Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 March 1912

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 57 VOL. LXX. MONDAY. Ilth MARCH. 1912. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 629 1 •■■■■■DDDaaoauaaaaDauuumam For $3O S Y»u can have the M Pinang Gazette” posted every day a for a whole year to your address. O (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION. 527.) g Proportionate Quarterly and o Half-yearly rates c Subscriptions are payable in a a advance and remittances should o g be addressed to a
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    • 85 1 ■■■■■■aaaaaaaauaaaounmmmn■ dkg TXTHBN YOU AUK AWAY on leave®* y V you want to keep in touch a S with Malayan affairs, social, Com- q mercial, Mining, Planting, Ac. q n This you can do in no better way a g than by subscribing to the Weekly g q Edition of
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  • 749 2 ITS PREVENTION AND CURE. Diseases apait, there is probably no condition held in greater dread by the inhabi. tants of hot countries than nervous debility. Everybody knows the conditions which produce it, hb everybody knows the enervating and depressing effects which it causes. The immediate need of every
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  • 928 2 From Our Own Correspondent.] Taiping, March 10. It is rumoured that at the general meeting of the Perak Club to be called to pass the reaudited accounts, a vote of “no confidence in the new committee will be proposed. Well has the immortal William exclaimed, uneasy lies the
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  • 27 2 The following additional returns are to hand Jan. Feb. Total. Taiping Estates lbs. 1,407 1,515 2,922 Punggor 1,500 1,050 2,5? 0 Sembrong 410 441 851
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  • 1038 2 WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS PENSION ORDINANCE. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on Friday afternoon when there were present: His Excellency the Governor, Sir Arthur Young, K.C.M G.. the General Officer Commanding(Major-General T. E. Stephenson, c.b.,) the Acting Colonial Secretary (Hon. A. T. Bryant), the Attorney General
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  • 437 2 SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON’S DISCOVERIES. The who’e scientific world gives to Sir Ernest Shackleton just credit for his trip into the mysteries of the Antarctic continent. Not only did he make magnificent contributions to geographical knowledge, but he carried wi h him scientific aides who gathered data of inestimable
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  • 220 2 S.T. TROUBLE REVIVED BY NEW GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS. The recent troubles between the European po’ice and the Government, which were thought to be settled, have been revived again by the action of the authorities. It will be remembered that the basis of the settlement arrived at was a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 59 2 NOTICE. A LIST of applications for public house licences to be considered at the meeting of the Board of Licensing Justicet on Wednesday, the 20th March, 1912, may be seen on application at the Chinese Protectorate during the usual office hours. W. T. CHAPMAN, Secretary, Board of Licensing Judices. Chinese
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    • 57 2 HINTS TO BUSINESS MEN. The newspaper is superior to all other agencies as a medium of sound and skilful advertising. Its use involves thought, work and comprehension, but it does business for business men. No other printed matter grips the majority of people i locality like the newspaper, and business
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    • 934 2 FOR SALE. SITUATIONS VACANT Pemnj Sales Room. KEEPER for EstaJ B K BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. Perak Good salary to Important Auction Sales 1576-ll^ PlyC/ OF Valuable Property ”***************1 Belonging to LIM TIANG HOOT, WANTED IMMEDIATELY, AT 38, BEACH STREET, TD ELI ABLE BOOK CLERK On Tuesday, 12th March,
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  • 145 3 maren u. Ladies’ Rifle Shooting, 4.30 p m. r P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Savoy Theatre Variety Show. Straits Opera Co., Tek Soon Theatre. Tuesday, March 12. St. Gregory. Singapore Art Club’s
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  • 87 3 March 18.—Ladies’ Rifle Shooting, 4.30 p.m. March 20.—Licensing Justices, 2.15 p.m. March 20.—Victoria Jubilee R. A. Chapter, 9 p.m. March 20.—Penang Golf Club Annual Meeting, 6.30 p.m. March 22.—Homeward P. O. Mail. March 22 and 23. Ipoh Races. March 25.—Ladies’ Rifle Shooting, 4.30 p.m. March 26. —Homeward
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  • 37 3 Monday, March It. Property in Presgrave Street; 11.30 a.m.; 33 Beach St.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Tuesday, March 26. Land suitable for tobacco, rubber, and coconut cultivation in British North Borneo noon, Sandakan Land Office.
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  • 20 3 Municipal Commissioners of George Town.— Construction of drains and calverts in Burmah Road; tenders close; 3 p.m., March 13.
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  • 63 3 Homeward. Steambr. Arrives. Mails Sails Close N.D.L. P. E. Friedrich Wed 13/2 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 3 a.m. 8.1. Thongwa Sat. 16/3 10 a.m. noon M. Dumbea Mon. 18/3* 5.30 p.m.f 16/3 P. &O. India Fri. 22/3 *From Singapore. fMails close in Penang. Ow/warti. N. Luetzow Thurs. 14/3
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  • 39 3 Penang The E. Jk O. Hotel, The Crag Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hotel Sea View Hotel, and Hotel de Europe, Ifoh :—The Grand Hotel Kuala Lumpur :—Grand Oriental Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Bangkok :—Legation Hotel.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 455 3 'T I i, u ,i. n ,<, "di’dlilf/l/'/l/lH J^^/ j iil 7 ii' I J The date at which von first heroine acquainted with Odol marks a new era in your existence. Because from the time when you begin to cleanse your mouth regularly with Odol a new era begins
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    • 126 3 He Suffered Day and Night With Sciatica. Mr. W. Knowles, Tragant Street, Bath, England, says I was prostrated with Sciatica from my right thigh to the bottom of my foot, excruciating pains would dart. Day and night I suffered. Every medi-, cine I knew of I tried, but nothing seemed
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    • 920 3 t' r---- AMUSEMENTS. I-- 6 VANA’ bramd I?- nic 1 SAVOY theatre. Wine II KING STREET. A daily dose of ‘Vana’ will Note: Location off Bishop Street keep you in the Pink of Keeps y Moonlight Cinematograph Health at all seasons. When You M 9,11(1 VaFifitV Cfl the appetite flags,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 33 4 Armstrong.—On March 11, at Holmdene, Scotland Road, Penang, the wife of W. R. Armstrong, of a son. Schubert.—At Spring Grove,” on the 9th inst, to Mr. and Mrs. R. Schubert, a daughter.
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  • 1336 4 Employers in Malaya can view discussions of the question of Indian indentured labour with a certain degree of detachment. The free system being in vogue here, they could not have been adversely affected even if the total prohibition resolution Mr. Gokale moved at the Imperial Legislative Council meeting
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 56 4 IRELAND DEFEATS WALES. Belfast, March 10. The international Rugby football match between Ireland and Wales was played here on Saturday, with the following result Ireland 12 points Wales 5 points [This is Ireland’s first victory over Wales since 1906. The matches since 1882 have resulted :—Wales won
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    • 32 4 TRIANGULAR CRICKET. .—Reuter. Sydney, March 10. The Board of Control has appointee Gregory to be Captain of the Australian team for the triangular matches and confirmed the appointment of Crouch as manager.
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    • 102 4 The following was the result of the Men’s Presgrave Cup for March, 1912, at the Penang Golf Club H. R Buckland lup W. S. Goldie all square. C. L. Sandes 2 down. A. F. Goodrich 2 Dr. Paik 3 C. G. May 3 C. C. Rogers 5
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    • 30 4 Two more courts will be closed for repairs as from Wednesday, 13th inst., namely courts 5 and 6, leaving five courts only available for play.
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    • 41 4 The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Singles Handicap, Class A (final). Davidson v. Sells—unfinished. Doubles Handicap, Class A -Forrest Godwin v. Waugh <fc Goldie. Ties fixed for Wednesday Profession Pairs —Goldie <fc Waugh v. Craigen Mason—unfinished.
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    • 76 4 A general meeting of the Mahommedan Football Association was held last night at the club house of the Young Muslim Union. The following were elected officebearers for the ensuing year President K. Mydinsah; Vice-Presidents'. Wanchee Ariffin, and M. H. M. Noordin, Messrs. E E Colman, R. L. Cuscaden,
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    • 35 4 "FRIENDLY FOOTBALL. The Crescent Star Sports Club played the Bahrol Alam F. C. at football yesterday in heavy rain on the Suagei Pinang Green. The match resulted in a draw, both teams notching a goal.
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    • 57 4 A general meeting of the Indian Recretion Club was held at the premises in Dato Kramat Rad on Saturday. Messrs. Gopaldass and R. Brahrs spoke on the advantages of unity and the latter advised the members to make the club useful t> them After a vote of
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  • 122 4 Tan Ah Kow is a persistent gambler. On Friday afternoon P. C. 253 came across some Chinese gambling in Noordin Street. He succeeded in arresting Tan Ah Kow while the others decamped. On the way to the station the culprit escaped from his captor, but his liberty
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  • 54 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $93.35 per picul, buyers no sellers. The following is tl e local report to-day:—Singapore: Straits Trading Co., Ltd., buyers, no sellers, $93.82| Penang Straits Trading Co, Lt*’., no sellers; Eastern Smelting C<», Ltd., no market Messrs. Leong Fee Co.,
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  • 24 4 The output for the I’ongkah Harbour Dredging C<\ for the week from March 3 to March 9 was 36 tons (604.80 piculs.)
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  • 458 4 —Reuter. CAPT. AMUNDSEN’S STORY. SOME IMPORTANT TISCOVERIEy London, March 9. Capi Amundsen’s stor y is, in the Daily Chronicle. It states that a r>i of eight started on August 8, 1911 < dash to the Pole. It proved too earl’v ’tl temperature falling to sixty degree» Ui
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  • 122 4 vvws, nrn ocneiuemann oemg feated, receiving onlv 147 votes —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. SOCIALISTS AND THE PRESIDENCY. Berlin, March 10. The defeat of Herr Scheidemann in the confirmatory elections of the Presidential officers, was due to his refusal to attend the Emperor’s Court.—Reuter. Great Excitement. Berlin, March 9. The
    vvws, nrn ocneiuemann oemg feated, receiving onlv 147 votes—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd.  -  122 words
  • 46 4 -Reuter. CONDEMNS ROOSEVELT’S POLICY. Toledo (Ohio), March 10. President Taft, speaking here, condemned emphatically, as crude and reactionary» the unstable policy lately advocated by MrTheodore Roosevelt in favour of the revocation of Judges by popular vote and submit- ting their judgments to the people.
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  • 38 4 London, March 9. The King laid the foundation stone of the new London County Hall and knig 1 ed the Chairman (Mr. Edward AVhite) and the Chief Engineer (Mr. Mauiite Fitzmaurice, c.M.G.) of the Council.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 163 4 4U JJf (LARGEST t SALE /0/ tr IN THE /«X/ S’ WORLD. AV/ |3 HI 1 ft /to 3! H /obtainable JJ HI m Hi Dealers. Hi P ZO 31 /Jt MO» IN PATENT AIR-TIGHT fl! iii 1 lb. TINS. Hi th Iff S’ No. I quality Yellow Label 65
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    • 55 4 To-Day’s Contents. r«ye 2.— Taiping Topics Rubber Crops Legislative Council Antarctic Exploration and Police Pay. P.age 3.— Week’s Engagements. Page 4. Editorial: (“Indentured Labour Sporting News; The Ruling Passion; Tin Outputs; Today’s Tin Quotations and Telegrams. Page s.— Telegrams. p a y e 7.—Shipping and Mails Exchange and Produce; Share
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  • LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    • 258 5 RUBBER rises still predominate. The following are the changes (buyers aß d sellers only) in our share list on page 7 to-dav Saturday. To-day. BHABM». b I’ cq tn n tn Mining. Tekka 28j 30 x. 28} 30 x. loXh H. 2d} 20} 20 20} Eoaoh
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  • 60 5 LATEST PRICES IN LONDON. From a Malacca Correspondent Malacca, March 10 Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited that the following were the prices of rubber in London yesterday ("’aturday) :—Fine hard Para 4/9}, buyers. Plantation Para 5/s}, value. There was a fair demand at
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  • 98 5 POLICE RAID IN SINGAPORE. |Fro>n Our Own Correspondent,] Singapore, March 11. The police made a three hours’ raid on Hokkien Street and adjoining property last night, having had information that gang robbers were preparing an attack. The latter went to a house, but the alarm was given
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  • 70 5 —Reuter. PRESIDENT TO FIX TOLLS. Washington, March 10. 1 he Inter-State Commerce Committee of 11*'“ House of Representatives has approved <>f the Panama Canal Bill authorising President Taft to fix the tolls at a maximum of one and a quarter dollars pier ton, American ships not to receive
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  • 36 5 .—Reuter. REARCH for miss pankhurst. London, March 10. ‘Miss Christabel Pankhurst is still un•acked. A manifesto from her pen was 1 lsl Hbuted broadcast in London yesterday < \ening, defending attacks on private property.- Reuter.
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  • 25 5 rtppOlllUWl —Reuter London, March 9. R is officially announcer! that Sir '•sketh Bell has been appointed Governor 0 the Leeward Islands— Reuter
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  • 20 5 Cotton is quoted at 6 03d.—Der Lloyd. Berlin, March 9. Cotton is quoted at 6 03d.—Der Lloyd.
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  • 319 5 ANOTHER VACANCY IN EPSOM. DEATH OF UNIONIST MEMBER. London, March 10 The death has occurred of Mr William Keswick, Unionist M P for the Epsom division of Surrey, who was connected with the firms of Jardine, Matheson, <fc Co., China merchants, and Matheson <fc Co, London he was
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  • 82 5 —Reuter. ITALIAN NAVAL ACTION. Rome, March 9. The Italian Press announces that the Naval action, which was delayed on account of Admiral Aubrey’s death, is about to take place.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. The Powers and Mediation. Rome, March 11. The Tribuna reports that the British, French, German, Austro-Hungarian, and
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  • 97 5 CalCOipS elllll VIIC7 ALvlilUlj) auu ivi mavuiuv guns and flying machines.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. TWO NEW ARMY CORPS PLANNED. Berlin, March 9. Router’s report as to the Naval Bill is founded on a statement made by the Koelnische Volkszeitung, The terms of the bill are still being kept secret.
    CalCOipS elllll VIIC7 ALvlilUlj) auu ivi mavuiuv guns and flying machines.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd.  -  97 words
  • 47 5 —Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. Berlin, March 9. 'I he annual report of the HamburgAmerica Line notes that commerce with Japan is quite brisk, the commercial relations between Germany and Japan having, through the conclusion of the Treaty of Commerce, been placed on a secure basis.-
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  • 34 5 —Reuter. A REDUCTION FORESHADOWED. London, March 10. The Times states that the Navy Estimates will probably be reduced by a million sterling, as there will be one Dreadnought less and fewer cruisers
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  • 831 5 JOINT CONFERENCE PROPOSED. OFFICI‘L GOVERNMENT STATEMENT. London, March 9. There has been an important development. The Government invited both parties to meet it jointly and the miners’ executive has agreed to summon a National Conference at the earliest moment to submit the proposal, but could not recommend
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  • 147 5 Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. THE RESTORATION OF ORDER. Peking, March 10. There are many executions daily. O. der is gradually being restored and much loot is being recovered. The M anchu soldiers in Peking are acting splendidly. Inauguration of President. Peking, March 11. Yuan Shih-K’ai was inaugurated Provisional President
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  • 48 5 I Reuter. ESCAPES FROM A LODGING-HOUSE. Chicago, March 10. A fire broke out in a lodging-house while two hundred of the inmates were asleep. Many jumped into fire nets held by firemen and were injured. So far it is known that six have been killed
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  • 251 5 The 8.1. Ellenga from Rangoon brought 11,523 bags of rice and 1,300 bags of padi for Penang. The Anglo-Saxon Oil steamer Mui arrived from Pangkalan Brandan on Saturday afternoon with 25,000 tins of petroleum for the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co.’s steamer Hebe brought 113
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 166 5 AN ADVERTISING EXPERIMNET. A writer on advertising matters in a New York newspaper tells a very interesting experience that has a moral for some Penang advertisers. He happened to see a very large newspaper advertisement of a concern that he knew to be a steady and consistent user of much
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    • 516 5 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED AT ONCE Collective Judgment of the best whisky buyers is IWO Treadle Machinemen. the best gauge of whisky Good salary to a competent man. values. Apply to the T at P ubli P whicb is a J position to choose from the Works Manager, world’s best and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1811 6 NY K. Banking 8 Trading Corporation, SILENT H j Jp »nM a iist<»m ki P c o .Ld. Naudin ten Cate 8 Co., Ltd., r > Tr lzr Aai I 0 ORAhrtt v(II IDe B“mb*y r Karachi £Xb“n PEN A NG—M E DAN. ■MX (Bl Bangkok Kobe Singapore Batavia Klang
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  • 2146 7 a. i j Num er of Issue Z Capita Su'ncrbed. shareB- Value. S Dividend. Name o® pj fiQ CD OP i 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 MININ®. «no 000 *3OO 000 30,000- *lO 810 10 XlO int Belat Tin Mining Co 1906 :<ooooo <ino 71 200 $1 £1 30
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  • 1062 7 ARRIVALS. Ambria, Ger., 3233, Ernst, March 10, S’pore, gen., Behn Meyer Co. Calypso, Brit., 339, Andrews, March 11, Deli, tobacco, William Mansfield Co. Ellora, Brit., 2567, Lowe, March 19, S’pore, gen., H. Liebert Co. Ellenga, Brit., 2558, Learmont, March 10, Rangoon, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Gerd, Nor., 751, Audreason,
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  • 97 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morbow. For Per Close Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Pangkor 10 a.m. Deli and Langsa Indragiri 11 a.m. Pangkalan Brandan Jin Ho 1 p.m. Trang Tong Chay Un 2 p.m. Singapore, China and Japan Japan 2 p.m. Deli Perak (ELS.Co.) 2
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  • 253 7 Penang, March 11, 1912. Gold leaf J 64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0w).... No stock White Pepper 130 nominal. Trang Pepper $23 buyers. Mace $lOB nominal. Mace Pickings $lO5 buyers. Gloves 536 sellers. Nutmegs 110 523.50 sales. f No. 1 $8.20 sales. Sugar < No. 2 $B.lO
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 74 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 1 Norfolk Street, Strand, Great Britain. J London Chief Office 1 Canada Building?, Indian Empire, j Bombay. Chief Office 1 Battery Road, S. E. Asia. f Singapore. W. A. White, Manager. A.
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    • 187 7 UNION S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND, Ld. Auckland. Wellington. Lyttleton and Dunedin also calling at Samarang and Fiji 0? inducement offers). The Company’s T.S. Steamer APARIMA, 5,704 tons, S. Nicholson, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Approximate Dates of Sailing from Singapore: {Bth April,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2456 8 p. &o. inteftdod sailing*. Norddevtscher Lloyd. Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. }j a¥ ig a tj O n Co., JR EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. < F X LIMITED. A Ajn et MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. vCCIH SlCfllfi SAjp (fl ||j Mar. 21 Delta connecting with Mongolia For Intended to Sail. Stfamer. AND
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