Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 March 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833- No. 68 VOL. LXXI. FRIDAY. 28th MARCH, 19!3. PRICE 10 CENTS’
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 860 1 8 For $3O Vou can have the “Pinang S I Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address. (UOCAL SUBCRIFTION. $27.) s Proportionate Quarterly and q d Half-yearly rates. g e Subscriptions are payable in n Uvance and remittances should o be addressed to a Th. Managing
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    • 82 1 ■•■HNMaaaaaaaoaaaooaaaMMß• II Then you are away on leave J V V you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- mercial, Mining. Planting, Ac. c D This you can do in no better way c g than by subscribing to the Weekly Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” c
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  • 1155 2 the lower animals.”—E. Hoffman, in the Daily Citizen. SOME WONDERFUL EXPERIMENTS. Among twentieth-century wonders a prominent place must ba assigned to experiments testing the mental capabilities of animals. Most people hive seen the amaziug feits performed by trained animals on the stage. But the questions arise: Wha
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  • 437 2 In a recent paper before the Yorkshire section of the Institution of Electrical Engineers Mr. K. Cox gave some interesting figures as to the capital outlay and working charges for a small electrical power station 650-k.w. capacity equipped alternatively with (1) a steam turbo-alternator, (2) two gas engine
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  • 141 2 Lost from a Wiltshire Church, Found in British Guiana. The curious adventures of a set of Communion plate, missing from the parish church of M elksham. Wiltshire, and discovered in British Guiana, are relat°d in the current issue of the West India Committee circular. The plate consists of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1027 2 BANKS. SITUATION VACANT. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. EUROPEAN NURSE WANTED AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. L To take charge if child, 5 months old, Incorporated by Royal Charter. on healthy Rubber Estate—Apply with referrences to Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 JJo. 127, c/o Pinang Gazette Reserve Fund £1,650,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 38,
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    • 250 2 Grant’s Pure Malt Whiskies. 1 v j eu r GLENFIDDICH DISTILLERY. R. T. REID A Co., SOLE AGENTS, Be Beautiful “‘Hazeline' x, Snow” makes t rough, coarse A, skins, soft, smooth and velvety. It cleanses and beau- tifies complexions that are dull, greasy and sallow. 6\ “‘HAZELINE’ SNOW” (TRADE MARK)
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
    • 469 3 VIEWS OF PROMINENT ESTATE MANAGER. The Hon. F. W. Collins, Estate Manager of the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, and the Malacca Member of the Legislative Council of the Strait* Settlements, is at present on a visit to Ceylon, outward bound for Malacca. Interviewed in Colombo by a
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    • 322 3 Oku Thousand Acrbs. The following is the report of the directors to the shareholders of the Rajah Hiram Coconut Estate, Ltd to be submitted at the second annual general meeting in Bangkok on March 26. It says that the property consists of 1,200 acres. At the
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    • 409 3 THE WINDING-UP. An extraordinary general meeting of the Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber and Produce E.tatea, Limbed, was held on March 4, at rhe London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court, Cannon Street, E. C., to consider resolutions for ths voluntary winding-'ip of the company. Mr. John Hay presided. The
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    • 272 3 A Loss at Kuala Lumpub. Presiding at tl>e meeting of the Planters’ Stores and Agency Company on February 24, Mr. Richard Rowe said that the profit for the half-year under review was not so good as that for the first half-year, as the March quarter was
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    • 115 3 Minutes of the Committee meeting of the Agricultural Experiments held last week are just to hand. At the meeting the Chairman read correspondence regarding Professor Dunstan's visit to Ceylon re rubber research. As the Professor was not coming at presect representations were made that a specialist
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    • 316 3 The following are output* for February: Hayoop lbs. 8,504 Jong Landor 14,243 K»d*h 11,035 Sungei Way 24,218 Riverside 14,474 Strathmore 4,986 Bua Manggis 3,395 Sekong 9,011 Straite 126,000 Kuban* 37,000 Tali Ayer 32,500 Began Serai 10,500 Batak Rabit 9,500 Semoah 7,766 Brieh 8,684 Alor-Pongsu 8,120 Merbau 600 Shneei
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    • 128 3 The ignorance of London rubber company controllers—except in the matter of how many beans make five—is blissful, as the following piquant incident illustrates. One particularly unhealthy estate in the F.M.S. wa* visited some time ago by a wellknown expert on malaria and its causes who sent a detailed
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 310 3 BEVAN’S RELIABLE VIOLINS. Complete with Bow, Case, Set of Extra Strings and Resin. School Violin Rs. 15 0 Student’s Model 20 0 Artist’s Model 30 0 Orchestral Violin 40 0 Stradivariua Model 55 0 Concert Model 75 0 Imperial Set 100 0 |or Size Model 25 0 Illustrated Catalogue Free.
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    • 186 3 I I I H/ADm I I H Xs* s k Jr H The Ever Increasing B I DEMAND I FOB I Continental I I —Tyres I I IS THE BEST PBOOF OF THEIK QUALITY. H Stock Holder*: R I CHIN SENG Co., Ltd. CHIN KOOI Co. I I TAI SENG
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  • 468 4 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following ere the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day 2 2 Seaam. x 00 W CO Kinta 16* 1» Lahat 9* 101 »1 Malayan Tin 80/- 83/« 77/6 81/PahaigO. 8/9 9/9 9/1* 10/Pengkalen 4* P.
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  • 183 4 THE S. S. SAYO MARU.” [/rom Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, March 28. In this case at Singapore the defence admitted to save time that the services were of the nature of salvage. Captain Duncan of the Sippho and Mr. Bettioson, Chief Engineer of the Penang, gave evidence,
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  • 1830 4 A CASE FROM THE BINDINGS. In the Supreme Court, to-day, Mr. Justice Thornton continued the hearing of the case in which Mr. Charing P. Harding, Managing Director of Segari Rubber Co., Ltd., Lumut, sued Mr. Walter Cyril Boomgardt, of Guernsey Estat°, Lumut, to recover the sum of $680.80
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  • 354 4 YEO CHOON HI N-LIM SAW BOEYYesterday Mill View, the residence of Mr. Lim Cheng Teik, J.P., was en fete on the occasion of the marriage of his youngs*t sister. Miss Lim Saw Boey, with Mr Yeo Cboon Him, the eldest son of Mr. Yeo Boon Swee. The
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  • 104 4 YESTERDAY’S MEETING. A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yest?rdiy when Mr. W. Peel p-esided. Others present were Messrs. F. Duxbury, Yeoh Guan Seok, W. T. Chapman, L. M. B-ll (Municipal Engineer) and L. A. C. Biggs (Seuetary.) The statement of receipts and disbursements for February was
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  • 67 4 Mr. Boyd will to day ask with reference to the statement made by the Government on the 9th August, 1912, namely, that the question of providing additional quarantine accommodation at St. John’s Inland for contacts was receiving attention,” will the Government sta'e (а) What additional accommodation has been
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  • 26 4 Selection The Mikado Sullivan. Two Step The Jolly Negroes Wedding Vollstedt. Walts Blue Bell Walteuful, Polka Whistling Lawton. March Tsar Nicholas II Sommer.
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  • 1209 4 SUIT AGAINST PERAK GOVERNMENT. BEFORE MR. JUSTICE WOODWARD. [From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, March 27. After tiffin His Lordship commenced the hearing of a suit in which Mr. E Iward Lauder Watson, of Taipin?, claims $5 000 from the Government of Perak as damages for injury to his
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 95 4 PR AC LICE SHOOT. At the practice shoot held this mornisg the following scores were made 200 Yards Dklibhra.tr. Miss J. Smith tt 28 Mi-s Mclntyre 28 Mrs. Oxenham 24 Miss W. Gawthorne 22 Mis. Liston 20 Miss Gawthorne 18 Miss E Mathieu 14 150 Yards
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    • 113 4 LADIES’ MONTHLY MEDAL. The following is the result for March)— MissE Hdm 48 38= 86 -20-6« Miss Brown 34 39= 73 5-6« Mrs. W. Evans 43 43= 86 -16-70 Miss L. Heim 50 47= 97—24 =73 Mrs. Dunn 43 40= 83- 8-75 Mrs. Samuel 35 42= 77
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  • 231 4 To-dity quotations for unrefined tin in Penang is $107.20 per picul, business done. Tin in London i* quoted at £2l 10s. spot and £213 10s. three months. To-diy —Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd.. 225 tons, $lO7 57%; Penang: Straits Tradi-g Co, Ltd., 250 ton», $lO7 50; Eastern
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  • 210 4 OBITUARY MR. CHEAM CHEOW HENG. We regret to record the death of Mr. Cheam Chow Heng, Senior Chinese Interpreter attached to the District C urt, Penang, which occurred early this morning at his residence, No. 15 Green Hail, through an internal complaint. Deceased, who was 46 years old, had been
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 137 5 BY APPOINTMENT TO H M. THE KING. CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The India Office. The Office. ALSO r 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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  • 993 6 In the electrically surcharged state of world affairs, we welcome the assurance of the First Lord of the Admiralty that the British Government is alive to the maintenance of naval security and that this will always be regarded as a first charge on the resources of the
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  • 82 6 LATEST DIVIDENDS. THE AUCTIONS. P. G. Special Cable.] London, March 27. Klanang Produce Co,, Ltd., announce a final dividend of 50 per cent. Eow Seng Rubber Co. t Ltd., announce a final dividend of per cent. A dividend of 5 per cent is declared by the New
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  • 39 6 RUBBER PRICES IN LONDON. London, March 28.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 3/9| Para to arrive 3/10 The rubber market is weak. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <k Co.]
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  • 101 6 ANNUAL MEETING AT SING APORE. [from Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore March 28. The fourth annual general meeting of Haytor Rubber Estate was presided over by Mr. Gibbons. A net profit of $36,568. was reported A final dividend of 10 per cent, was declared, making 15 per cent, for
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  • 219 6 —Reuter. TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION. New York, March 27. Six of the Middle West States have been stricken with the greatest disaster since the San Francisco earthquake. Floods are increasing and sweeping over the country especially in Ohio and Indiana and causing hitherto incalculable destruction Telegrsphs, telephones and railways
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  • 107 6 —Reuter. A MEMBER SUSPENDED. London, March 27. In the Commons an attempt by the Opposition to take a snapdivision on the Appropriation Bill led to a heated scene, the Ministerialists rising to continue the debate until the Government forces mustered. Nevertheless the Government majority fell to 39.
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  • 523 6 —Reuter. A BULGARIAN RUSE TUUBU SCENIS OF unU(t Sofia, March 27 Details of the assault on Adrianoni that herds of cattle were sent to the f to avert the dangers of the rained tr J Mail-clad soldiers provided with bu i cut the wire entanglements surrounding? forts, whose
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  • 76 6 —Reuter. A COMMERCIAL TREATY. Ottawa, March 27. Mr. Borden introduces a bill into the Canadian House of Commons this week, providing for Canada s 1 1 ion to the Anglo-Japanese relt 'jtha Commerce and Navigation 1911, an treaty will be accepted in its entire 7 the exception
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  • 59 6 —Reuter. 6,000 TROOPS TO ATTEND. London, March 28. Viscount Wolseley’s most impressive since that or of Wellington. Six thousand are participating. lb® King iab 1 manded that every possible b° D^ ur h be paid. Field Marshals in Eng and be pall-bearers. The tomb wi passage between
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 153 6 (We hold a very ESTATE I CHECK ROLLS LARGE SIZE I Weekly, Fortnightly and Monthly I (200 Folios Each). I These Books are newly made, specially designed I and corrected up-to-date to meet the I requirements of all Estates. I Reduced Price $5 each. i When ordering please state whether
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    • 38 6 2 E Ac 0., pbnang. Cc] The Best The CRAG, p»n*n* main, m The only Sanatorium ia th. Straits Settlements. rn RAFFLES, sinqaporb. WeU-Laow. from East to West. CM STRAND. Rangoon. The n >st frequented Hotel in Burma.
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  • 3035 7 IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY FIRST LORD. THE RACE IN ARMAMENTS. CALL FOR A HALT. L—Reuter. London, March 26. Mr. Winstrn Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty in introducing the Navy estimates, at the outset explained the causes of the increases in naval expenditure. It vm, firstly, owing to
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  • 200 7 —Reuter. ENTHUSIASM AND FAVOUR SAID TO BE DECLINING. London, March 27. A special article in Ths Times on the occ«sion of the pissing of the Japanese budget discusses the financial situation which it considers is on the whole satis factory, despite the heavy burdens imposed os
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  • 50 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 28. At the adjourned meeting of the Poultry and Dairy Fa-m Company, the motion to liquidate voluntarily found no seconder. Mr. R >bertson, the Chair mao, retired. Messrs Guest, Tan Tat Yan and Lee Peck Hoon were appointed directors.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 77 7 BLACK PANTHER FOR SALE. SEVEN MONTHS OLD. Been in captivity six weeks. Apply to No. 101, c/o Pinang Gantts h SCHERBERG’S MUSIC. SUPPLIES MONTHLY. NEW STRINGS. CO-OPERATIVE AGENCY, 104, Muntri <& Leith Street. I am Coming! Wait for me A Continental Exclusive Feature 6,000 feet in 3 Reels “A BALKAN
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    • 272 7 WANTED HPHOROUGHLY experienced Nurse» European or Eoiatiau preferred, to take complete charge of 7 months old baby for three mqptbe. Food and laundry pre▼ided. Please apply, stating cash salary required to No. 58, c/o Pinang GkwlM, WANTED A CASHIER, must furnish 15 000 Security. Apply to No. 19 c/o Pinang
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 247 7 NEW FEATURES NEW SURPRISES H A NEW LOT OF All WONDERFUL BRITISH EXCLUSIVES II TMIfiHTS MAGNIFIGIENT BILL TECHNICALLY ADMIRABLE THE BIGGEST WINNER THIS YEAR. New J Variety We > of Guarantee W Varieties 20,000 feet of An-All-Star Cast. Beats any other similar ones you ever saw The George Town Kinematograph,
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    • 134 7 Penang Motion Picture Show, Location PENANG ROAD. TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT! t Commence at 8-30 p.m. 1 Master as General [Pathe]. 2 La Boite De Pandora [Gaumont]. 3 Tr e Irony of Fate [Pathe]. 4 Fire Brigade Mancsuvrei in Australia [Pathe]. 5 He must have a Wife [A B.]. 6 Miss
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  • 907 8 GREATEST GAMBLING DEN. Now that the Monte Carlo season is in full swing and the Riviera generally crowded with visitor?, some account of the inner history of the greitest gambling den in the world may not be without interest, writes the Weekly Scotsman. Indeed, Yankees may
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  • 792 8 For Balik Pulau, at 8 a.m. and 0-30 p. m Butterworth, at 7 a.m., 10 am 1 n L 4- p.m. •“<! Bukit Tam bun, 6-15 a.m., at 8 a,m i K p.m., and also 5-30 p.m. on Saturd»!; Bukit Mertajam, 6-15 a.m., 7.15 8
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 504 8 «r® O| B AKA MBA DRINK, A TONIC, AND fl 1 e A digestive COMBINED I B WITHOUT ALCOHOL OR GA*. ffl ffiw (SSBM» ||||J LLJ |lJ^, OK$ Exercise I -After exercise, O.T. is I f 'li I’ ii J Refreshing Drink. I With plain cold water IOhO Mil WG-
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    • 566 8 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. EUROPEAN LINE Fortnightly service is maintained be» -**en Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, .ondon and Antwerp, under mail contract ith the Imperial Japanese Government, he New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining his service have been specially designed and onstructed, and are fitted with all
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 2054 9 capital > Subioribed. 2 Dividend». Nml 5 Jg i Igo a i 9 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 MI NI M•. 1913 1100,000 $OO.OOO 60.000 1 1 Ayer Weng Rahman/D fc P. 00. *1.50 *l-60 1903 300.000 300,000 30.000 JO 10 30 30 984 Belat Tin Minina Oo $39
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  • 2795 9 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Exchange Booms. The President (the Hon. Mr. W. W. Cook, Straits Trading Co., Ltd.) was in the chair. The Chairman, in proposing the adoption of the report
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  • 1871 10 MINE AND ESTATE RETURNS. We propose to publish every week the latest statistical information as to the outputs of the more important tin mines and rubber estates in Malaya, compiled and revised for us by Messrs. Kennedy Co. TIN MINES RETURNS. 1011. 1918. 1913. J»™* April. May.
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  • 169 10 Teesta, Brit., 3428, Willis, March 27, Madras, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Thongwa, Brit., 6293, Robins, March 27, H’kong, gen., Hnttenbach Liebert <fc Co. Maeteuijcker, Dut. 827.25, Koppenhaar, March 27, Batavia, gen., H. Liebert Co. Rotorua, Brie., 556, Bell, March 27, Taimuang, gen., E. 8. <fc Co. Seang Choon, Brit.,
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  • 50 10 Seang Choon for Rangoon. Alma for Port Swettenham and Singapaore. Hebe for Teluk Anson. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi A Perlis. Pangkor for Bindings, Sitiawan and Bagan Datoh. Perseus for Colombo and Tuticorin. Flying Dragon for Port Weld and Taiping. Namur for Colombo and Tuticorin. Tong Hong for Rangoon.
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  • 126 10 Pbnanq, March 28, 1913. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 3/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 3/8 3 Credit ...2/417/32 3 Documentary ...2/419/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’ sight Private n 175} Madras Demand
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  • 62 10 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE, To- Mobbow. For Per Close. Madras, taking mails') for Europe, etc., vid > Taroba 10 a.m. Bombay J Regt, up to_B-30 a.m. Rangoon Calcutta Ellenga 3 p.na Port Swettenham and Singapore Lama 31-5 p.m Langsa, T. Semawe, > Segli, Olehl e h Sabang, Paring
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  • 81 10 Friday, Marek St. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Strait. Cinematograph, Penan. Rn George Town Cinematograph K Kangsar Road. Saturday, Marek 19. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Svaday, Marek 30. Easter Day. Maa day. Marek 31. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April I. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m Wedaesday,
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  • 245 10 Pimamg, March 28, 1913. Quid leaf Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock White Pepper $31.75 ,»1«. Trang Pepper Sl9-00buy er S12O 8 „11' Mace Piolungs 9B Bel] S via S3» out of Btoc k. Nutmeg. 1W 124.T5 «u.m o f w $8.20 sal., Sugar j No.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 40 10 FWearne Bros., Ltd, fl MOTOR ENGINEERS AND IMPORTERS, 0 SINGAPORE V IPOH. SOLE AGENTS FOR Straits Settlements KB and F. M. S. R 3 SEATER, BA $1,400. K 5 SEATER, BB ■a $1,550. A I FREE ON RAIL KM SINGAPORE.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 36 10 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H W. L. W; A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Mar. 28 3-13 9-14 3-24 10-20 „29 3-39 9-20 342 11-21 „30 4-05 10-08 4-03 Nil. „31 4-39 11-03 4-33 1-51
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  • SPORTING NOTES.
    • 838 11 EXCITING RUGBY GAME WITH FRANCE. Paris, February 27.—People north of the Tweed will be relieved ta know that Wales escaped from Paris without injury after victory over France by 11 prints to 8. Not only this, but Mr. Miles, the referee, who, owing to some unconscious oversight,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 813 11 INSURANCE. THE CORPORATION OF THE I ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE I YEARS AGO a nouse was built in Singapore, Royal Exchange, London I all the wood work (except the joists and beams) I being of SERAYAH. It was noticed on excavating C b7 R I the ground was INF£STEU a.d, 1720,
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    • 227 11 DON’T FORGET TO ORDER THAT DRY GINGER ale FROM FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED. JOHN ROBERTS wnmh, BILLIARD TABLE MAKER. M. SLOAN, Penang Representative. jyr HOTEL NORMAN, Full-sized PENANG. BILLIARD ZX TABLES fitted with all accessories complete from $B5O. A large stock of Billiard accessories w always on hand. Estimates given for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 2380 12 p Norddevtscher L loyd B rcmen Steam Navigation Co. g teaffl j| a¥ |g a on |r*® IXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. 8 MAU SERVICE OUTWARD. I L T Ocean Steam Ship co hn 1913 Fob Ixtbmdbd to Sail. Stbambb. Apr. 3 Devanha connecting with Malwai AND Apr. 17 China connecting
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