Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 April 1912

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 88 VOL. LXX. THURSDAY. 18th APRIL. 1912. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 2584 2 The second ordinary general meeting of shareholders was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, London, E.C., on March 18, the Hon. C. H. Strutt (Chairman of the Company) presiding. Mr. Percy C. Stokes, A.C.A.., having, on behalf of the Secretaries (Messrs. Peek Bros, and Winch, Limited),
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    • 695 2 Strength an d Nerve -t....»,-^. 7.__.—L7'l- '.7..7.L;.', ~L*****7.7n/ 71,*****, 1 '.ZL-.-iTL'.C 1 W* -Aoe <VA M A TT f -I V/>lx| /A BnAND Tonic Wine ■I 1 1 1S powerful tonic rapidly restores strength to those who are weakened Sw and exhausted by illness. Its nutritive ■BOjg powers are especially
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    • 124 2 BOVRIL For Health f and Beauty 1 SITUATION VACANT. DISPENSER WANTED. Apply THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY, Ltd., 1650 57a, Beach Street, Penang. SITUATION WANTED. WANTED A SEA-SIDE BUNGALOW in the neighbourhood of Swimming Club for August, bungalow must be fairly well furnished. Apply, WEMYSB, Penang. 1693-12-5 FOR SALE. FOR SALE.
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    • 647 2 NOTICE. notice. Tamil Immigration Fuad Enactment, |9|| KMPLOYERSOF TAMIL LABOUR are hereby reminded that, under the above Enactment f Or preceding quarter must be sent to r’ office of the Superintendent of Im ln ic, r Penang, during the months of Anril r J** October and January, H Ja 'y>
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  • 774 3 WEEKLY MAROT REPORT. Messrs. James F. Hutton Co., Ltd writing on 28th March, report:— Liverpool—Cotton. To-day. Last week. Mid-Amerman—Spot 6.17 6.09 Mid-American, current month 5.95 5.85 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 9 1/16 9 v i ax Tester- Last New York Cotton. day. week. Spots—Cents 10.85 10.65 London. To-day. Last week.
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    • 654 3 Runnymede Hotel. 0«;™ ORIENTAL The Rendezvous of English and Continental People. Breezy and Bracing. Delightfully Situated on the Seafront. I Ip T «Acently enlarged and fitted out to meet THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE **Vf JL/, BUSY SEASON. KIIAI nMPIIp New Wing and New Dining Room KUALA LuMrllK. Furniture, Fittings UP-TO-DATE.
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    • 354 3 nnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnn FORD CARS, g TOURING CAR. Fur Cylinders, Fiv passengers. D j-j 20 Horse power fully equipped including. Cape Cart H>od f f Automatic wind screen, Two Acetylene head lamps. Side lamps, Tail fl lamp Speedometer, Horn, Tire pump, Tire repair, kit, and kit of tools. j-j 0 PRICE,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 183 4 London, April, 17. The candidate for the City Suburban, Sir Martin, pulled up lame after a gallop at New Market this morning.—Reuter. [The City and Suburban will be decided at Epsomon Wednesday next. According to a Reuter wire on Saturday Mushroom, last year’s winner, is favourite at
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    • 135 4 At a committee meeting of the Penang Hunt Club, held yesterday evening, the following proposed programme for the Gymkhana which is to take place on June 3rd, the King’s Birthday, was drawn up. A Jumping Competition. A Ladies’ Distance Handicap Race Five furlongs. A Hurdle Race Twice R.
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    • 227 4 F. P. Training in connection with the forthcoming Spring Race Meeting has been in progre-s for the last two weeks. There was a fair attendance of interested sportsmen to watch the training at the Race Course on Saturday morning. Horses in training are, Loyal Blue, Crown Derby,
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    • 181 4 A startling proposition is now concerning Association players. Certain folk—probably spectators—are agitating to so alter the offside rule that a forward will always be on side, providing he is 18 yards away from his opponent’s goal. At present the rule declares that a forward cannot be offside
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  • 68 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $97.50 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £197 15s. spot and £194 108. three months. The following is the local report to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 150 tons, $9B Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd.,
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  • 581 4 Some Chinese Catholics at Nankin have sent the following notes about the Mussulmans of that city to the Manchest r Guardian. No one knows when the Mussulmans first came here, but there are now 23 or 24 mosques in all, inside or outside of the walls,
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  • 131 4 Thursday, April 18. The Craven Stakes. Band, Golf Club 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Matsuo’s Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday, April 19. St. Alphege. Primrose Day. Riley Hargreaves, Shareholders’ Meeting, Singapore. Volunteer Recruits, B Co. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20,
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  • 64 4 Thursday, April 18.— Machinery and Office requisites at the Eastern Engineering Co’s premises. 37 Beach St. and 12 Weld Quay at 11 a.m.; KohEng Hin, auctioneer. Friday, April 19.— G.W.P. lighter No. 28; Central Sales Room. 11.30 a.m., Cunningham, Clark Co., auctioneers. Monday, April 22.— The good-will, stock-in-trade
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  • THE WORLD'S NEWS.
    • 396 4 ITEMS OF INTEREST. CLIPPINGS FROM THE HOME PRESS. Despatched by the mail leaving London Mar. 29. FIFTEEN MILLIONS LOST T#e lows inflicted on the n«ti*e in every department ef tta industrial life through the coal strike which began on February 24th, and wae effective throughout
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    • 160 4 SEVERAL PITS RE OPENED. Many strikers, both in Wales and Scotland, -eturned to work on Monday. A Ruabon North Wales) message states that 300 miners t Brynkinalt Collieries. Chirk. Ruabon, resumed work under police protection. Th* mines are outside the Masters’ Federation, and the minimum wage
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    • 266 4 LIST OF MISSING BOOKS. Six valuable old works, in addition to two already reported, are aliasing from the library of Lincoln Cathedral. Investigation showed that the lock of one of the cases had been tampered with. When the man Tinkler was arrested in London on a charge
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    • 103 4 The Kensington Borough Council proposes not to take an active part in supporting the application of the Greenwich authorities for an order making leprosy a notifiable disease. There are about twenty cases in the Metropolis, but the medical officer of health state* that there is no evidence
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    • 697 4 ■■■■MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM **-t 'HINDRANCES j niccripc s to health rIIXXrI I X M UooLLL O M SHISSsxS K X be easily and successfully S removed I fUSSELL 51 I I I B B BJr B by mean of the far famed f am :u 1 W Ik JI |< S H
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  • 1075 5 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Straits Settlements Association was held on 27th inst. at the Institute of Directors, London. Mr. W. H, Shelford (Chairman) presided, and there were also present Sir Win. Adamson and Messrs. Wm. McKerrow, S. Gilfillan, P. W. Auchencloss, L. Huttenbach,
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    • 698 5 Atlas Puncture-Proof Inner Cases. PUNCTURES IMPOSSIBLE. ROAD STOPS AVERTED. OLD COVERS UTILISED. ALL SIZES OBTAINABLE AT MORGANS AGENCY, Kunl& Lumpur. Telegkams DELMAR.” DfJ. 1 is. twite's B Acts like a Charm in I Checks and arrests W DIARRHOEA, and is FEVER, CROUP, AGUE. the only Specific in g est Remedy
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    • 215 5 A Sure Cure for Aches and Pains. Very few aches and pains are beyond the reach of this most wonderful of all pain cures. Neuralgia, Rheumatism, stiff joints, pains of the neck, throat, back, chest, arms, legs and feet—vanish in a surprisingly short space of .time after you have applied
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    • 293 5 BE SURE—the Teeth are so important that it would be a pity to neglect them—especially when you can clean them so well and so easily with Calvert IMer 1 Your local dealer stocks and sells it. Makers F. C. Calvert Co., Manchester, England. en S er s s the most
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  • 1203 6 Mr. Andrew Carnegie is spending his millions on five great endowments. First he endowed a technical school and institute in Pittsburg, the city where his interesting industrial career was passed. His second was the Carnegie institution at Washington for the advancement of scientific research in all parts
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  • 1361 6 MESSRS. WESSELS AND DE SILVA ON TRIAL. ACCUSED ACQUITTED. la the Supreme Court, this morning, the snmming-up in the case in which Gustav Wessels of Penang, late attorney and agent for the firm of Behr Co. in Penang, pleaded not to a charge of criminal breach of
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  • 110 6 Following are the fiual figures of the export of block tin and tin ore from Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang, respectively, during the months of January and March, 1912, as compared with the corresponding period of 1911 1912 1911 incr. 110,750 99 pik 95 952.95 pik
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  • 173 6 The following is a comparative statement of cultivated rubber exported during the years 1912 and 1911. March 3 mos. last year. Perak 729,185 2,330,692 1,169,583 Selangor 1,902,432 4,656,400 2,658.404 N. Sembilan 452,286 1,528.573 905,87 a Pahang 5,680 20,261 2,374 Total 3.089.583 8,535,926 4,736,238 The destinations of exports from
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 153 6 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 1 PERLIS GUANO. n h PHOSPHATIC MANURE g jL 4 Best Fertiliser for all Sorts of Plants, n Specially for S RUBBER, g COCONUT, g n TAPIOCA, g COFFEE, n n SUGAR, Etc. n D fl GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN Q 4OX Phosphates (Tricalciumphosphate) 18£ Phosphoric lcid P, O s
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    • 72 6 To*Day’s Contents. S.— The London Langkat Syndicate, Ltd. Paqr S.— Manchester Cotton. 4« Sporting News The Moslems of Nankin Week’s Engagements; and The World’s News. /’ayr o.—The Straits Settlements Association p a()f 6’.—Editorial “Carnegie an Peace and The Diamonds Case. Page 7.— Telegrams. Page B.— F.M S. Gazette. Page 9.—
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  • 181 7 TRONOHS FIRMER. STERLING rubbers weaker. The following are the changes (buyers >n i sellers only) in our share list on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day. o o o 8ha*«- Jf =3 jftntna W-gc. II- W «/10» 7/7» J 1 30» 31» x. 30» ‘six. «J»General. puff Dev-
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  • 82 7 LATEST PRICES IN LONDON. [From a Malacca Correspondent.] Malacca, April 18. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the following were the prices of rubljei in London yesterday :—Fine hard Para. buyers. Plantation Para. 5/l|, value. The market is steadier. TO-DAY'S PRICES. London,
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  • 69 7 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 18. three Hylams were remanded here t '-day for the theft of fifty sovereigns and and diamond ring from Mr. and M pi «rs. tnapman, who came to Kuala Lu npur from Calcutta to view some rubber r ’p'rties
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  • 37 7 i ro»/ 4 Owr Own Correspondent.] Singapore, April 18. Boyanese syce was fined $5O with the ive of three months’ rigorous im--1 ’'"innent for rash driving by which he uuied a rikisha, breaking the puller’s
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  • 36 7 From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, April 18. inquest held on the victims of the ''in accident, a verdict of accidental '"Ugh the falling of a rock whilst 1 *ere working, was returned.
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  • 25 7 From Our Own Correspond** t.] Singapore, April 18. naman, on being attacked by a others, defended himself with a •unding seven men.
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  • 23 7 i p ri (j tvn Correspondent.) Singapore, April 18. r s quoted here at $lO, Tapioca ai '<l Copra Bali, $10.95.
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  • 79 7 Reuter. THE ELL ISSUED MAIN PROVISIONS. London, April 17. Sir Clifford Cory, M.P. for St. Ives, was the only Liberal who voted against the Home Rule Bill. Mr. Agar Robartes abstained. Home Rule Bill has been issued. The Senators’ terms of office are eight years and the
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  • 170 7 [/rom Our Own Correspondent Singapore, April 18. A curious case was heard in the Supreme Court in which the Singapoie Slipway Co. claimed $1,241, being cost of repairs to the steamer Sam Seng. It appeared that the Sam Seng originally belonged to the Chumpon Co. of Bangkok,
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  • 108 7 Reuter. CHINESE DEFEATED. Simla. April 18. It is reliably reported here that in the fighting at Lhassa, the Chinese were worsted and took refuge in a monastery in the vicinity. Unconfirmed Tiltetan reports through the Dalai Lama's camp at Kalimpong say that trouble began with a Conference
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  • 104 7 .—Reuter. PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS. London, April 18. Reuter’s correspondent learns that it is unlikely that there will be any opposition to the Russo-Japanese conditions of the four nations’ loan. Negotiations between the various interests are now proceeding, but till the Anglo-Belgian loan question is settled, no further
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  • 71 7 —Reuter. London, April 18. At question time Mr. MacCullum Scott asked the Rt. Hon. Mr. Lewis Harcourt if he would use his influence to mitigate the laws affecting Indians in South*- Africa. Mr. Harcourt replied that there was frequent correspondence with the Union on Indian matters,
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  • 59 7 Reuter. London, April 18. Mr. Edmund Harvey, M.P. for West Leeds, asked for details of the lashing of prisoners in Mombasa and Nairobi gaols in 1911. Mr. Harcourt replied that the Governor was instructed in November to furnish a detailed half-yearly returns of floggings, the offences wherefor
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  • 22 7 Reuter. London, April 17. The Solar Eclipse was witnessed under superb conditions in Great Britain and on the Continent.
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  • 708 7 M hite Star Company.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. MANSION HOUSE FUND. WORLDWIDE SYMPATHY. London, April 17. The Mayor of Southampton appeals for the opening of a Mansion House fund on behalf of the dependents of the crew of the Titanic who are mostly residents of Southampton. Steamer Routes Changed.
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  • 50 7 i.— Reuter. London, April 17. Mr. Henry "Webb, Liberal M.P. for the Forest of Dean Division of Gloucestershire, has been appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in place of Sir A. Haworth, who was defeated for South Manchester. This necessitates a by-election for the Forest of Dean Division.
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  • 42 7 Reuter. London, April 17. The Hungai ian Cabinet has again resigned apparently owing to the renewed hostility of the Parliamentary parties to the Austro-Hungarian Minister of War, whom they accuse of anti-Magyarism, and to the Emperor’s refusal to remove him.
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  • 113 7 tion decree has lieen withdrawn.—Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. Astronomers in Airship. Berlin; April 18. German astronomers have gone in the Zeppelin airship to watch to-day’s eclipse of the Sun. No Ambassador at Tangier. A wire from St. Petersburg reports that the Ambassador’s post at Tangier has been vacated
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  • 255 7 I China Press. The Chinese republicans are not waiting for their heroes to die before garlanding their memories with those inaccurate, bat charming stories with which thg memories of all great men are k>-pt green. Already a dozen stories are told of Dr. Sun Yat
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  • 131 7 —Ceylon Observer. Bombay Rama Swamy, a familiar figure in Colombo, and a snake-charmer, met his death on April 8, from snake-bite. He weut on board the Dutch steamer this morning, and his performance went on as usual, till a whistle was blown. Immediately the snake showed signs of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 578 7 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. There must be differences of opinion on the question Central Sales Room. of whisky flavour, but in all that makes high-class BY ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL whisky—age, mellowness ASSIGNEE. D and bouquet Re Estatb of Chbak Eu Ghw, deceased, In Bankruptcy No. 17/10, Black White TO BR SOLD
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  • 277 8 The following notifications are published in the “F.M.S. Government Gazette of the 12 th inst: Appointments. Mr. C. D. Bowen, an Officer in Class HI, is appointed to act in Class 11, as District Officer, Kinta, with effect from March 20. Mr. P. A. Satow, Assistant Warden of
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  • 394 8 EXPEDITION TO THE MOUNTAIN. His Excellency the High Commissioner, Sir Arthur Young. K.C. M.G., is to make an eff jrt to conquer the famous Gunong I ahan which stands alon% a solitary peak close to the chain of mountains on the Kelantan and Trengganu frontiers. His Excellency goes
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  • 185 8 —Straits Times. Two Europeans, giving their names as John Bennie and Arthur Hill, were found asleep on Raffles Reclamation Ground, Singapore, at 5 o’clock on Monday morning by Detective Sergeant Tyrell. As they appeared to be sleeping there from sheer necessity—Bennie had only 5 cents and a torn
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    • 747 8 This Is What I TVeet/ for My v Nerves" exclaims the man who has read what physicians and Thc H n Hr Just,cc their patients say about the wonderful achievements Robertson, of Sanatogen—the food tonic with lasting effects. S pJ„j He has read the reports of physicians, ringing with writes:
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    • 945 8 AMUSEMENTS. British made—strong all through i Matsuo’s I Hazlewood Cycles and Motor Cycles are rea l British breed, are made by men of British Japanese Cinematograph, r 11 JLJMfujr results. Like the dog, “they hang on’’—dcJ PENANG ROAD. wear out —are made of strong materials, that is why they have
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  • 2136 9 .L. •„> Number of Issue 3 i Capital. Su sen ed. shareB Value. 3 Dividends. Name 5 g 1 X L. an G? Il I 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 INI N Q 1905 tfW.OOO S3 J*?™2 22’222 ’}n ’}S 10 30 10 int Belat Tin Mining Co 4*
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  • 1013 9 ARRIVALS. Avagyee, Brit., 247, Harvey, April 17, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Atjeh, Dut., 390, Rveleveld, April 17, Sabang, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co. Hebe, Brit., 346, Scott, April 18, T. Anson, gen Adamson Gilfillan Co. Kaga Maru, Jap., 2907. Talusa, April 18, S’pore, gen., Boustead Co. Malaya, Ger.,
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  • 156 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Mobbow. For Per Close Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a m. Colombo and Tuticorin Kaga Maru 10 a.m. L a n g s a, T.Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and > Atjeh Ipm. Pulo Weh Deli and Asahan Van de Parra
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    • 56 9 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 > Battery Road, S. E. Asia. Singapore. W. A. Whitb, Manager. A. R.
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    • 386 9 The Choicest of all Choice Waters TANSAN the World Renowned Japanese Natural Mineral Water. Every Traveller in the FAR EAST knows it and has returned with tales of its LIFE GIVING properties. Doctors recommend it as the MOST EASILY DIGESTIBLE water known to Science. Everyone pronounces it to be certainly
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  • 953 10 The underwi iters of the £735,000 of bullion which has gone down in the Oceana have arranged to pay the whole of this sum to-morrow. The celerity with which the claim is to be settled constitutes a record in the history of this class of insurance, and has
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    • 1144 10 NW T WTF CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA Wr AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Japan Mail Steamship Co. Id. fp Hiad Ornoi: S 8« BIBHOPBGATE, LONDON, B. 0. ACBNOIBS AMD BRAMOHMS. < Amritsar Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Seremban Bangkok Kobe Singapore F\ b ata via Klang
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    • 367 10 PHOTOGRAPHIC (SS FILMS, PLATES PAPERS. Kodak Films in all the popular sizes. Ilford Empress and Special Rapid Plates. Paget Extra Rapid Plates. PAPERS. Ilford P. O. P. Kodak Hardened P« O. P. 1 Wellington Bromide. Kodak Bromide. Velox Gaslight Carbon Papers. 1 9 I SELF TONING PAPERS. Ilford Intona. Ilford
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  • 789 11 Fob Balik Palau, at 8 a.m. and 0-30 p.m. Butterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4- p.m. Bakit Tambun, 6-15 a.m., at 8 a.m., 1-45 p m., and also 5-30 p.m. on Saturdays. Bukit Alert a jam, 6-15 a.m., 7-15 a.m., 8
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    • 293 11 I GENASCO i I {TROPICAL} ROOFING, i A is the result of 30 years’ experience in the manu- E facture of Ready Roofings. Its durability makes it the most economi- w cal roofing on the market. j ANOTHER STRONG POINT in favour of Genasco is the simple and easy manner
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    • 758 11 INSURANCE. $OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO **********00$ O o The Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. O f /X 1 the Im i O o 44 Rlinyi v o The above Company is prepared to so- I O I TJ I/-Z 11 O cept Marine risks at lowest current rates. 1 O F Hr > Forest
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    • 2633 12 p. Int<md d soMfauc». Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen. fea Steam Navigation Co. British indjj steam Navigation Co., p v EXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. limited. P MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. OCCO SlCfllU Still) (ft (ld Apr 18 Oriental connecting with China. Foa Int.ndbd to Sa.n. Stk.msk. AA jf AND P U I U.
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