Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 May 1913

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 117 VOL. LXXI. SATURDAY. 24th MAY, 19!3. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1036 1 iruouuiannnrinnn □□■□□□dob d FOR $3O E u \TOU can have the Pinang g 1 Gazette posted every day o fur a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). e Proportionate Quarterly and n Half-yearly rates. g 2 Subscriptions are payable in n advance and remittances should q be addressed
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      81 1 ■OBODDDBDDODoaoDacrouaucDua a WBKN YOU ARE AWAY a YV on leave you want to keefj in touch with Malayai affairs, n 2 Social Commercial, Mining, D Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way than by subecrio- a ing to the Weekly Edition of the Pinang Gazette,” published 9
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    MANCHESTER COTTON.
    702 2 WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs. James F. Hutton <fc Co., Ltd., writing on Ist May, report:— Liverpool Cotton. To-day. Last week. Mid-American—Spot 6.60 6.74 Mid-American, current month 6.34| 6.48| F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 9.90 10.00 New York Cotton. Yester day. week. Spot—Cents 11.80 12.00 London. To-day. Last week. Bar Silver 27
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      1010 2 SITUATION VACANT. NOTICE. WANTED. MUNICIPAL, NOTICE. GOOD PIANIST, Lady or Gentleman. 'T' HE Municipal Commissioners of George Permanent engagement, good salary A Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders to competent musician. for the construction of Cement Concrete Aoolv No 658, c'o Pinang Gazette. Drains to back lane behind houses Nos. Appiy
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      39 2 The Penang Rubber Stamp COMPANY. RUBBER STAMP MAKERS ANO STATIONERS. No. 58, Market Street, Penang, Orders executed with promptitude and at moderate charges. II tf I Rubber Stamp requisities ot every description always in stock. tu th 8 19-6
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      1216 2 Grant’s Pure Malt Whiskies TH N. Y. K. SS Japan Mail Steamship Co. Lj. f iQh EUROPEAN LINE A Fortnightly service is maintained GLENFIDDICH DISTILLERY. s®«® Yokohama via ports to MarseilJM und ®r mail contract d? CO., -S*— Tith the Impenal Japanese Governing? SOLE AGE/VT3. hu ..X h„X instructed, and
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    CHINA ASSOCIATION.
    950 3 THE FIVE HOWER LOAN. The annual meeting of the China Asso-j ciation was held on 29th ult. at the offices of the P and O Ste«m Navigation Co., L Q adenh ill-street, Londo", EC Mr Geo. Jamieson, C M G, presided, and the following membeis were present:—Sir Charles
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      1049 3 they my in the To-night! To-night!!' HONGKONG POST OFFICE. 1O() to 1 Chance nr j* 7. Or the thousands of visitors from all ATTRACTIONS NUMEROUS P arts of the earth who call at the HongAT kong Post Office hut few cw fail to n >tice an inscription which faces them
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      491 3 51/TU» TI KA** i/11 wvl fl Url QUALITY-TIME-PRICE. 1 “GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU HAVE CQO AND THE BEST WILL COME BACK TO YOU WE Have for the past Twelve Years held an Undisputed Claim to 4 Ji GIVE The Best Possible Quality served in j The Shortest Possible
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    "AN UNDESIRABLE ALIEN."
    449 4 SUCCESSFUL APPEAL IN MAMBERTI CASE. Mr. Justice Sprouse sat on Wednesday afternoon at Singapore to hear the appeal of the Frenchman, Thomas Mamberti, against the conviction snd sentence of two months’ imprisonment recently recorded against him in the police court on a charge of living wholly or
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    To-day's Tin Quotations.
    66 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was sluB.loper picul, buyers, no tellers. Tin in London is quoted at £221 spot and £216 three months. The following was the local report To-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., 250 tons, $108.70; Penang: Straits Trading Co., Ltd., nil; Eastern
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    SMALL TOWN SNOBBERY.
    943 4 AN ACTUAL EXPERIENCE “An Artist contributes the following article to the Daily Mail. S)me portions seem suited for local application and, in order that they should touch the spot,” it is recommended that the most caustic passages be well rubbed in. It was a dear little furnished
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      THE DERBY.
      27 4 LATEST LONDON BETTING. London, May 23. The latest betting on the Derby is 9/4 against Craganour 5/1 Shogun 25/1 Day, Comet, Prue, and Radiant.— Reuter.
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      CRICKET AT HOME.
      42 4 London, May 23. Derbyshire beat Warwickshire by seven "wickets. Ke t beat Leicestershire by nine wickets. Oxford beat M C. C. by an innings and 41 runs at Oxford. Hampshire beat M. C. C. by 208 runs at Lords.—Reuter.
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      POLO AT SINGAPORE.
      111 4 GOLFER’S GENEROUS GIFT. [from Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 23. The Golf Club has voted $l,OOO to help the Polo Club to get a new ground. FOOTBALL AT SINGAPORE. In the Association Cup competition the Yorkshire Regiment drew with the Royal Artillery, each side scoring a goal.
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      189 4 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The results of yesterday’s play were as follows: Mixbd Doubles Handicap.. —Miss Barnett and Turner best Miss L. Heim and Wood by s—", 6—4, 6 1. Ladies’ Singles Handicap.—Mrs Dunn be*t Mrs Cleaver by 3—6, 7—5, 6—o; Mrs Neubronner beat Mrs Edwards by 6 3,
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      PENANG VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB.
      143 4 RIF IE MATCHES. Penang will shoot the following matches next week, shooting to commence at 6.30 a m. each morning. Inter-State Match. Against Perak and Selangor, on Tuesday, 27th May. Mid East Interport Match. Against Calcutta and Colombo, on Wednesday, 28th May. Far East Interport Match.
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      P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      21 4 Ties for Monday, 26 Single Hawdioap.—Starr v. Mitchell; Lindley v. Jarvis. Double Handicap.—Miles and Hamilton Oxeuham and Holmes.
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    987 4 THE SUMMER RACE MEETING (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing,) will he held on Tuesday, the 17th, Thursday, the 19 th, and Saturday, the 21 st June, 1913. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 17th JUNE, 1913. 1 P *7 Th® Merchants and Miners’ 1 Plate and Bowl.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    233 4 SUNDAY, MAY 25. Church of England. St. George’s Church.—Matins, 8 a.m.; Holy Communion, 8.30 a.m Matins, (Chinese), 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m. Chaplaincy of Perak North. All Saints’, Church, Taiping.—Litany, 7.45 a.m.; Holy Communion, 8 a.m,; Children’s Service, 5.30 p.m Evensong, 6.30
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      131 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SXLE. 12 Bore Hammerless Ejector Gun, specially bui t for me last year. Only u<ed twice and as new. Price $l7O or near offer. 8. F. BRERETON MARTIN, Pen mg. Central Sales Room. TO BE SOLD By Public Auction, At 341, Dato Kramat Road, (The Residence of
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      16 4 BOVRIL bjr virtua of its body-building power fortifies the system afainst the attacks of illness. liar
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    LITERARY MERIT.
    1368 5 THE VALUE OF WORDS. The gr«at Sir Christ .pher Wren once said, M I am convinced with Machiavelli or some in»eresting fellow—’tis no matter whether I quote true—that the world is general y governed by words,” and Sir Wi ham Hunter, in writing to one of his sons,
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    Treatment of Kala-Azar.
    369 5 Arsenical Doses. In the April number of the Indian Medical Gazette, Dr. F. Roux, a former Surgeon of tue French Navy and a former Chief Medical Officer of French India, write» on the efficacy of arsenic in the treatment of Kala-Azar. He points out the similarity m
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      387 5 JL TO-DAY not to-morrow! xi.l O 4 Before deciding where to S 1 y° ur next or der, we would like you to see B our Illustrated Cata- S I Y logue, which shows the j I I Latest Fashions in Ladies’ I V 1 II p j and Gent?*
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    EQUALITY OF INCOME.
    1237 6 All men may be equal in the sight of the law and of God, but in the work aday world the inequalities of intellect, of position and of wealth stand in the limelight, and, among many people, the belief is firmly held that these differences will continue
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      “STANDING TREAT.”
      481 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, It was with a great deal of interest that I read your article about the shouting system that is prevalent in clubs in the East. I agree with you entirely that the system is utterly pernicious. That the National Liberal
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    CAPTAIN AND HIS FIREMAN.
    230 6 MONOPOLIES OFFICER’S VISIT TO THE "GLENOGLE.” An officer from the Government Monopolies boarded the ss. Glenogle yesterday, when the ship was at anchor in the harbour, and arrested a Chinese fireman who was found to be in possession of a packet of chandu, valued at $5.
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    RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT.
    165 6 A number of prominent business men whom we have seea regarding the suggested extension of the F.M.S. Railway and its connection with the new Southern Siamese line, are emphatic in their opinion that Penang has an unique opportunity of pushing her interests and establishing her position in the
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    PERAK RIVER RUBBER.
    898 6 SECOND ANNUAL MEETING The second annual general meeting o f the Perak River Valley Rubber Com patly Ltd., was held at the Chamber of Com.' merce, Penang, to-day, when there were present Hon. D. A. M. Brown (i n th chair), Hon. R. Young, Megars W. jj
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      38 6 E. O.r PENANG. The Best 0 Th® CRAG, Penanr Hills ECS *1 re only Sanatorium in the Straits Settlements. RAFFLES, Singapore. Well-1 nown from East to West. 0S STRAND, Rangoon. The n >st frequented Hotel in Burma. C/5
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    LOCAL SHAREMARKET.
    227 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGE i. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day J Saasss. J 5 cn X r. Afrmng, Deebook il/- 14/- 10/- 13/Gopeng C. 33/9 36/9 32/6 35/6 Kinta Tin 161 18$ 16$ 18 Kamunting... 5/9
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    REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
    286 7 Messrs. Kennedy <fc Co.’s weekly report states Markets during the past week have been very quiet. Sterling Rubbers after opening strong and with rather more enquiry dosed dull. Transactions have been on a limited scale, but amongst others Allagars made 3/-, Anglo-Malays 12/3 Bikams 4/9, Heawoods
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    36 7 RULING PRICES IN LONDON. London, May 24.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 3/2| Para to arrive 3/8J Market dull. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co.]
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    THE MOTOR CYCLE CASE.
    25 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 21. Further evidence for the defence in the Motor Cycle case begins on 28ih instant.
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    OUR LONDON WIRE.
    90 7 SLUMP IN LINGGIS. LA TEST DIVIDEND ANNODNCEMENU (P. O. Special Cable.) London, May 23. The following final dividends have been declared Sungei Buloh Rubber Co., Ltd., 25 per cent. Malayasia Rubber Co., Ltd, 10 per cent. Interim dividends have been announced as follows: Straits Rubber Co, Ltd.,
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    23 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 24. The following are quotations Gambier 7.25 Copra Bali 12 15 Pontianak 11.40 best 12.25
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION.
    24 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 24. At the auction sheet rubber realised $1.54 to $1.58, Scrap $1.28 and Bark $1.21.
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    THE RAUB OUTPUT.
    39 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 24. Messrs. Derrick write to the papers stating that the Raub output published is incorrect it is not 1236 oz. but 836 oz. The mistake occurred in the telegraphic department.
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    KUALA KUMPUR FLOWER SHOW.
    115 7 FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, May 23. The Kuala Lumpur Flower Show opened to-day. The collection was not a great success, though there was a number of good individual exhibits. In many classes no exhibits were sent in. The Chinese exhibitors were very
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    WEDDING AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    68 7 GREY—CARR. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, May 24. The wedding took place at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, this afternoon, of Mr. Russell F. Grey, of Harper Co., and Mrs. Eveline Nevers Carr. The weather was unfavourable, but many people were present in the Church.
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    APPOINTMENTS GAZETTED.
    41 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 24. The Hon. R. Young is appointed a member of the Education Board. Mr. J. Mitchell and Mr. Quah Beng Kee are appointed members of the Penang Committee of the Tanjong Pagar Dock.
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    THE ROYAL WEDDING.
    283 7 -D.O.L. MEETING OF MONARCHS. POPULAR DZMONSTRATIONS Berlin, May 24. Crowds wait outside the castle, the Crown Prince’s palace and the English and Russian Embass es, wherever there is a chance of seeing King George and Queen Marv or the Tsar. Hawkers drive a thriving trade with little
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    FRENCH ARMY SERVICE.
    193 7 Reuter. WAR MINISTER’S STATEMENT. Paris, May 23. The demonstrations of various garrisons against the three years’ service were the subject of an interpellation in the Senate. The Minister of War said no one was more cruelly surpris d than himself at the incidents. The Government would re
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    JAPANS MERCHANT SERVICE.
    67 7 -Reuter. PURCHASE OF BRITISH VESSELS. London, May 23, The Standard says the P and O. steamer Naming, which was badly damaged during the December gale in the Bay of Biscay, has been sold to a Japanese Company for £24,000. Other sales to the Japan* se include the
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    PRINCE'S SILVER WEDDING.
    28 7 —DO. L. Berlin, May 23. In view of the forthcoming silver wedding of Prince Henry, the population at Kiel are arranging for a torch-light procession.
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    THE FRISCO FAIR.
    30 7 —D.O.L. GERMAN FIRMS WILL NOT PARTICIPATE. Berlin, May 23. The German iron and steel works have declined to participa’e in the forthcoming World’s Fair at San Fransisco.-
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    THE CHINA LOAN.
    34 7 -D.O.L. LARGELY OVERSUBSCRIBED IN BERLIN. Berlin, May 24. The Chinese loan has been covered over fivefold.—Reuter. German* Optimism. Berlin, May 23. The Chinese Loan has been many times over-subscribed in Germany.-
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    BIG FRENCH LOAN.
    69 7 —Reuter. NATIONAL DEFENCE SCHEME. Paris, May 23. The Minister of Finance announced that a special fund for nati nal defence will bs created, probab’y from eight hundred to a thousand million francs. A loan will thereby be necessitated and wil< be in t e form of twenty
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    ALIENS IN AMERICA.
    32 7 D. O. L. Berlin, May 23. In the United States Congress, Mr. R. Bartholdt announced a resolution for the prevention of American, Japanese and other international difficulties in future.—
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    BIG CUN EXPLODES.
    34 7 —Reuter. AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED. London, May 21. The breech block of a gun blew out at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, killing a captain and two privates and seriously wounding nine men.-
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    Eastern Athletic Union.
    87 7 A general meeting of the Eastern Athletic Union, a newly formed club duly registered under the Society Or-iinance, was held yesterday at No 9a Burmah Road, Penang. The following gentlemen were elected office-bearers for the first year President Mr Saw Swee Cheng, VicePresident Mr Khoo 3hee E
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  • THE WAR.
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      GREEKS AND BULGARIANS.
      192 7 —Reuter. DETAILS OF FIGHTING Salonika, May 23. The Bulgarian force on May 29th entered the neutral zone established as the result of the recent incident betw en Vultsista and They s >ught to enter the t’rritor es occupied by the Greeks. The latter opp sed them and
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    ITALIANS IN TRIPOLI.
    73 7 Reuter. BURPRISED BY THE ARABS. Rome, May 23 Details of the fighting on May 20 are to hand. The Italians were surprised when forming up for the return march, the Arabs pou ing in a deadly arti lery fire. They compelled the Italians to retreat to Derna
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    THE MIKADO’S ILLNESS.
    121 7 Reuter. AN ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S SYMPATHY. Washington, May 23. President Wilson has telegraphed to the Mikado h s si cere sympathv a d ardent hop j that h s ill ess will ba of brief duration and his recovery rapid and complete. A San Franeiseo
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    RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA.
    27 7 -D.O.L Berlin, May 23. Russia has secured r concession for the motor traffic from U'ga to Kiachta in place of the mail traffic. D.O.L.
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    WAGNER CENTENARY.
    16 7 —D.O.L. Berlin, May 23. The Wagner Centenary is b-ing celebrated all over the country.
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    TRONG ENTICING CASE.
    102 7 ACCUSED COMMITTED. From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, May 23. Mr. T. W. Patton, fir-t class magistrate, Taiping, to-day concluded the preliminary inquiry into the change against a woman named of Ti ong of having kidnapped a Malay girl Halimah for immoral purposes, the charge being under 366
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    A DERELICT.
    189 7 When the employes» of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. returned from the r tiffin on Tours lay afternoon, their attention was drawn to a portmanteau placed on the floor against the door in Bishop Street. The first thought that struck them was that a visitor might have been
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    256 7 H. H. the Sultan of Lmkat returned to Penang last evening by the Eastern Shipping Co’s as. Kedah, which vessel was charter d by the Sultan for the trip to Alor Star. His Highness was accompanied by the Tuuku Mohammed, Tunku Pohtre, Tunku Mas, I unku Sulung, Tunku
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    EDUCATION IN SIAM.
    316 7 —Bangkok Times. NEW SCHEME INTRODUCED. A Practical Course. A new scheme involvin' a con iderable change in Siam’s educational system is being introduced with the present year’s cours°, which is how about to be begun. Its chief provision is to do away with the old mool or
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    WRECK OF THE "SENEGAL"
    16 7 —Reuter. Smyrna, May 23. The damage to the Senegal is considered irreparahle.-
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    GERMANY’S YOUNGER WAR LORD.
    644 8 CROWN PRINCE AS APOSTLE OF THE SWORD. Unto the world’s end the sword will always b» the decisive factor at the last, just as a flash of lightning is the equalisation of the tensions between two differently charged clouds.” This is oue of the most striking
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    "Noctes Orientales"
    268 8 —M.M. When fifteen gentlemen of literary, artistic, scientific or other congenial tastes form themselves into a dining club, even in an Oriental city situated very near to the Equator, and agree to listen after dinner to an essay and a criticism based upon it, and follow this up
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      222 8 Green island cement Co., Ltd. M t J PORTLAND CEMENT» JJ In Casks and Drums of Drain Pipes, any shape 375 lbs net. Gutter ways i 5 M J n Bags of 250 lbs. net. Firebricks, and Fireclay > w Cement Tiles, any pattern. 7 Z H Glazed Paving Tiles.
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      638 8 REGULARITY 0F BOWELs] The First Line of Defence against 111-Health. Only about one man or woman in a hundred is perfectly healthy. The other 99 have some I digestive trouble, and perhaps more than 50 per cent of these could trace their trouble to that prevalent I evil —constipation. Its
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    SHARES.
    2175 9 Capital. Suossribed. N er of J’? ue S AS Share». Value. 3 Dividend». Name o (2 ri w 9 I 1909 1910 1911 1913 1913 MININ®. WO3 "sKS 10 10 £i 4 int Z feW «W» 1813 250,000 250,000 f J 0 J° Bukit Tawang Hydraulic Tin Pref. «l4|
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    JOCKEY BOOTS.
    1133 9 —Straits Times. SAID TO CAUSED CHILD’S ILLNESS. A carious case, out of the recent illness of Mr. A. Macleunan’s son and the cause of it, W4s opened before the Chief Justics (Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones) in the Singapore Supreme Court on Thursday. Mr. Maclennen sues, on behalf
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    JUDGMENT.
    29 9 [A-om Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 24. In the McLennan case the Judge found there was no negligence but a breach of contract and awarded the plaintiff $504.
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    Picture Shows.
    188 9 Again the George Town Cinematograph is presenting a very attractive programme for to-nighr, and among the specialities the Blind Princess,” Joe, the Railroad Hero,” and the Sheriff’s Baby,” are the most fancied and will no doubt draw a crowded house. Judging by the programme published in our columns
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    To-night’s Band Programme.
    35 9 Selection The Earl and the Girl Caryll. Cake Walk The Palm Eitella. Selection My Mimosa Maid Rubens. Waltz Red Roses Lehar. The Belle oj the Barber’s Ball Coban. March Dublin Bay Hewitt.
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    ARRIVALS.
    101 9 Candia, Brit., 4195, Peel, May 23, London, gen., Adanason Gilfillan Co Kedah, Brit. 94, Hunter, May 23, Kedah, gen., E. S. Co. Pangkor, Brit., 94, Caswell, May 23, Kedah, gen., E. 8. Co. Perak, Brit., 258, Gleuday, May 24, DeH, gen., E. 8. Co. Tara, Brit., 3651, Symmers, May
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    CLEARANCES.
    90 9 Tong Cauan for Alor Star (Kedah). Tara for Madras, taking mails for Europe etc., via Bombay. Trang for Trang Jin Ho for Asahan. Pungah for Pang Nga and Trang. Ellenga for Rangoon and Calcutta. Hok Canton for Teluk Anson. Alma for Tongkah. Maetsuijcker for Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli Olehleh,
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    EXCHANGE
    124 9 Pbkang, May 24, 1913. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 5/16 3 Credit ...2/4 15/32 3 Documentary ...2/417/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay Demand Bank 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Madras Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    255 9 Pinang, May 24, 1913. 8. P. Tapioca $4.50 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $1.65 buyers. Gold teal $64.60 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $33 buyers. Trang Pepper $2l sales. Mace $l2O nom. Mace Pickings s9Bs sellers. Cloves $39 out of season. Nutmegs 110 s23}
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    MAILS.
    41 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OHIO Monday. For Per Olo» Yen Jit Seng 7 a na Singapore, China and Japan Fausang 2 p.m. Calcutta Arratoon A pear 3 p.m. Tubsday. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30 p.m*
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      109 9 The National Mutual Life Association of AUSTRALASIA, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1869. The first Life Office in the world to introduce the nou-forfeiture principle to Polioies. A Mutual OfHoa. No •horotsoldore. Low Promlumo. Annual Irtdortie <1,284,3614. Fund» R7,R*l.a»O. Claims paid <e,07e,960. ALL profits are distributed amongst Polioy-holden. Clainaa paid in any part
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      FIRST SEA LORD AND THE FLEET.
      340 10 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, The First Sea Lord, on the 21st inst., admitted the abso’ute inadequacy of the British Fleet to fulfil itsfbs duty. This, for the first time for over a century. The Empire now knows, on the highest
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    New Method of Preserving Fish.
    294 10 Professor Danilevsky, a distirgui^h c d physiologist and a member of tl e Imperial Academy, St. Petersburg, and of the State Council, His Excellency Vladimir Ivanovitch Kovalevsky, president of the Imperial Russian Technical Society; Colonel BiancLi, of the Imperial Russian Amy; and Professor Spassky, a
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    Army Mules.
    238 10 The first shipment of mules imported for many years pist from the Argentine, arrived in Calcutta recently. Major Shore judging by the stock im ported has procured a magnificent stamp of animal. A fairly fast boat was chartered and on March 30th she steamed away from Buenos Aires
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    295 10 Saturday. May 24. Empire Day. Golf Club Monthly Medal Competition. Perak River Valley, Meeting noon. Band, Golf Club, 0 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuai> Kangsar Road. Sunday, May 25. Ist Sunday after Trinity. Golf Club Monthly Medal Competition. P.V.R.C. Monthly Shoot, 7 a.m.
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    CONSOLIDATED MALAY.
    400 11 FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICES. The seventh annual general meeting of the Consolidated Malay Rubber Estates (Limited) was held on 24th April at the London Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. L. Loudoun-Shand presiding. The Chairman said it was a dissppointment to the directors to be unable to recommend so large
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    365 11 The board of the Sumatra Rubber Cultuur Maatschappy reports that during 1912 955 bouws were planted with rubber and 830 bouws wi h coffee. The average price of Liberia coffee was f1.58’97, and of Robusta fl. 44 02 per picul. Coffee crop 1913 is estimated at 500
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    S.S. RUBBER EXPORTS.
    107 11 A cable received by the Malay States Information Agency from the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, corrects the statistics of the exports of rubber from the ports of the Straits Settlements for the months of January and February. The statistics a>e as follow —January, 1,757,867 lbs, against 1,686,533 as
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