie yesterday, he suggested that if Congress considered that it would be dangerous to trust the appointment of the American Members of the proposed Joint
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 698 3 tNo. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK, SIZE OF PICIURE 41/4x3 1/4. For Roll Films or Plates. The No. 3 F. P.K. is thoroughly up-to-date and practical in every respect for the most serious work. It can be supplied with a combination back which adapts the Kodak for use with eithe glass
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    • 218 3 Pritchard Co., PENANCSPORTING GUNS AND SPORTING CARTRIDGES. ANDREWS Double Barrel Breach Loading Sporting Guns $37-50. H-5. 'l6O. Hammerless Double Barrel Sporting Guns $9O 00. $lO5 00. $l4O-00. LESS 10% DISCOUNT FOR CASH. CARTRIDGES. $4-50, 100 Nett. $42 50, 1000 Nett. Cartridge Bags, Snipe Sticks, Gun Cases, Gun Covers, and nil
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    • 63 3 AMUSEMENTS. Coming:! Coming I HIPPODROME CIRCUS MENAGERIE. 45 New Artistes 45 N. BOROWSKY and his Team af Educated Horses. Box Plan at Robinson Piano Co., ltd. Location Data Kramat Gardens. Watch for Date. 925 u c N. D. DE SILVA, Manufacturing Jeweller and Engraver. 74, Bishop Street. Penang. REPAIRS S
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    • 363 3 TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! GItAND GALA NIGHT. Japanese Bioscope, PENANG ROAD. Many New, Comic Art f ilms Will be Shown To-Night. Barber of Sevilla, Lady Letmares Jewery. PROGRAMME. 1. A Fine New Picture. 2. A Chase after a Ghost. 3. An Artist’s Dream. 4. A visit in Egypt. 5. Another’s Crime. 6.
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  • 49 4 Dunlop. —On September 11, at the Residency, Sandakan, the wife of A. R. Dunlop, of a daughter, MARRIAGE. Tomlin—Lorimer. —At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on September 23, by the Venerable Archdeacon H. C. Izard, M A., Freierick Lewis Tomlin, of Singapore, to Miss Annie Duncan Lorimer of Edinburgh.
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  • 1279 4 Mr. B. H. F. Barnard, Acting Conservator of the Forest Department, had a paper in the August issue of the Agricultural Bulletin on The effect of the clearing of forest on rainfall He quoted some figures which were, on the whole, inconclusive as to results that
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  • 1401 4 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half-yearly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held at 3 p.m. yesterday. The Hon. G. Macbain, Chairman, was in the chair. The following members were present Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. J. Mitchell. Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. C. M. Phillips. Behn, Meyer Co., A.
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  • 136 4 Interport Match. This match is to be fired some time between 15th October and 15th November. Any resident of Penang is eligible to practice for this match, When it is decide 1 to fire off the match, the best ten persons will be chosen to represent the Port.
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  • 176 4 Mr. Justice 'I hornton’s Prize. The following is the result of the second round of the above competition Mrs Peterkin (h’cap 16; beat Mrs Rodyk (h’cap 27) 4 up and 2 Mrs Ebden (h’cap 3) beat Miss S B Smith (h’cap 14) 7 up and 5 Mrs
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  • 309 4 Truth of Sept. 6 has the following Mr. W. Proudlock has written to me from Selangor, Federated Malay State’, in reference to the much discussed case in which his wife was sentenced to death, but subsequently granted—as every one was relieved to hear—a free and unconditional pardon.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 116 4 To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, The following estimate of area under coconuts made in 1876 maybe interesting to those who are now investing money in these local consols.” The figures are taken from a book entitled All about the Coconut Palm,” published in 1885 by
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  • 122 4 Passenger's Interrupted Trip. A passenger from Singapore, a Swiss named Henry Dumont, on arriving in Penang last evening by the ss. Buelow, found the local police eagerly waiting to make his acquaintance. Before he had an opp ntunity of landing, as a result of communications from
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  • 112 4 There is a meeting of the Legislative Council to-morrow at which the principal item of business will be the Governor’s revi-w of the year iu introducing the Supply Bill for 1912. Other measures for first reading are the Conveyancing and Law of Properly Ordinance Amendment Bill, the Survey
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  • 69 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $86.30 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £176 spot and £173 three months. The following were the dealings in tin to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 75 tons, $86.75 Penang: Straits Trading Co., Ltd.,
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  • 773 4 Mr. D. W. Gilmour, of the Charter*! Bank, Inspector of Branches, F.M.S i a visit to Perak. u Mr. C. Melville Phillips, of tie Asiaf Petroleum Co., leaves for Singapore on business trip to-day. Mr. F. A. S. Mclelland, acting District Officer, Tapah, is going Home on
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    • 95 4 To-Day's Contents. Page 2.— Taiping Bisley, 1911; Penang Automobile Club; Death of a Maharajah The Coronation Durbar Collision iu the Solent; and The Week’s Engagements. Page 3.— New Legislation and The Arbitration Treaty. Page 4. —Editorial (Deforestation and Drought) The Proudlock Case Chamber of Commerce Social and Personal; Correspondence; An
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  • 19 4 DEATH. Butt. —On Sept. 7, at Walford, Ross-on-Wye, G. W. Butt, aged 54, late of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,
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  • 160 5 TINS VARIABLE. STERLING ROBBERS STILL IRREGULAR. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-day 1910. 27/9/11. 28/9/11. <2 K CO 02 X Shares. 9 2 M <72 W Afininp. l(ji 14 Kinta 16$ 18| c. 16| c 10|
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  • 45 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. [From a Malacca Correspondent.] Malacca, September 28. Information has bnen received by trie Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/9|, no sellers. Plantation Para 5/3, value. Good competition.
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  • 35 5 j From Our Own Correspondent]. Ipoh, September 28. Tiie directors of the Sungei Raia Tin Mine, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of sixpence per share payable on September 28 in Melbourne.
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  • 58 5 FALL OVER AN EMBANKMENT. [/’row» Our Own Correspondent Singapore, September 28. Owing to the subsidence of the railway embankment near Orchard Road a goods train this morning fell over. The line was blocked. The driver and stoker sustained slight injuries. The mails cannot be conveyed
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  • 41 5 From Our Own Correspondent,] Singapore, September 28. The Hon. F. J. Pigott, Colonial Engineer, returned from leave by the ss. Mataram yesterday. Mr. C. G. May returns to his post as Deputy Colonial Engine 3 in Penang to-day,
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  • 122 5 CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. Paris, September 28. Admiral Bellue, a member of the General Stall, endorses the opinion that spontaneous combustion of powder B caused the disaster on the Liberte like the blowing up of the Jena in 1907 and the disaster to the Gloire on September
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  • 61 5 —Reuter. ALTERATIONS IN THE TREATY. Berlin, September 27. Oermany has handed M. Jules Cambon, French Ambassador, an alteration in the treaty drawn up by her regarding Morocco.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyds Service. Further Interchange of Views. Berlin, September 28. The French note has been received in a friendly spirit, but
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  • 19 5 —Renter. Dublin, September 27. Lhe bakers here have struck for an ex tra shilling a week.-
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  • 592 5 THE WAR CLOUD IN TRIPOLI. VIOLATION OF TREATY RIGHTS London, September 27. An authoritative Italian source informs Reuter’s Agency that Italy’s action in Tripoli is the result of the new Turkish regime, the violation of tieaty rights, and a systematic opposition to Italian development. Italy does not
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  • 69 5 STEEL TRUST WON’T DISSOLVE. New York, September 27. The Steel Trust emphatically denies that it contemplates dissolution, as it has been legally advised that it does not violate the law. —Reuter. [A Washington te’egram of Sept. 21 stated The American newspapers state that the steel, sugar, and other
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  • 230 5 GLADSTONE’S GRANDSON ELECTED. A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY. Kilmarnock, September 28. Ihe by-election in the Kdmarnock Burghs (comprising Kilmarnock, PortGlasgow, Renfrew, Rutherglen, and Dumbarton) to fill the vacancy created by the death of Dr. Rolland Rainy, Liberal member, took place on Tuesday. The candidates were Mr. William Glynne Charles Gladstone,
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  • 127 5 ULSTER UNIONISTS’ POLICY, Portrush, September 27. Sir Edward Carson (Solicitor-General in the last Conservative Governmen'), addressing a Unionist demonstration, denied that the scheme for a provisional Government in Ulster would be unconstitutional or that he would be guilty of treason in propounding it. The men of Ulster
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  • 61 5 Reuter. THIRTEEN PASSENGERS DROWNED Paris, September 27. A motor-bus of a new pattern with no outside seats was crossing the river Seine when it swerved, knocked down the parapet of the bridge, and fell into the river. Some of the passengers scrambled on to the roof
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  • 17 5 —Reuter. Alexandria, September 27. Viscount Kitchener, British Agent and Consul-General of Egypt, has ariived here.
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  • 45 5 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close. 8.1. TAongwa Sat. 30/9 10 a.m. noon P.&O Assays Sat. 7/10 2 p.m. 4 p.m. N.D.L. Gneisenau Tues. 10/10 Outward. 8.1 Taroba Thurs. 28/9 3 p.m. 4 p.m. P. O. Devanha Thurs. 5/10 N.D.L. Yorck Thurs. 12/10
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  • 44 5 The following immigrants arrived from Madras and Negapatam by the B. I. steamer ss. Taroba this morning For Penang- Port Swettenham. Adults Minors Adults Minors Free coolies 17 Kangany coolies 545 56 931 69 Voluntary coolies... 64 Total 626 56 931 69
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  • 237 5 JOCKEY CLUB STAKES. LIST OF PROBABLE STARTERS. Newmarket, September 27. The following are the probable starters for the Jockey Club Stakes (last mile and three-quarters of Cesarewitch course) on Thursday Mr. Fairie’s b c LEMBERG by Cyllene—Galicia, 4yr5.... O’Neil Mr J B Joel’s b c LYCAON by Cyllene—Le
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  • 113 5 —Reuter, THE ORIDN GUNNERY TESTS Portsmouth, September 27. When the 32-inch guns on the new battleship Orion were being tested, the seamen’s ears were covered with woolpadded leather flaps and they scarcely heard the explosion, which shook the ship violently, smashing the crockery and splintering the skylights.
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  • 327 5 —S.T. Tomlin —Lorimbr. The wedding took place on Saturday last, in St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, of Mr. Frederick Lewis Tomlin, of Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillau and Co Ltd Singapore, with Miss Annie Duncan Lorimer, daughter of Mr. George Lorimer, of Edinburgh. The service was choral and was conducted
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 508 5 THE 1 Collective Judgment of the best whisky buyers is the best gauge of whisky values I That Public which is m a position to choose from the world’s best and which buys the best has set the seal of approval on Black and White Whisky. You can buy dearer
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1420 6 Nw ytr X ADPKTTA ADITNT'T'A **********0000 **********0000 SITUATIONS WANTED Y K APENTA AKEN IA g rADpirK S NATURAI APERIENT WATER. THE BEST Q 111 IL vj /tllklkl Vf IV g R Y a young Chinese, well up i n Genor Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. bottled at the Springs, Budapest,
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  • 155 7 AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. jtjr. Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 10 a.m. Rangoon To »g Hon g 1 P- ra Port Swettenham and Singapore Janet Nicoll 2 p.m. Colombo and Tuticorin Idomeneus 3 p.m Calcutta Japan 4 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow Seang Choon 4
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  • 238 7 Phnang, September 28, 1911 Gold leaf Pepper (W. Con*’ 3 lh s oz No stock White Pepper $28.20 buyers. Trang Pepper 520 nominal. sloBnominal. Mace Picking* $lO5 sales. Clove» $42 nora Nutmegs 1 Io sales. zj] 0> $8.20 sales. Sugar 1 No. 2 58 sales. Basket $5.10 nominal. Copra
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  • 1438 7 I Cp.Ul. v >“” 5 5 J st I < p 04» 0« M w CP 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 »300,000 >300,000 30,000 110 110 25 10 30 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. w 4| 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 Bruang, 4J 1901 600,000 600,000
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  • 617 7 ARRIVALS. Buelow, Ger., 5033 57, H. Formes, Sept. 27, Yokohama, gen.. Behn Meyer Co. Hebe, Brit., 346, Willis, Sept. 28, T. Anson, gen Adamson, Giltillan Co. Janet Nicoll, Brit., 475, Crichton, Sept. 27, Tavoy, gen., E. S. Co. Mary Austin, Brit., 121, Allan, Sept. 27, Bernam, gen., E. S.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 613 7 BROWN Co., Monumental Sculptors, CALCUTTA. Monuments and Tombstones of every description supplied. Inscriptions done in all languages, un er skilled European supervision The best Italian and Carara marble used. william Edward sons, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. Granite Merchants and Manufacturers o Tombstones in various kinds of Aberdeen granite. (Samples of granite to
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    • 129 7 Union S. S. Go. of New Zealand, Ltd. I Singapore to New Zealand Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton Dnnedlo ALSO CALLING AT Samarangand Fiji (if iNoocxnasr ordain) 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 amidships,
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    • 38 7 SUH Life a xr 01 CflllllM < K*tnbll*h«d IHHAi. Assets exceed £6,OOO.<>OO.<XO Surplus over all liabilities according to Government Standard 840,265.0.0 Incomb, 1908, £1,428,000 0.0 W. A. WHITE. KENNEDY A 00.. Manager, Soutl.-Esttern 1 G*»eral Agents. Penang Asia. Singapore.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2529 8 p »o. x ite ded Norddeutsciier Lloyd, Bremen. te» Steam Navigation Co I Imperial German Mail Line. EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPADTWES. n Ha gt r mail service outward. jk~~ British India Steam Navigation Co., 6 Oct 5 De ,.nh. limited /]f\ ocmb steam Ship Co iij Connecting Due For Intbndrd
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