Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 December 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 292 VOL. LXIX. FRIDAY, 22nd DECEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 738 1 ■■■■■■□□□□□□□□□□□□□□■■■■■a For $3O V 7 ou can have the Pinang a Gazette posted every day n for a whole year to your address. g (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, *27.) a Proportionate Quarterly and g Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should D be addressed to g O The Managing
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    • 77 1 ■■■■■■□□□□aaaQaanoo□■■■■■■ ss® WHBN YOU ARB AWAY on leave you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs. Social, Com- mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. a This you can do in no better way J than by subscribing to the Weekly 9 I Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” 1 published every Friday.
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  • 342 2 T. oj M Mr. C. R. Samuels, of Messis. Presgrave Ji Matthews, is entering into partnership with Mr. Balfour Ross. Mr. and Mr». Quah Beng Kee were through passengers from Penang to Singapore by the mail train this morning. Mr. W. Macnimara, of the Hongkong A Shanghai
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  • 467 2 —M.M. Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, Registrar of Jinrikishas, this morning, prosecute! a jinrikisha puller and also a peon for receiving money from the puller. The case was heard by His Honour Mr. G. A Hall in the Dist rict Court. Mr. J. E. Velge, Inspector of
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  • 1774 2 CONVICTION OK MR. TISBURY. Mr. W. L. B. Tisbuiy was charged at the Seremban Assizes on Monday with crimin <1 breach of trust in the sum of $4,560, the moneys of the Pantai Rubber Estate Co., Ltd. The Chief Judicial Commissioner, Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith was
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  • 204 2 'Though the weather was wet and stormy, the entertainment at the Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School on Wednesday afternoon was a success. A programme consisting of songs and recitations was gone through in a creditable manner. The entertainment was opened with a song by the girls Over Bethlehem’s Hill.”
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  • 285 2 Friday, December 22. Ember Day. Mahommedan New dear’s Day. P.C.O. Bowls Ties. Baud. Esplanade, 6 p.m. St. Xavier’s Institution, Free School, and Government Girls’ School close. Volunteer Company Drill. Mahojnmedan Football Crescent Star v. Eastern Mahommedans, V ictoria Gi een. Methodist-Episcopal Tamil Sunday School Christmas Tree, Dato Kramat
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  • 183 2 December 29. —Mahommedan Football: Central Police v. Darul-Muhibbah, Victoria Green. December 29.—Dance, Engineers’ Institute. December 30. Homeward P. &O. Mail. December 29.—Volunteer Company Drill. December 30. Police Sports, Esplanade. December 30 and 31.—Golf Club Men’s Monthly Medal. December 3 I.—Volunteer Class Firing (Recruits, B Co.), 7 a.m.
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  • 39 2 Windsor Estate.— 7o bags parboiled rice monthly during 1912. Straits Government.— Supply of timber; supply of house and cart numbers for 1912; tenders close noon, Dec. 19. Prye River Dock.- Firewood for 1912 tenders close noon, Dec. 27.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 78 2 No More Aches and Pains What is your trouble? Headaches, toothache, backache, sore throat, earache, strains and bruises are relieved and cured by following the printed directions you’ll find on every bottle of Little’s Oriental Balm experimenting with remedies you know nothing of— stop running up uselessly large doctor’s bills
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    • 848 2 NOTICES. SITUATIONS VACANT Tronoh Mines, Limited. Wanted Immediately. Dividend No. 31. One Head Binder ilnd one A DIVIDEND of 2/- per share free of MACHINE FOREMAN, also a STEREOA income tax has been declared TY pER, wllO has a knowledge of payable in London, on 28 th December con; p
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  • SPORTING NOTES.
    • 525 3 The Asian of Dec. 9 says :—As regards the betting on the Trials and the Viceroy’s Cup, Soultline still continues to attract whatever little money that is going on the Trials and his price is now at 5 to 4 against. As there is a probability
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    • 183 3 The colours of a well-known Bangkok racing man were third past the post in a desperate race at Folkestone on November 1. The race was the Leas Nursery Plate and the following was the result The Lras Nursery Handicap or 100 Sovs. Five Furlongs.
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    • 78 3 The Straits cricket team for Bangkok will leave Singapore to-morrow and is expected to return on January 8. The team comprises Messis. C. K. Bancroft, S. Brayshay, N. Grenier, S. H. R. Lucy, R M. Mackenzie an d C. Ma artensz (Selangor), P. H. Hennessey
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    • 34 3 Mr. C. J. Perkins won the monthly competition and sweep with a return of 6 down to Bogey. Mr. Morriss was second with 8 down, and twelve others made no return.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 149 3 AMUSEMENTS I THE I straits Cinematograph Co. I 1911 I TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT !{l Entire Change I OF I Programme I BY I Special Request. Season’s Novelties Suitable for GIFTS I nowdisplayed. 11. D. DE SILVA. B Manufacturing Jeweller. I Diamond Setter, Engraver, BS -■"x-ggf B Repairer, and Re-gilder, <*’’«c® Bh
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    • 663 3 BY APPOINTMENT To M WE N<L h Home-made beef tea is neither so strong, so free from fat nor nrnicA so digestible as Lemco that is pialSC why Medical men prescribe Lemco for their patients. Home-made beef tea often disagrees, Lemco can I FMICO ass m^ate( l ease and benefit;
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    • 412 3 PIXOAP A superfine tar preparation for washing the hair. i The best method of im- Hj; J: parting vigour to the scalp )f- I F and vitality to the hair. Use it while taking your bath.' Ip' JJ r (pixoap) 111. 11 11! 11\ I Tonic, Restorative, Digestive Wine I
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 166 3 I TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT I I GRAND ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME. I 10-NIGHT AT I The Japanese Bioscope, B PENANG ROAD. The Subjects are of Exceptional value. Up-to-date Management. H To-night's Specialities are The Two Pigeons. Cinq Mars. Thaw’s Trial. The Unwritten B Law. The Ruling Passion. H These excel let fi rns
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  • 511 4 Resuming our comments on the final Colonial estimates approved by the Legislative Council, to some items of which we alluded on the 12th inst., we note that, with a view to avoid a repetition of the deplorable state of affairs which existed owing to lack of accommodation during
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 706 4 C.R.C. DEFEAT FREE SCHOOL. Before a fair number of spectators the Penang Free School met ths C.R.C. yesterday afternoon on Victoria Green under League auspices and were defeated by nine goals to nil. At 5-30 p.m. the teams lined up as follows Free School.—Goal, Md. Ibrahim fcaciw, Khoo
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    • 46 4 In the Ladies Monthly Medal competition for December, the following was the i esult Mrs. Hoefeld 48 +54 102 30 72* Miss Brown 47 43= 90 16 =74 Miss Mahler 50 44= 94 —2O =74 Mrs. Ebdeu <0 45= 85 3= 82 Winner.
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    • 56 4 Singapore will be represented by the following players in the annual Rugby match, Selangor v. Singapore, in Kuala Lumpur on Christmas Day Linton, Booth, Adams, Walker, Fulcher, Allen, Robertson. Wilson Gardner, Wilkinson, Byatt, Griffin, Ln»’ thall, Webber, and Morgan. The hockey team is:-Bower, Carey, Brown, Lane, rulcher, Clarke,
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    • 208 4 The following ties in the tournament were decided yesterday Championship. (Second Round) W. S. Goldie 21 H. Muir 6 J S. Cunningham w.o. H. Starr scr. In the first round Goldie defeated Wallace by 21—7, while Muir beat Stewart bv 21 20. Against Muir, Goldie was
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  • 298 4 Mr. Henry Dallas did not accompany his company of The Follies,” who gave one of their characteristically clever entertainments at the Town Hall last night. Some of the stage properties and ward-robe were delayed on the railway coming from Taiping and the perfoimance started late. It
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  • 92 4 The Follies have received the sad news of the death of one of the members of their company in Singapore. Mr. Reginald Mountfield, who will be remembered for his self-accompanied songs at the piano, was taken ill on the voyage from Madras ami went to the
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  • 144 4 The invitations which Misses Violet and Nora Phillips extended to their little friends in Penang, to attend a Xmas tree and party at Mr. and Mis, Phillip’s residence in Jolmre Road, brought together a happy gathering yesterday afternoon. All kinds of games were played and refreshments dispensed. A
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  • 291 4 M4RINE COURT OF ENQUIRY. OPENED IN SINGAPORE [From Ovjt Own Correspondent. Singapore, December 22 A Board of Trade enquiry was op. IlHi in the Marine Court yesterday to into the loss of the Straits Steamship c,, 1 s.s. Kuala which occurred off the coast Socotra. Mr.
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  • 74 4 —Reuter. AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION. The Hague, Decenibei 21. The Opium Conference has begun a discussion on the draft International onvention, which will be submitted to th? Powers for ratification. Indian Sales. Calcutta, December 21. At the 1912 opium sales 19.810 checs will be offered—B.B3o from Patna and 11.010
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  • 78 4 Reuter. A PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE Washington. I 'ecember President Taft, in a message to C' nsress on the report of the Tariff Board, dealing with the wool schedule, urgesits immediate revision downward for which there is ample ieason, particularly regarding raw wool. He recommends that the Board should be
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  • 45 4 xincigll XXliailS, 101 UMIUIUg XV Alliance. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd' i-e--vice. Budapest, December 21« The Hungarian Delegation will exp ie-5 a vote of confidence in Baron von Ae thal, the Austro-Hungarian Ministoi Foreign Affairs, for holding to the TripAlliance.— Der Ostasiatische Lloyd' i-e--vice.
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  • 35 4 _Beuter- Santiago, Decembei 2--The Chilian Commissioner appoint 1 u study Chilo-Japanese trade recommend' 111 arrangement whereby low priced will be imported from Japan in return 1 exportation of nitrates to Japan. 1'
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  • 25 4 —Reuter- NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY Berlin, December 1 A semi-official announcement Dr. Solf, late Governor of Samoa. come Secretary for the Colonies. h u
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  • 38 4 oocieve t ores Lire uv —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Sei' 1 Berlin. December Two Germans, besides French' 11 11 been nominated for the administtm' the Societe Forestire de Sangha ghi.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Sei' 1 1
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 140 4 ’KT ~S«* 8 ——sr? -J- —l5- -—SX—— 5; Iff E LARGEST J E SALE /_Z?/ 3 ff IN THE > X ill U /Z> > m WORLD. //V/ 81 t ill ffi W 1 /Pi m l|| m g 8 u /o ff! < PACKED IN PATENT AIR-TIGHT Ui «>•
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    • 60 4 To-Day's Contents. Pagt 2.— Social and Personal; Rikisha Peon Imprisoned Charges Against a Planter; A Christmas Treat; and Week’s Engagements. Page 3 Sporting Notes. Page 4- —(Editorial; Colonial Improvements Sporting News The Follies in Penang Children’s Party; Death of a “Folly”; and Telegrams. Page s.— Telegrams. Pag? 7. Shipping and
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  • 14 4 DEATH. Davies.— At Colombo, on December 16, 1911. John Charles Davies, late Pilot, Singapore.
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  • 6 5 The Week's Review.
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  • 6 5 The Week's Review.
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  • 47 5 YESTERDAY’S PRICES IN LONDON. From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, December 22. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 43, buyers. Plantation Para, 4/9}, value. The market opened firm and closed quieter
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  • 134 5 THE WORST EVER KNOWN i From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, December 22. The w rst flood ever known in Kuala Lumpur occurred to-day. All means of 1 icomotion to town from the residential quarters are blocked. Post Office Under Water. China town is one vast
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  • 79 5 WEDDING IN SINGAPORE. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, December 22. The svedding of Mr. Meadows Frost, acting Adviser to the Government of tadah, and Miss Catherine Fulton Carver w as solemnized in St. Andrew’s Cathedral 111 the presence of a large congregation Miss Cummings was the bridesmaid.
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  • 41 5 bIs CDNTENT AMONG EUROPEANS. .From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, December 22. Ihe European Police will meet His XCl dlency the Acting Governor personally '■•'day. If it does not result in an under',!'hng. the public will probably express its opinion.
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  • 259 5 Reuter. DEADLOCK IN PEACE CONFERENCE. ARMISTICE PROLONGED. Shanghai, December 21 There is a deadlock in the peace conference owing to Wu Ting-fang maintaining that a Republic is the only basis of settlement. Tang Shao-yi replied that he must refer such an extremely important question to Peking. The
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  • 113 5 .—Reuter. RUSSIAN TROOPS ADVANCE. St. Petersburg, December 21. Russian Cossacks accompany the caravans to Lake Urima in north Persia. Uneasiness in Turkey. Constantinople, December 21. Constantinople is uneasy because of the possibility of the provocation of Turkish troops at Urima Turkey has protested to the Powers against
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  • 90 5 —Reuter. ATTACK ON THE GOVERNMENT. Constantinople, December 21. The proposal of the Government to modify the Constitution so as to give the Sultan unrestricted power to dissolve Parliament led to the most furious debate in Turkey’s Parliamentary history, and developed into a violent Opposition onslaught on the Government
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  • 63 5 —Reuter. COMMONWEALTH NOTES RESERVE Melbourne, December 21. The Commonwealth Parliament has passed a Bill making the 25 per cent, reserve against the Commonwealth notes applicable to the whole issue, instead of a portion as has been the case up to the present. Political Articles. It has adopted the
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  • 25 5 Reuter. London, December 21. It is announced that Krupps are manufacturing a fifteen-inch naval gun, which will lie the most powerful in existence.
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  • 252 5 SOLICITOR-GENERAL DEFEATED. FOURTH UNIONIST GAIN. Kilmarnock, December 22. As the result of the by-election in North Ayrshire, consequent on the appointment of the Liberal member, Mr. A M. Anderson, as Solicitor-General for Scotland, Captain I). Campbell, the Unionist candidate, has polled 7,318 votes, thus gaining the seat. Unionist
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  • 130 5 —Reuter. THE OCCUPATION OF SOLLUM. Rome, December 20. The Italian Press expresses surprise at the occupation of Solium (Cyrenaica) by Anglo-Egyptian troops and of the oasis of Djanet by French police troops. No Unfriendly Intention. Paris, Decemlver 20. Both the Governments in London and Paris deny any intention
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  • 63 5 ’—Reuter. SNUB FROM LATE FIRST LORD. London, December 22. The Rt. Hon. R. McKenna, late First Lord of the Admiralty, in a letter in reply to a recent attack by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, says Nobody attaches any importance to what Lord Charles Beresford says. It is
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  • 24 5 ROYALTIES LEAVE FOR EGYPT. Gibraltar, December 21. The Princess Royal and family embarked on the Macedonia this evening for Egypt.
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  • 20 5 —Reuter. Washington, December 21. Congress has endorsed President Taft’s abrogation of the Russian treaty with one dissentient.-
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  • 24 5 —Reuter. Nepal, Decembei 21. During the first day’s shoot here, H. Al King George killed three tigers and three rhinoceros.-
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  • 12 5 Reuter. The Week's Review. the subject of a minimum wage.
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  • 150 5 London, Dec. 13.—A mee'ing of representive Cotton-Masters at Mauches'er considered the agitation of the operatives against the employment of non-Unionists, and decided to post notices in nil mills of members of the N >rth mid North East Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers’ Association that the existing contracts
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  • 44 5 Reuter. FRENCH ENEMIES OF GERMANY. Paris, December 21. Several deputies representing constituencies on the eastern frontier abstained from the division in the French Chamber on the Franco-German agreement on the ground that they did not wish to subscribe to the Franco-German rapprochement
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  • 35 5 Reuter. THE METHODS OF PROMOTION. London, December 21. The Government has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to enquire into the system of appointment and the methods of promotion in the Civil Service.-
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  • 99 5 The following are the arrangements of the S. P. G. M ssion for Christmas week in Province Wellesley Christmas Eve. (Sunday'). St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth.—Matins and Holy Communion (English), 9 30 a.m. Matins and Holy Communion (Tamil), 10.30 a.m. Evensong, Sermon, and Carols. 5.30 p.m. Christmas Day.
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  • 104 5 The following resolutions were to be put at a generxl meeting of the Padang Jawa Rubber Estate, Limited, in London, on the sth instant That the Capital of the Company be increased from 5,000 to £65,000 by the creation of 100,000 additional shares of 2s. each
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  • 68 5 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $95.75 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £205 spot and £192 10s. three months. The following is the local report Uo-day :—Singapore Trading Co., Ltd., 125 tons, $96.30 Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 50
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 474 5 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Recognised as the Standard and Menglembu Lode Syndicate, consumed the world over. LIMITED. notice “Black White NOTICE is hereby given that there was not a quorum in attendance at the ttt! i 1 Annual General Meeting convened for IA/ |f| jfllz TT yesterday and in accordance with the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1757 6 w CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, N. Y. K. Austrian LLOYD cnaintterloin's Remedies.: Aw Ma*. (Under Mail Contract with the Austrian Government). £X™Li»biiityot Proprietors £1,200,000 J Japdn Mail Stcssaship Co Ld. New Monthly Fast Lina Trieste Shanghai. !8 b-shopsgatk, London, k. o. S chamberlain’s cough Remedy. A J n 1 Uzx
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  • 1876 7 3 Num er of Issue 3 i j 2 A S 5 Capital. Su sen ed. shareSt Value. 3 Dividends Jsame -g g 4 s O 3 M m O> 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. jb niMoo 30.000 j I! *JV I 300 000 22 1 000 £1
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  • 907 7 ARRIVALS. Avagyee, Brit., 247, Harvey, Dec. 22, Deli, gen., E. S. Co. Atjeh, Dut., 393, Karsten, Dec. 21, Langs», gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Buelow Ger., 5033.51, Formes, Dec. 21, Bremen, gen,, Behn Meyer Co. Hok Canton, Brit, 294, Gully, Dec. 22, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Lama, Brit,
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  • 40 7 Pijnang The E. O. Hotel, Tne Cfag, Raffles by the Sea, Runny mede flofel, Sea View Hotel, and Hotel de Europe, leoh :—The Grand Hotel. Kuala Lumpur :—Grand Oriental He tel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Bangkok (—Legation Hotel.
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  • 387 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m Alor Star (Kedah) Pangkor 9 a.m. Madras, taking mails') for Europe, etc., vid > Thongwa 10 a.m. Bombay J Regt, up to 8-30 a.m. Rangoon and Calcutta Ellora noon. Tongkah Sappho 1 p.m. Trang Tong
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  • 56 7 Homeward. Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Clou. 8.1. Thongwa Sat. 23/12 10 a.m. noon. M. A. Behic Mon. 25/12* 5.30 y 23/12 P. &O. Himalaya Sat. 30/12 N. Kleist Tues. 2/1 *From Singapore f Mails close in Penang. Ottltoarti?. 8.1. Thurs. 4/1 3 p.m. 4 p.m. P& O. Delta
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  • 81 7 Thursday, December 28.— Furniture, Poole Lodge, 17 Northam Road Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Thursday, December 28, Coasting steamer Ban Hoo 38 Beach St, Koh Eng Hih, auctioneer. Thursday, January L —Bukit Meerah property, P.W. Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Saturday, and Tuesday, January 6 and 9, Property of Salak
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  • 31 7 Sans Souci Villa No. 2, Northam Road apply Assistant Secretary, Penang *'lub. No. 16 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin. No 213 McAlister Poad; apply Koe Guan Co.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 60 7 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. Incorporated 1865. BUSINESS IN FORCE £29,500,000 INCOME 1910 2,000,000 FUNDS (EXCEED) 7,500,000 Chief Office i Norfolk Street, Strand, Great Britain. J London Cnief Office 1 Canada Buildings Indian Empire. J Bombay. Chief Office I Battery Road, S. E. Asii. J Singapore. W; A. Whitb, Manager A.
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    • 37 7 THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. This Company is one of the largest OF THK Provident Institutions OF Great Britain. NEW REDUCED RATES FOR THE Straits Settlements. Apply for full information to SAN DILANDS, BUTTERY <k Co., w Agents*
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 67 7 The Tide». Date H. W. L. W. H. W. L. W. AM. A.M. P.M. P. M Dec 22 12-52 700 1-09 7-17 „23 1-26 7-35 1-44 7-53 „24 2-02 8-10 2-19 827 25 2-36 8-47 2-54 9-03 „26 3-12 9-21 3-31 9-40 „27 3-51 10-02 4-12 10-23 ,28 4-35 10-47
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    • 14 7 The Moon. First Quarter Dec. 29 O Full Moon Jan. 4 Last yu*rie> ~11
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2510 8 p. so. intended sailings. Norddemscher Lloyd, Bremen. C 0 JVC British India Steam Hnlgition Co., o u MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. LIMITED. jßk Dec. 28 Delta connecting with Mantua /l|Bk Ctenm Chi Jan. 11 Assaye Macedonia Fob Intbndrd to Sail. Stbambr. l|Vk OCCfIR SICQIII aOlft (ft HOMEWARD. i: 4 11 Wk
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