Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 February 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 36 VOL. LXXI. SATURDAY. 15th FEBRUARY 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 1210 1 i-<BBon nannaDaaanno«Muuu« !For $3O Vou can have the Pinang E I Gazette’* posted every j day whole year to your address. 5 (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION. $27.) g Proportionate Quarterly and a HaH-y earl rateS u b 0 Subscriptions are payable in a 2 Uvance and remittances should o be addressed to
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  • 269 2 OFFICIAL MINUTES. Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 30th January, 1913. PRBBBirr. —Messrs. W. Peel, President, W. T. Chapman, F. Duxbury, Quab Beng Kee, Yeoh Guan Seok, Lim Eow Hong. 1. The minutes of the last meeting are read and confirmed, 2.
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  • 188 2 An elderly man in evening dress entered a restaurant in Soho the other night, the waiter took his hat and coat, and in a moment brought him a dish of five oyaters, and poured out a glass of water. The diner, who had not said a word,
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  • 160 2 RESIGNATION OF BERLIN OPERA CONDUCTOR. Herr Emil Paur, who succeeded Herr Muck as conductor at the Opera in Berlin, h»s now himself resigned, and two totally different accounts of his reasons for taking this step, both of which are said to come from the Intendanture, are published
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  • 156 2 STARTLING PROPOSAL BY A “MERE MAN.” Aluminium hats for ladies is the latest sugges ion to reduce the cost of living in America. American women, it is estimated, spend £lO on dress for every £1 spend by men. With the idea of making the dress expenditure
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    • 971 2 SITUATIONS VACANT. NOTICES. WANTED. NOTICE-/-qualified hospital dresser SEA FIREWORKS. VZ for Karan Rubber Estate, Bagau Serai, F.M.8., apply stating qualifications the 15th February, 9l3 ro and salary to Manager- U 7 p.m. Carriage and Rickshas will 170—m wane be allowed to approach the Esplanade only by the Town Hall Road
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    • 717 2 DEVIL’S TORTURE! tf™ 1111 mm m FORMER MALARIA VICTIM’S VIVID I I DESCRIPTION OF SUFFERINGS S IHw WHICH, SINCE HIS CURE I 27 BY DR WILLIAMS’ PINK PILLS, 1 WAI V HAVE NEVER RETURNED. A A An Englishman by birth and an Account v® Wr ant by profession, Mr. T.
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
    • 961 3 The third annual general meeting of this Company was held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., on Thursday, 30th January, 1913, at twelve o'clock noon. The Report of the Directors was presented as follows The Directors have pleasure in presenting to the shareholders their
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    • 1370 3 I. Financier. ESTIMATES OF PRODUCTION AND PROFIT LARGELY EXCEEDED. The first ordinary general meeting of Pegoh, Limited, was held on January 20, at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court, Cannon Street, E.C., Sir Ernest W. Birch, K.C M.G. (chairman of the company), presiding. The representative of the
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    • 334 3 Wm. Grant 8 Sons, LIMITED. GLENFIDDICH BALVENIB DISTILLERIES. ■HTtbv 'MnaWWSW Mil F I rl t\\ Iry i|\ 111 h kSWuMiHI K- vxxL>\\U- 'HZw tSraSfliß Wffllpa i ,j 1 ■i:’ ltl |11 i'' HbM produced from PURE BARLEY MALT ONLY IN POT STILLS. i R. T. REID Co., I PENANG, Sol*
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    • 42 3 DRINK OT. AT MEALS. OT. is of special value a* a meal-time drink. It aids digestion and helps the stomach to perform its office. It is rich in nourishment and tonic properties derived from the finest and purest natural foods—fruits and herbs.
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    • 458 3 s TO-DAY <' jKHB no* to-morrow! p Before deciding where to E send your next order, we SSjjBK n wou ld like you to see B our Illustrated Cata- S Y logue, which shows the I Latest Fashions in Ladies’ II p J and Gent.** Goods. j| P q We
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  • 283 4 Depress 1 on fills the mind, and despair is apt to take possession of the sou] of the man or woman who feels that he is losing mental and physical force. Difficult as it is to convince such suft erers, there is every reason why
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  • 274 4 M.M. Kuala Lumpur Meeting of Protest. A mass meeting of householders will be held in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to-day, 15th, to pass resolutions protesting again-it the recent action of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Bo «rd in arbitrarily raising assessments on certain p'opertie* within municipal limits. We
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  • 99 4 An extraordinary general meeting of the Pulau Bulang Rubber and Produce Co. Ltd., will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, Commercial Uui"n Buildings, Singapore, on Friday, 21st February, at 12-30 p.m. t>r the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, of pas ing the
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 244 4 The following ties were decided yesterday Double Handicap, Class A—Reid and Ha-lam beat G Stothard and R. O. Wood by 6—2, 7—5; R N. Holmes and C. H. Mackay beat W. E Cleaver and J. Sellar by 2—6, 6——4, 6—2. Double Handicap, Class B.—C. D. D Hogan
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    • 257 4 [To Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, There is a column in last Tuesday’s Times of Malaya that may interest some of jour readers. The t lpoh Club p’ayed the Perak Mahommedan< in the Tim'S oj halay a League competition. The referee allowed four minutes extra in the
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  • 207 4 Selection Robbie Burns Elliot. Two Step Merry Mitzi Anthony, Selection, Casse Noisette Dance Caracteristique Tschaikowsky. Waltz Passing oj Salome Joyce. In the Shadows Finck. March Preciosa Devery. Everyone in Calcutta is complaining of the bitter cold. The thermometer has been down to 44 degrees, and the wind
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  • 450 4 THE JUDGMENT. Mr. Justice Innes on Thursday gave judgment in the appeal from the decision of Mr. Ellis in the case of Ma r k Casey vs. the Ledbury Rubber Estates, Ltd., by F. Clyde Jeavons, manager of the Slone Estate. Mr. H. N. Ferrers appeared
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  • 201 4 Clergyman Declares Prediction is Possible. Fortune-telling, in the opinion of the Rev. John Uiquhart (a paper by whom was read at the Victoria Institute), is a real possibility. “In view of such cases,” are his words, following examples given, the conviction seems to be forced upon us that
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  • 221 4 The romance of the late Mr. J. W. Arrowsmith, of Bristol, was really the romance of Mr. F. J. Fargus, who died in Monte Carlo many years ago. Mr. Fargus was a very popular Bristol auctioneer. One day when walking in a lonely road called
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    • 46 4 THE Penang Choral Society WILL 01VB A FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE OPERA Merrie England ON TUESDAY, lsth F^ ARY TOWN HALL, AT 9 P.M. Admission to all parts of the House One Dollar. Jfo TE .-—Tickets sold for 15th February re BVB fiable for the performance.
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    • 538 4 Don’t be hoodwinked! It would be easy for us to sculpture our tyres, or supply them under a fancy name» and to exact from customers an additional 25%. We should thus obtain a temporary advantage. But we prefer to forego such temporary advantages. Study these figures: Sizes. Michelin S.T. X.
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    • 137 5 BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. THE KING. CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The India Office. The War Office. ALSO The Government Hospitals in Singapore, Malacca and the Federated Malay States. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. Our leading medical men, as well as the public, recognise the PURITY and
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  • 976 6 The library of books dealing with remote aboriginal races in unfiequented areas of the Globe has received a notable addition in The Pagan Tribes of Borneo,” a work written in collaboration by Dr. Charles Hose and Dr. William McDougall. The vast island continent of Borneo
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  • 305 6 Mr. J. R Crawfoid leaves London for Ipoh on March Ist. The Rev. Ernest Hone, of Ipoh, returned to Penang from Tongkab this morning. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Heap, oE Ipoh, on the birth of a son. Among the passengers who arrived yesterday from
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  • 179 6 WEIBD SNAKE STORY. Yesterday being the ninth day of the Chinese 18th moon, was celebrated as the birthday of the jots ca'led Chor Su Kong. This diety has an abode at Sungei Kluang, a village nine miles dstant from Penang, situated on the road past Glugor
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  • 70 6 To-day’s quotations for unrefined tin in Penang was $lO9 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £220 10s. spot and £217 15s. three months. The following was the local report To-day’s :—Singapore Straits Trading Co, Ltd., $109.50; Penang: Straits Trading Co., Ltd., nil;
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  • 200 6 Resuming the hearing yesterday after noon of the ca-m in which Lee Chin Ho is suing Lim Mah Chye for the recovery of the sum of $10,563.01 for damages for alleged breach of contract, of which the defendant was a surety, counsel addressed the Court and his
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  • 416 6 SERVANTS’ REGISTRATION. THE ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE. [From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, February 15. At the meeting of the Legislative Council, Mr. C. I. Carver was sworn in as a member. The Domestic Servants’ Registration Bill was read a second time. The Hon. D. J. Galloway and the rest of
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  • 73 6 MR. COCHRANE AND MR. DERRICK, [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, February 15. Mr. Cochrane, replying to Mr. Derrick’», farther denials, states that the draft of the minutes will, if produced, corroborate all he alleged, as can Mr. Katz if he chooses to speak. He adds that if
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  • 60 6 CHINESE PR'ESTS LEAVING PENANG. [From Our Own Correspondent,] Singapore, February 15. At the Methodiit Conference the Rev. F. J. Pykett stated th it the Chinese in Penang told him that Ayer EUm Tempi* was now so little frequen ed by worshippers that the High Priest had sent
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  • 23 6 —Reuter. London, February 14. Lord Edmund I albot has been appointed Unionist w ip in succession to Lord Bal- carres.-
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  • 13 6 Beater. London, February 14. House of Commons adjourned till March 6—Reuter.
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    • 428 6 Catarrh of I Digestive Organs. I ||a The soothing, healing and tonic properties of Angier’s Emulsion E] eminently adapt it to the relief and cure of stomach and bowel disBi orders of a catarrhal, fermentative, ulcerative or tubercular nature, g|| B| Simple and harmless, this remedy exercises its soothing, lubricating
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    • 39 6 J 2 E. 0., PENANG, fgj The Best. The CRAG, Penang Hills. X The only Sanatorium in the Straits Settlements. M RAFFLES, SINGAPORE. Well-known from East to West. K OS STRAND, Rangoon. I The most frequented Hotel in Burma.
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  • 58 6 DEATH. Bain.—Feb. 10, at his residence at Pudu, George Bain, aged 51 years. OBITUARY. London, February 14. The 'death is announced of Mr. Robert Cameron, Liberal M.P. for the Houghton-le-Spring Division of Durham. Deceased was 88 years of age. The death has taken place of Mr. E. A. W. Clarke,
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  • 777 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers wD d seller B on, y) in our share li8t on 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day. X X X 5) 0) 33 m SQ -r *****5 i4 15 Jjamat 0, 10 10 10 10 Malayan Tin 77/- 80/- 78/9 82/6
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  • 39 7 RUBBER PRICES IN LONDON. London, February 15.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 4/2} Para to arrive 4/3 The rubber market is dull. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead de Co.]
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  • 989 7 s—Reuter. A HEROIC STRUGGLE. FINDING THE BODIES. IMPRESSIVE SERVICE IN ST. PAUL'S. London, February 14. Despatches from Christchurch state that Petty Officer Evans was the first of Captain Scott’s party to die. He broke down from nervous fatigue after reaching the Pole. The fate of the party
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  • 71 7 THE SULTAN’S CONGRATULATIONS Constantinople, February 14. The Sultan has congratulated the troops on their receut successes. The Hamidieh at Malta. Malta, February 15. The Hamidieh has arrived owing to stress of weather. It is believed her destination is the lonians. A-iyhow she will not return to Constantinople and
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  • 113 7 —D.O.L Berlin, February 15. Ssrvia snd Montenegro had intended make Skutari suriender befoie the Ambassadors’ conference resolves that the t iwn shall belong to Albania. At Bulgaria’s request, Servia has sent auxiliaries to Adrianople and Demotska. The Powers have declared to the Porte that acceptance of the peace
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  • 102 7 —Reuter. AN ALL-DAY BATTLE. London, February 14. A battle was in progress at Mexico City all day yesterday, the Federals using heavier guns but hesitating to assault the Rebels’ position. The Federals were constantly reinforced by incoming troops. Non-eombatants Terror-Stricken. Mexico City, February 14. The non combatants'continue
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  • 57 7 Reuter. A HUGE MEMBERSHIP. London, February 13. A week of conference in London has resulted in the fu ion of the three princi pal railway I rade Uni >ns into the amalgamated Society of General Bailway Workers ”nd Signalmen and Pointsmen with a total membe ship of
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  • 39 7 jr.—Reuter. REJECTED BY THE LORDS. London, February 14. Th® House of Lords after a three days debate rejected the Welsh Dssestablishmen Bill by 252 votes to 51. The Bishops of Hereford and Oxford voted with the minority
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  • Our London Wire.
    • 55 7 SUNGEI REYLA RUBBER. P.G. Special Cable* London, February 14. At the rubber auctions to-day the amount sold was 914 tons. The average price realised was 4/1J as compared with 4/2J at the preceding sale. The market is hardening. The Sungei Reyla Rubber Company, Limited, has declared a
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  • 69 7 —D.O.L. RUSSIAN COMPLAINTS. Berlin, February 15. The Petersburg Government has approached the Chinese authorities at Peking with regard to the prevalence of robber gangs in North Manchuria, against which Russia declares she will take s’eps if necessary. In its reply the Peking Government draws attention to
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  • 52 7 i. Reuter. VOTE PASSED WITH ENTHUSIASM. Ottawa, February 15. The H ouse of Commons passed the app opriation vote of thirty-five million dollars for the three Canadian Dreadnoughts by a majority of thirty-two. The occasion was made a great scene of patriotism, the members rising and singing tfie
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  • 174 7 CAPABLE STRAITS POLICE OFFICER, A telegram received in Penang to-day announces the death at Home of Mr. H. F. Perrett, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Straits Settlements. Deceased, who was 54 years of age, joined the Metropolitan Police, in 1882, as a constable, being promoted Sergeant
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  • 187 7 Our attention has been called to a most objection ble practice indulged in by certain owners of motor-cars, of motoring at a high rate of speed along the Esplanade on Band nights. The custom would be reprehensible in normal conditions of traffic but is especially so
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    • 361 7 $50,000 TO LEND wanted on first class security only. between mabch and JUNE 75,000 Hevea Stumps. Apply with full particulars to N. 3. T„ c/o Gazette. App i y BUting price to MANAGER, TDOARD AND LODGING with private Sungei Ular Estate, Kulim, Kedah. LJ family from Ist May excellent table,
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  • 662 8 P.M.G. CAN THE CLAN SYSTEM BE REVIVED? How or why the chieftain of a Scottish clan cauuot ke found is one of those romances that are likely to tempt the speculative hutorian for an indefinite period. The Clan Macfarlane has now come upon the scene seeking its head,
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  • 243 8 Organisation to Raise Status and Pay. Another remarkable proof of the development of the cinematograph industry in this country is shown in the information given to a Daily News and Leader representative to the effect that there are no fewer than 10,000 people earning their livelihood in
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    • 687 8 A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY. IN the best regulated families the little ills of life will creep in. Some member of the family e rcle may occasionally suffer from Biliousness and Indigestion, and one or the other will from time to time exhibit the well-known symptoms of Const pation. From these little
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    • 152 8 It’s a Bad Sign When you have that obstinate, lingering cough which will not be shaken off. There is no cough at any stage, whether old or young, but what needs attention. A cough soon wrecks a strong constitution, oon make s one helpless, in fact a cough is a
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    • 313 8 THE KOALA LUMPUR ENGINEERING WORKS, LTD. KUALA LUMPUR, KLANG TAIPING. Contractors for all kinds of Steel Constructional Work, Mining Plants, Aerial Ropeways, Rubber Factories, etc., etc. 11 r 11 BRACES DIESEL RUBBER SPECIAL TOOLS have now been in« ET HI OI HI O MACHINES stalled to cut rub- I CslwwllitO
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  • 2463 9 Number of Issue j S E 3 6 ■j Capital- Rubsen bed. shar Va!ue. s Dividends. Kama. J X CQ m 9 jr 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 MININ®. .an »100 000 IW.OOO 60,000 $1 1 Ayer Weng Rahman/D 4P- Co. 2.30 WWJ 300.000 30.000 10 10 10 30
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  • 119 9 C Brit 94, Hunter, Feb. 14, Kedah, gen., K. 8. A Co. Suuda. Brit., 2987, Irving, Feb. 14, Y’hama, gen., Adamson Gilfillan Co. Taroba, Brit., 3657, Addenbrooke, Feb. 15, B’pore, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Petrel, Brit., 124, Campbell, Feb. 14, Tanjong Balei, gen., E. 3. Co. Glenogle, Brit, 2399,
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  • 122 9 Ban Lee for Alor Star (Kedah). Taroba for Madras, taking mails for Europe etc., via Bombay. Petrel for Asahan. Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan. Trang for Trang. Leong Ho for Batu Bahra. Rotorua for Tongkah. Hok Canton for Dindings, Sitiawan and Teluk Anson. Padang for Batu
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  • 131 9 [Pbnang, February 15, 1913. (By (Jnurt6Sy oj th« Oharl«r<td Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 532 M 4 month*» 1 signt Bank ...2/4 7/16 3 Credit ...2/4 5/8 n 3 Documentary ...2/4 11/16 □aloutts Demand Bank Re. 174$ 3 days* sight Private 175$ Bombay Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’night Privste
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  • 260 9 Penang, February 15, 1913. Gold leaf $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $63 1/4 sellers. Trang Pepper $23 3/4 nominal. iyi ace $l2O sellers. Mace Pickings $99 buyers. Cloves $39 sel ers Nutmegs 110 ...$27 1/2 sellers z- jj o x $8.20 sales.
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  • 28 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICI Momday. ,0, cl Jit Seng 7 a.no. *•«<>“ 4 P- m Tdbsday. Tongkah Calypso 1 P“ Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30 p.m.
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  • 185 9 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1«. Church of Eaglaad. St. George’s Church.—Holy Communion, 8.30 a.m.; Matins, (Chinese), 10.30 a.m.; Sunday School, 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m. S.P.G. Maaaioa. St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth.—Evensong and Sermon, 5.30 p.m. Bukit Tengah.—Holy Communion, (Tamil), 8.30 a.m. Holy Trinity Church, Nibong Tebal.—Litany and Matins,
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  • 165 9 Saturday, February IS. Chinese Fireworks, Esplanade, 9 p.m. Golf Club Men s Presgrave Cup. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangs&r Road. Sunday, February 16. 2nd Sunday in Lent. Golf Club: Men’s Presgrave Cup. Monday, February It. Penang Football League,
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    • 281 9 “ADLER” TYPEWRITERS. „kA\eT" '■UG'tV. a.Ywa?ys'\rv ircmx. Ya M \feYX.« SIMPLE efficient 1N IN CONSTRUCTION. USE. UwJjgggggrgy MODERA/JLE IN PRICE. Foolscap Model $120.00. Brief Model $140.00. Policy Model $170.00. SOLE AGENTS: BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd, J>£/V4/VG. Thc Fascination of the East Is brought home to you In the perfection to which
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  • 461 10 ROUND OF PARIS RESTAURANTS. The well-known French dramatic writer, Georges Courteline, has for some time pist carried on a lively war with the police, on account of some unwarranted sentences of punishment. Lately through several humorous sallies be has quite worn them out, so that they have
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  • 409 10 Germany's Scheme for Guarding Her Frontier. By the middle of January, writes a Berlin correspondent, another aerial cruiser will have been added to the aeronautical army of the Kaiser’s army. The new cruiser, which is of the Zeppelin type, will be known officially as the “Z. 4.” and
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    • 153 10 Be Keep Br /7 t 7.7 4 VA N A ,9rako \k K Tonic Wine 1 If you cannot eat you cannot 0 |L be strong. ‘Vana’ will give JJ you a hearty appetite and help Y° 11 ass m ’l a e *h e food you eat. y° ur
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    • 321 10 Appointment 7 I him I IBwril I g Because the Body Building Power of Bovril |H has been proved to be from 10 to 20 times the amount taken. J THERE IS ONLY ONE BOVRIL. J|| illlllllllllllllBlllllllll!l!lll!ll( Ir A If O' X'KW LEMON.SQUASH z A Wholesome Health Beverage O ’Jt’h<»r
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  • 815 11 H.M.S. Netvcastle has left Hongkong to search for the B. and S. steamer Yingchow, which is supposed to be drifting at sea i off Luzon with her propeller lost through’ the snapping of her tail-shaft. A Parliamentary White Paper shows that last jear 1,731,838 persons .booked sex pas-ages
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    • 656 11 A Lay Preacher k. 11 I' > 4 h x •\",i MfcdiH'.oft V T < K Brain Fag, Nervous Exhaustion Just a change of opinion was enough to give Mr. W. King his present prosperity, for he realised in the nick of time that his way was not curing his
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    • 847 11 WHY ARABIC? BX2LE: ARABIC applied to the roof and sides of your house or factory will effect an enormous reduction in the internal temperature. Arabic is an excellent preservative for ironwork; it covers more surface and lasts longer than paint. X/” IK It is sold in the form of a
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    • 2509 12 P& livtc acd Sailta B Norddevtscher Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Navigation Co., LIMITFD I WPBCTED ARRIVALS AND]DEPARTURES. 1 OCCdll Stedlll Ship CO., |h| For Intended to Sail. Sts amir. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. AND 1913 Sun. 16th Feb. at 4 p.m. Ellora Feb 20 Delta connecting with
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