Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 August 1912

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 179 VOL. LXX. THURSDAY. Bth AUGUST, 19!2. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1147 1 -gggßaanannn For $3O You can have the Pinang Gazette posted every day g for a whole year to your address. o (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) g proportionate Quarterly and D Half-yearly rates E Subscriptions are payable in 0 advance and remittances should g D be addressed to g The Managing Director:
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  • SPORTING NOTES.
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      FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER.
      464 2 DEATH OF MR. G. J. BONMOS. The death is announced, io his fiftyeighth year, of Mr. G. J. the famous Australian batsman. What Mr. G. I. Thornton was in English cricket Mr. Bonnor was in Australian—incomparabl y the mightiest hitter of his own or any other period.
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      BETTING ON THE COURSE.
      281 2 A rumour reaches me, says a writer in Commerce, to the effect that the Calcutta police have been instructed to prevent all gambling in the form of sweep stakes on the Derby, the Grand National, the Viceroy’s Cup and the St. Leger. As the Calcutta High
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      AFTER THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
      106 2 On the conclusion of the athletic competitions, the prize winners were marshalled in the stadium in front of the platforms, where the King, the Crown Prince and Prince Charles crowned with wreaths the winners, the seconds, and thirds, respectively. A solid phalax of Americans headed the
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    LOG BOOK.
    916 2 According to the South China Post of July 8, Mr. R. P. Schwerin, VicePresident and General Manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, operating liners between America, Canada, China, Japan and the Philippines, is coming out to the Orient, with the evident purpose of dicussing plants for the
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      1001 2 SITUATIONS VACANT.TENDERS. WANTED. TENDERS INVITED. A MOTOR MECHANIC who has ser- ved apprenticeship in an Engineering PAWNBROKERS’ LICENCES, SELANGOR, Works and has thorough knowledge of Motor Engines. i xt KAA Tenders will be received at the Office of Apply No. 500. c/o Thu, Paptr. SMretary Se angor Ka „u 2129—-13-8
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      666 2 FOUR WOTICES PERAK TURF CLUB?' notice, CROWN a..... 17th August at 7-30 p.m. W. H. TATS, s 2131-16-8 WHISKY. PENANG ST. ANDREW S The annual meeting held in the Chamber of Cor )rn on Monday next, August 12 at 4-30 p^ 9 1. Receive Report and Accounts. 2. Elect Office
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    NEW SINGAPORE.
    1027 3 AMALGAMATION WITH TAPAH ESTATES. Following is the report by the directors of the New Singapore Rubber Co, Ltd., signed by Mr. Hans Becker, the chairman, to be presented to the meeting of shareholders to be held on September 7 Your directors have pleasure in submitting herewith a duly
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    GERMAN ARMY AIRSHIP.
    158 3 The report published in a Berlin paper, that the Siemens-Schuckert airship was to b« broken up as unserviceable, is, it appears, as nearly as poeeible the exact reverse of the truth, save a Berlin correspondent. It is now eemi-officially announced that the vessel, together with all the
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    AVIATOR FATALLY STABBED.
    145 3 TRAGIC INCIDENT AT A BALL. M Henri Jourdan, aviator and aeroplane inventor and builder, has died in hospital under tragic circumstances, says a Paris corresjx>ndent. He was at a public ball at Juvisy on the National Fete day, and in the dancing accidentally bumped against a man
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    DEATH FROM WASP STING.
    72 3 The annual toll of deaths from waep •tinge in this country hae already opened, the fint victim being a Bournemouth under-gar-dener named Erneet Mills, who wae atung upon the lip whilst at work in his employer’s garden. Mills died in Boscombe Hospital from bronchial pneumonia following
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    BATHERS ELECTROCUTED.
    73 3 A strange accident baa caused the death of three lads who were bathing in a pond in the neighbourhood of an electric driven mill at Kriegstetten, near Canton Sole u re, says Berne correspondent. In some way not yet explained a strong electric current wonk through the water,
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      596 3 ST. XAVIER’S DIAMOND JUBILEE. thanksgiving services in the church of the ASSUMPTION. Pridaj. 9th Aug.. 6-15 a.m. and 5-30 p.m. Saturday, 10th Aug., 6-15 a.m 5-30 p.m. Sunday, Hth Aug., 8 a.m. Solemn Pontifical Service. 5-30 p. m Solemn Pontifical Benediction. Penang Band in attendance. ILLUMI NATIONS. Monday, 12th Aug.
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      305 3 IMPORTANT SALE. BY ORDER OF COURT. In the Supreme Court of the Strait» Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. Between GAN NGOH BEE, Plaintiff AND GAN CHOOI NGOH AND GAN TEONG LIANG, DeJendanU The undersigned are instructed to put up for sale By Public Auction, In the Archway of Logan's Buildings, Beach
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      CRICKET AT HOME.
      25 4 London, August 7. The following games were drawn: Notts v. Surrey Lancashire v. Yorkshire Sussex v. M iddlesex; Leicestershire v. N orthamptonshire.—Reuter.
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      A SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP.
      22 4 —Reuter. London, August 7. Hatfield won the 500 yards’ swimming championship at Weston-super-mare in 6 mins. 18 4/5 secs.-
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      COMMONWEALTH BISLEY TEAM.
      21 4 —Reuter. Melbourne, August 7. The Commonwealth will contribute £2,000 to send a rifle team to Bisley in 1913.-
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      TEST MATCH DRAWN.
      20 4 —Reuter. London, August 7. The Test Match was drawn- lhere was no play to-day owing to rain.—Reuter.
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      P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      275 4 Tne following ties were decided on Wednesday Lollies' Double Handicap.— Mrs. Pickenpack and Miss Marot beat Mrs. Cleaver and Mrs. Adamson 6—2, 6—3. Mixed Doubles Handicap.— Miss W. Gawthorne and Back walk over from Dr. and Mrs. Sugars. Championship. Waugh beat Sells, 6—l, 6—4; Rogers beat Holmes
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      FOOTBALL.
      197 4 MATCHES AT TUMPAT. A very interesting game of football was witnessed on the Padang behind the Police Station, Tumpat, on Sunday between the Customs and the Railway. The Railway, who won the toss, elected to defend the Police Station end, while the Customs had to play with the sun
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      37 4 The following is the result of the Ladies’ Presgrave Cup for August Mrs. Dunn 4 down Mrs. Park 5 Mrs. Justice Fisher 8 Mrs. Evens and Mrs. Hoefeld also played but made no returns.
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    KEDAH HUNT CLUB.
    1685 4 A SUCCESSFUL GYMKHANA. [From Our Special Correspondent.} Alor Star, August 5. The fourth Gymkhana of the Kedah Hunt Club was held on Monday sth inst* under the most favourable conditions. The officials were as follows: Judges.— Hon. W. C. Michell, Messrs. Meadows Frost and L. W. Money.
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    IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    698 4 MEETING AT KUALA LUMPUR. A meeting of the Immigration Committee was held in the office of the Protector of Labour, Kuala Lumpur, on the 4th August. There were present the Protector of Labour (Chairruft'i), the Director of Public Works, The Principal Medical Officer, the Honourable H. M. Darby,
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    TO-DAY’S TIN QUOTATIONS.
    162 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $lOO 70 per picul, business done. Tin in London is quoted at £203 ss. spot and £2Ol three months. The following is the local report to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 125 tons, Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 25
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      501 4 The only Medicine of the kind awarded a Oertificate at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1883-4, open to ajfc Registered. Dr. LALOR’S Trade Mark PHOSPHODYNE HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD For forty years has maintained its energizing effects are shewn f toni world-wide reputation as the
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
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      F.M.S. AGRICULTURE IN 1911.
      2442 5 MR. LEWTON BRAIN’S REPORT. The of the Duectorof Agricul:ur? F MS., for 1911 states that three new appointments have been created for 1912 namely, Mycologi-t, Assistant Chemist and Assistant Superintendent of Government Plantations. When these were filled the department would be better able to cope with
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      REPORTS, DIVIDENDS, AND NOTICES
      894 5 Keponq.— lut. div. 20 per cent. Sungei Krian. Divd. at rate 6 per cent, per annum on cum. participating pref, shares from July 1 to Dec. 31, 1910. Straits (Bertam). —Recent issue of 78,478 shares of 2s. each, at 4s. per share, oversubscribed by shareholders. Juru.
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      INDIAN IMMIGRANTS.
      27 5 1372 coolies arrived by the 8.8 Teesta to-day. 459 proceed to Palau Jerejak for quarantine and the remainder are being sent on to Port Swettenham.
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      441 5 “‘hazeline’ snow” (trade mark) HELPS TO A beneficial tonic and beautifier REMOVE AND which stimulates the skin to healthy PR F V F N T action, cleanses the pores, restores RINKLES the natural clearness and freshness and produces the charming tone V and silky softness yA X Essential to beauty
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    MUSEUMS.
    973 6 The F.M.S. Director of Museums, report upon his department, and upon the Perak Museum at Taiping, published as a supplement to the F.M.S. Government Gazette of August 2nd are very interesting reading indeed. There are two museums in the F.M.S, at Taiping and Kuala Lumpur respectively. Of these two
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    THE PENANG ASSIZES.
    1789 6 [Before Mr. Justice Ebden.] CULPABLE HOMICIDE. Sim Wang, a rikisha puller, charged with the murder of Chun Ah Fan, whose case occupied the whole of yesterday, was unanimously found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and was sentenced to six years’ rigorous imprisonment He made
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    IPOH CHANDU CASE.
    114 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, August, Ban Hock, a well-known was charged before Mr. this morning with attempting tc Hunter, of the Chandu Department s B Mr. Hunter, in evidence, sai told him be obtained $2O. 1 Fiddes and <slo,o 0 for Mr bit^ 1,1 t 0
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      255 6 “ROK” ROOFING Stands for Permanence. Suitable for Bungalows, Factories, Tea Houses, Go-downs, Coolie Lines, Rubber Drying Sheds, etc. It will stand the most severe climatic conditions of the tropics, is cooler than iron, and lasts longer. Water from roofs covered with it can be used for domestic purposes, as it
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      66 6 TO-DAY’S CONTENTS. Page 2.— Sporting Notes and Log Book. Page 3.— New Singapore. Page 4- Sporting News; and Immigration Committee. Page s.— Planting and Mining. Page 6.— Editorial: “Museums”; and Penang Assizes. Page 7.— Telegrams. Page B.— The World’s News. Rage 9.— Shipping and Mails; Exchange and Produce Local Steamer
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    210 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers sellers only) in our share list on page a to-day Yesterday. To-day. 3HAB»*. ►> 3 35 ao M nc <0 c. »/<> '<>/♦} to-’-KLanH.... 10} 1H 10} 11 30} 32} 31} 32} General. Duff Dev. 6J b 640 6.75
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    THE POSITION IN LONDON.
    241 7 A BOOMLET EXPECTED. The share market, writes our London financial correspondent on July, 19, is recovering from its fit of the blues induced chiefly by the synthetic scare. Some important meetings have been held during the week.—notably Rubber Plantations Trust, Bukit Rajah and Anglo-Dutch—-and in each
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    69 7 LATEST PRICES IN LONDON. [From a Malacca Correspondent.] Malacca, August 8. Information has been received by the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, liat the following were the prices of rubber in London yesterday Fine hard Para, 4/10|, sellers. Plantation Para, 4, 9£, done. I He market is steadv.
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    23 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 8. Opium certified $23.00 Gambier 9.50 White Pepper 9.15 Pearl Sago 5.60 Sarawak (flour) 3.90
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    RUBBER AUCTION.
    60 7 1 rom Our Orvn Correspondent.) Singapore, August 8. At the rubber auction of the Singapore °f Commerce, 195 piculs were 'lb* l prices realised were: Smoked Sheet $234 $246 Unsmoked >heet 232 244 Crepe No. 1 236 249 >. No. 2 225 232 >» No. 3 205 216
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    THE MASTER OF ELIBANK.
    249 7 —Reuter. LIBERAL WHIP RETIRES. TRINSLATED TO THE LORDS. London, August 7. It is believed that the Master of Elibank will be raised to the Peerage shortly The rumour that he is succeeding Lord Crewe is regarded as baseless. It is hinted he may withdraw from the
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    PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS.
    43 7 —Reuter. London, August 7. The House of Commons by 232 to 132 votes has passed the second reading of the Trades Unions Bill restoring liberty of political action as liefore the Osborne judgment, but with safeguards for the protection of minorities.—Reuter.
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    THE SUGAR CONVENTION.
    174 7 Reuter. COLONIAL SECRETARY’S MESSAGE. London, August 7. Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State foi the Colonies, has telegraphed to the governors of the sugar producing colonies, announcing withdrawal from the Convention, and regretting the necessity of adopting a policy not commending itself to these colonies but confidently
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    SUFFRAGETTE OUTRAGES.
    88 7 FIVE YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT. London, August 7. The Dublin suffragettes, Mary Leigh and Gladys Evans, have been sentenced to five years penal servitude for the out-age at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, when Mr. Asquith visited there on July 19.—Reuter. [Two suffragettes threw a blazing oil-soaked chair into the orchestra
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    WINTER IN AUGUST.
    32 7 —Reuter. SHIPPING CASUALTIES. London, August, 7. There was a winter-like gale yesterday, causing a number of shipping casualties. There were ten more cases of drowning of bathers and boaters.-
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    THE BOY SCOUT DISASTER.
    40 7 —Reuter. London, August 7. The Admiralty is sending a torpedo boat to bring b <ck the bodies to London of the nine boy scouts drowned by the capsizing of a boat off the island of Sheppey.
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    MISS ORAM RELEASED.
    32 7 Reuter. London, August 7. Miss Oram, the Lisbon correspondent of the Daily Mail, who was arrested by order of the Portuguese military authorities on August 3rd, has been released.-
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    AMERICAN POLITICS.
    152 7 7 NEGROES AND THE CONVENTION. MR NMSEVUTS ATTITUDE. Chicago, August 8. The Convention has unanimously approved the action of the committee in excluding negroes from the Convention. Mr. Roosevelt, replying to a question, said the character of most of the negro delegates discredited the Republican party. Therefore, the
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    THE “SPY” CASE.
    124 7 -Reuter. RETURNED YACHTSMAN’S STORY. London, August 7. The English yachtsmen are still in prison at Kiel. The German papers take the case seriously, and praise the alertness of the Fisheries Superintendent in detecting them. His suspicions were aroused by such trivialities as the smallness of the flag,
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    BOMBS IN BULGARIA.
    83 7 —Reuter. Sofia, August 7. In consequence of reports, troops and gendarmes have been sent to Kochana. London, August 7. After the bomb expl sions on the 2nd and 4th inst. the Premier instructed the Minister at Constantinople to vigor usly demand an enquiry and the punishment of
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    MAHOMEDANS AND BRITAIN.
    97 7 —Reuter. STIRRING UP STRIFE. Karachi, August 8. The Sind Gazette says that a fanatical pan-Islamic monthly printed in English and published at Tokio has been secretly circulating among Mahomedans in Sind, apparently also all over India and in all Mahomedan countries. It is bitterly and savagely Anti-British
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    PERSIAN BANDITS.
    50 7 —Reuter. Teheran, August 7. 260 gendarmes left Shiraz on the sth inst., commanded by Saids Siefoert and Nystrom. They had a fight with bandits lately interrupting traffic on the Bushire Road. The gendarmes were routed at Diringan losing a gun and almost all their rifles. Siefoert was wounded.-
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    TURKS AND MONTENEGRINS.
    40 7 —Reuter. TURKEY ACCUSED OF PROVOCATION. Cettinje, August 7. Montenegro has replied stiffly to the Turkish complaints, and insists that none of its soldiers were in Turkish territory. The encounter was the result of continuous provocation by Turkey.—Reuter.
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    A CADET'S APPEAL
    34 7 —Reuter. ON GROUNDS OF RELIGION. London, August 7. Krygger, a Ballarat cadet, pleading religious objection to military service, has been ordered to make up the arrears of drills. He is appealing
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    THE TURKISH CRISIS.
    23 7 —Reuter. Constantinople, August 7. Djavid Talaat Beys has gone to Salonika to confer with the Committee of Union and Progress.-
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    THE TELUK ANSON FETE.
    266 7 CONCLUDING EVENTS. A Teluk Anson correspondent, writing on Tuesday evening, says Yesterday morning I never saw such a weary looking crowd turn up at the Club for golf, bridge and the band concert. The Buffs soon woke them up with their inspiring music and at one
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    MR BELFIELD’S APPOINTMENT.
    238 7 The appointment of Mr Henry Conway Belfield, C. M. G., British Resid nt in Pe/akto be Governor and Commander-in-Cliief of the Ess* Africa Protectorate in succession to Sir Percy Girouard, who has resigned, evidently does mt meet with approval locally. A tel gam from Nairobi, states that
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    CASHIER'S ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
    61 7 Before Mr. Colman in the third Court this morning the case was mentioned in which Vapu a Malay, is charged with embezzling two sums of $5O, belonging to Messrs. Presgrave and Mathews, Solicitor ■>, by whom he had employed as Cashier. The case was adjourned for another
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    TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT.
    309 7 Readers are remin led of the Promenade Concert to be given to-night at the Tiwn Hall under the auspices of the Choral Society and at which the renowned Russian operatic singer M. will render a number of songs. The admission is only one dollar and tickets can be
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      370 7 To-Night I To-Night! AT THE TOWN HALL, Commencing at 9-15 prompt. Admission $l. Promenade Concert Special Engagement of M Eugene Ossipoff OF THE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN OPERA, In Association with the Penang Choral Society. GOVERNMENT WHIRVES PENANG. TOWN HALL IT is hereby notified for general information that damaged and/or ullaged PENAN
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  • THE WORLD’S NEWS.
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      TRAGEDY OF THE WOODS.
      300 8 ITEMS OF INTEREST. CLIPPINGS FROM THE HOME PRESS. Despatched by the mail leaving London July 19. TBAPPEK DEVOURED BY BEAR. A lonely trapper named Edward Link, who Inhabited a log cabin in Akamina Valley, Eaet Kootenay, British Columbia, met hie death in a particularly horrible manner
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      THE LAND QUESTION.
      121 8 PLEA FOR UNIFORM TAX IN LONDON. At the annual meeting of the English League for the Taxation of Land Values on .Wednesday night, Mr. Neilson, M.P., the new president, declared that a uniform tax in London in five years would wipe out the slums. Mr. Hemnierde. M.P.,
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      BANK OFFICIAL’S DOWNFALL.
      168 8 CRAVING FOR POPULARITY. A craving for popularity was stated atPudsey. near Leeds, to have caused the downfall of a young deputy bank manager named Joseph Stansfield. The prisoner, who was charged with stealing £451 from the Stanningley branch of the United Counties Bank, was -sentenced to the
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      FATAL ILLEGAL OPERATION.
      112 8 At Birmingham Assizes, before Mr. Justice Avory, Arthur Austin, aged fifty, a Birmingham doctor, and Alice Cake were tried on the Warwickshire Coroner’s warrant for the wilful murder of Lena Kinmond, of Coventry, a young married woman living apart from her husband. It was alleged that Mrs.
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      A LIGHTHOUSE EXPLOSION.
      147 8 TIMELY AID FROM ATLANTIC LINER. A lightkeeper on Rathline Island, Co. Antrim, was much injured on Saturday through the explosion of a fog gun which he was cleaning. Apparently a charge had been left in the gun after the last occasion on which it was used. The
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      DEATH OF DR. STEPHENSON.
      131 8 FOUNDER OF NOTABLE ORPHANAGE. Dr. T. Bowman Stephenson passed away on Tuesday at tne age of seventy-three. He was an ex-president of the Wesleyan Conference, •nd was esteemed and respected throughout Methodism in this country, America, and the Colon ies. His special work was the establishment
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      NEW TURKISH GRAND VIZIER.
      375 8 CAREER OF TEWFIK PASHA. Tewfik Pheha, who hae been appointed Grand Vizier, is regarded as one of the veteran Turkish statesmen. He was formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs, and for a very brief and unhappy period Grand Vizier. He was appointed Ambassador to London in 1909.
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      THE POSITION IN PERSIA.
      130 8 BRITISH AND RUSSIAN INTERESTS. The Teheran correspondent of the Timet telegraphs some important information regarding Russian activity in Persia, which, he •ays, may involve a fresh definition of the Anglo-Russian position. He writes Russian enthusiasm for the Trans-Persian railway project continues, but English official interest seems
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      MENAGERIE FIGHT.
      141 8 16-YEAR OLD BOY’S PLUCK. A dramatic scene has occurred in a menagerie at Montmartre, conducted by the famoue “La Goulue,” says a Paris correspondent. A tamer named Jackson was putting a panther through her exercises. The wild beast, who had already wounded one tamer, was unwilling to obey
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      FAMOUS AIRMAN’S FATE.
      202 8 M. LATHAM KILLED BY A BUFFALO. M. Hubert Latham, the famous airman, has met with a tragic fate in Central Africa, where on June 7th he was killed by a wild buffalo while hunting. lhe Governor of French Equatorial Africa, says a Paris correspondent, telegraphs that the
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      GERMAN YOUTH’S ESCAPADE.
      102 8 After absconding from his native town In Germany with £6O in money which he and another lad had stolen from his father, Hugo Eger, aged seventeen, recently finished up a series of adventures in this country by tramping in a penniless condition from London to Worthing, where
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      INSURANCE ACT & JUDGMENT DEBTORS.
      57 8 INSURANCE ACT JUDGMENT DEBTORS. A legal point of interest affecting judgment debtors arose at Holbeach County Court on Wednesday. The Judge considers that, as the Insurance Act diminishes the means_ of judgment debtors by the amount of their insurance contributions, there should be a revision of the amounts they have
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    SHARES.
    2066 9 a. Number of Issue j kt.—. -2 S Capital. Subscribed. shareB value. 2 Dividends. Name g. o® Q «2 cr 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 MINING. xinoOOO $300,000 30,000 $lO $lO 10 30 30 28* Belat Tin Mining Oo $3 i oor, rwvi 99 r /w'i 10 10 Bruang
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    SHIPPING.
    832 9 ARRIVALS. Hebe, Brit., 346, Scott, Augt. 8, T. Anson, gen Adamson Gilfillan <fc Co. Janet Nicoll, Brit., 476, Ferguson, Augt. 7, Tavoy, gen., E. S. Co. Muttra, Brit., 2985, Carey, Augt. 8, R’goon, gen., Huttenbach L. Co. Pin Seng, Brit., 378, Davidson, Augt. 8, S’pore, gen., E. S. Co.
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    MAILS.
    182 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Olom, Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m, Colombo and Tuticorin Kamo Maru 10 am. Alor Star (Kedah) Resident Halewynll a.m Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah noon, L a n g sa, T.Semawe, Segli, Sabang and > Speelman 1 p.m. Olehleh j Deli and
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      34 9 THE STANDARD LIFT OFFICE. This Company is one of the largest OF THB Provident institutions OF Great Britain. NEW REDUCED RATES for The Straits Settlements. Apply tor foil information to NA UMLANDS, Co., Agent»
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      222 9 SUN LIFE OF CANADA. Incorporated 1865. BUSINESS IN FORCE. £33,80D,00t).0.U FUNDS (EXCEED) £8,500,000.0.0 INCOME 1911 £2,100,000.0.0 Chief Office 1 Norfolk Street, Strand Great Britain. J London Chief Office i Cana la Buildings Indian Empire, j Bombay, Chief Office I Battery Road, S. E. Asia. J Singapore, j W; A. Whitk,
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      232 9 PENANG ICE AND INDUSTRIAL Coy. ARE MAKERS OF Coloured Cement Tiles For Halls, Bathrooms, etc A Large Stock always on hand. or made to Selected patterns. Price from 10 to 12 cents according to design per Tile of 8 INCHES SQUARE. Cement Drain Pipes Stronger than and Superior to Earthenware
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    MANCHESTER COTTON.
    660 10 WEEKLY MARK KT REPORT. Messrs. James F. Hutton Co., Ltd., writing on 18th July, report Liverpool Cotton. To-day. Last week. Mid-American—Spot 7.20 7.09 Mid-American, current month 6.944 6.87 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 10 7/16 10 3/Bd. New York Cotton. Last day. week. Spot—Cents 12.45 12.40 London. To-day. Last week. Bar
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    Where to Stay.
    33 10 Panang -The E. &O. Hotel, The Crag, Raffles by the Sea, Runnymede Hote 1 and Hotel de Europe, leoh :—The Grand Hotel. Kuala Lumpub :—Grand Oriental Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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    WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS.
    110 10 Thvrslay, August 8. Municipal Commission, 4 p.m. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Promenade Concert, Town Hall, 9.15 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Matsuo’s Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday, August 9 Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Ministering Children’s League, 4.45 p.m. Saturday.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    151 10 PENANG FOOTBALL LEAGUE. The f Howing provisional fixtures have been fixed for August Datk. Teims. Ground* Bat. 10... I.K.F.C. v. H.L.F.C. V. Green. Tues. 13... C.R.C. v P.F.S. F. School. Fri. 16.. C R.C. v. P.S.A.A. F School. Wed. 21... C.U A.C. v. G.S.R.C. V. Green. Fri. 30
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    European Mails.
    28 10 HnmMoard. Stkamrk Mails Bai;s Gloss P. AO. Delta Sat. 10/8 Ipm. ♦Singapore. 1 Mails close in Penang. Outward. 8.1. Teesta Thurs. 8/8 3 p.m. 4 p.m.
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    PENANG-KEDAH SERVICE.
    183 10 The following is the proposed time-table of the Penang—Alor Star (Kedah) steamahip service during the month of August:— n Leave Leave a e Alor Star. Penang. August 8 7 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 9 a.m 1.30 p.m. 10 9 a.m. 8 a.m. II 10 a.m. 8 a.m. 12
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      1194 10 NW T WJF CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid Bp o ß pital ..£1.300,000 Japan Mail Steamskip Co. Id. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1.300,000 Hbad Ovnoa: Jk 38, BIBHOPBGATK, LONDON, B. 0. Agbnoibb and Bramohbb. Amritsar Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Seremban > Bangkok Kobe
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      35 10 TO LET. Furnished house from end of August. Rent $BO. Apply X»c/o Piiianq Gazette. 2128—7, 9-8 KSTABLISHKO 1 900, N. D. DE SILVA. Manufacturing Jeweller, Diamond Setter, Engraver, ijjL Repairer, and Re-gilder, 74, BISHOP STREET.
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      515 10 SORE THROAT: ITS CAUSE AND CURE. If you are suffering from sore throat, you should at once take Formamint tablets. They are certain to give you prompt relief, and to cure the sore throat more quickly than anything else, because they kill the germs which cause sore throat. Testimony that
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      588 10 PENANG VOLUNTEERS ORDERS BY MAJOR THE HON’BLE A. R. adarj Commandant. August, 19/2. 9th Friday, Company Dnn. TraiuiQ g) at the 11 at 5-30 p.m. rfjr t 11th Sunday, Class Firing-• Tr.men, Sections Al and A 2& Dress:—Drill order, P] a i Q C l ot at 7 a m.
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    Mails Close on Week Days.
    752 11 Fob Balik Palau, at 8 a.m. and 0-30 p.m. Batterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4- p.m. Bukit Tambun, 6-15 a.m., at 8 a,m., 1-45 p m., and also 5-30 p.m. on Saturdays. Bukit Mertajam, 6-15 a.m., 7-15 a.m., 8 a.m., 10-40
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      286 11 IN GREAT BRITAIN MARTEIL’S BRANDY Is to be found throughout the Clubs, Hotels, and in almost every Gentleman’s House, and is prescribed by the great majority of English Doctors. IT IS THE FAVOURITE. YOU KNOW IT BY THE BLUE and SILVER LABEL. To be obtained Retail from all the LEADING
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      651 11 INSURANCE. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnn H n THB CORPORATION OP THU Q q ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE fIEUVIC VI ABI A n a tllJAnlve COMMENCED business in A.D. 1717 and 5 5 was Incorporated by Royal Charter in M Q a. d. 1720, and is therefore one of the oldest Companies in existence. It
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      2125 12 p. o. lntcndcd Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. n av ig a tj on q Oi I ««tn steam siiih.„ ll( Fob Intended to Sail. Steamer. AND Aug. 7 Assaye connecting with Malwa. Thur. Bth Aug. at 4 p.m. Teesta CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV Cfi ITn Aug. 22 India
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