Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 July 1913

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 150 VOL. LXXI. THURSDAY. 3rd JULY, 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    PLUCK IN THE NAG A HILLS.
    517 2 THRILLING INCIDENT TN RECENT FIGHT. Calcutta, June 23.—A correspondent, who was recently marching through the Naga Hills, where he heard all about the recent expedition there, writes of a plucky action that took place at the attack on Chinglong. He says: During the Naga
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    “How to Fight Mosquitoes.”
    318 2 In the Shanghai Municipal Gazette, Dr. Stanley again issues the following important instructions for the prevention of the mosquito nuisance Mosquitoes carry Malaria and other diseases. Mosquitoes cannot multiply except in stagnant water. Where stagnant water cannot be abolished the use of kerosine sprinkled on the
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      454 2 SITUATIONS VACANT. LADY TYPIST wanted immediately. Preference give to one with a knowledge of stenography. Apply, stating qualifications and salary required, to No. 512, c/o Pinang Gazette. WANTED KT ONCE. TWO BOOK-BINDERS, one Numbering Machineman, one Ruling Machineman and two Treadlemen. None but experienced men with good references need apply
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    JUDGE CRITICIZES EXTRAVAGANT WIVES.
    539 3 New York, May 30.—“ Half of the society women of New York are living at much too high a rat Q They ate drinking highballs and smoking cigarettes in fashionable restaurants or riding around in automobiles with poodle dogs when they bhoiild be attending to their
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    Woman Swallows Poison By, Mistake.
    296 3 New York, May 29.—Mrs. Rae Chessman, wife of Mr. Samuel Chessman, a druggist, swallowed a five-grain tablet of bichloride of mercury last night in her home, at 1102 Fox street, the Bronx, mistaking it for a headache tablet. Although she was feeling well a few
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    Where to Stay.
    28 3 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Hotel Norman and Runnymede Hotel. Singapore:—Raffles Hotel. Rang >on Strand Hotel. Calcutta :—The Continental Hotel Ceylon —Nuwara Eliya
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1373 4  -  E. L. Killick. THE LONDON MARKET. Since the decline in the raw rubber market an 1 the enlargement of the premium enjoyed by hard Para over plantation rubber, many sugges'ions hive been put forward with a view to improving the market status of the latter. Some of the
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    INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RUBBER SHARES
    1159 4 Although at the time of writing (June 13) markets in general are lo iking a trifle brighter, it is impos ible, says Mr. Kdlick in the Financier, to do more than luzird a guess as to whether they have defi i ely turned the corner
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    Local Steamer Service.
    178 4 The companies do not guarantee the dates of arrival of these vessels, but will endeavour as far as possible to ensure punctuality. From Alor Star, (Kedah) —Kedah, June 26, 28 and 30, and, Tong Chuan, June 27 and 29 Bagan Serai.—Daily. Bagan Datoh.—Pangkor, every Monday Deli.—lndragiri, every
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    101 4 The following are outputs for June Taiping Plant. lbs. 20,0 )5 Sumatra Consol. 19,071 Bukit Mertajam 16,438 Sungei Siput 4,363 London Sumatra 1,950 Gula-Kalumpong >, 48 880 Krian 17,270 Padang Jawa 9,210 Alor-Pongsu 8,110 Brieh 6,400 Merbau 1,074 B-ekoia 6,579 Malaka 5,494 Malakoff 24,200 Rim M n o
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    PENANG RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    53 4 The undermentioned rubber was sold at the Penang Rubber Auction Rioms to-day at the prices detailed below. 9,030 lbs. sold. Smoked Sheet $132—5140 Unsmoked Sheet 125 135 No. 1 Crepe 148— 149 No. 2 Crepe 130— 142 No. 3 Crrpe 125 No. 4 Crepe 81— 100 Untreated
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    Tin.
    247 4 The General Position. The market is best described as in progress towards normal conditions, saya the Ironmonger of 14 )u >e. I'he position at the moment cannot be calL d strong by any means and the general weakness has caused buyers to hold back from operations on a considerable
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      A PARIAH’S FATE.
      131 4 [To the Editor oj the Pining Gazette.”'] Sir, The letter of R.O.T. in to-night’s issue omits nothing in its eloquence save the concluding T.E.R. of the writer’s .signature. The unmistakeable and virulent Road Hog is betrayed by the first two Queries at the end of his letter.
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    THE WEEK’S EVENTS.
    157 4 Thursiay. July 5 Visitation of B.V.M. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Penang Motion Picture Show, Penang Road. Friday, July 4. Penang Club, Ladies’ Guest Night and Smoker. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 5. Band, Golf Club,
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    EXCHANGE.
    129 4 Pbnang, July 3, 1913. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demaud Bank ...2/4 1/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 11/32 3 Credit ...2/4 15/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 17/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 f 3 days’ sight Private 175| Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras
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      654 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. NOTICE is here >y given that Power of Attorney granted by Doctor Edith Boomgardt to Walter Cyril Boomgardt on the 9 h day of June, 1907, was revoked by said E lith Boomgardt on or about the 25th day of March, 1913. ADAMS ALLAN, Solicitors for the
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    696 5 IPOH GOLF CLUB. POSTING RULE ADOPTED. A special general meeting of members of the Ipoh Golf Club was held at the Club house on Monday evening to consider a pro posed new rule in place of rule 29, to read as follows “If any member shall fail to
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      102 5 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H W. L. W. AM. A.M. P.M P.M. July 3 11-40 5-52 Nil. 6-36 4 12-16 6-23 12-23 7-18 5 1-04 7-11 1-05 7-53 6 1-49 7-55 1-45 8-39 7 2-33 8-37 2-23 917 8 8-’6 9-18 3-00 9-54 9 400 10-00 337
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    JOHN BRIGHT—A GREAT ENGLISHMAN.
    1131 6 Life is a curious problem to most of us. We see our path very indistinctly, and stumble often. We sometimes wonder whether we have anything to guide us, any polar star, any objective to gain, in treading our weary way through the world. There are occasions
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES.
      66 6 —Reuter. THE PROBABLES. London, July 2. The probable starters with jockeys and weights in the race for the Princess of Wales Stakes (1 mile, to be run to-day at Newmarket,) are as followsCatmint (Jellis) 9/12. Aleppo (Wootton) 9/12. Lance (Walter Griggs) 9/12. Corncob (Rickaby) 9/4. Pilliwinkie
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      HOME CRICKET.
      50 6 —Reuter. London, July 2. Cambridge beat Marylebone by an innings and 152 runs at Lords. Ox:ord University drew with Hampshire at Southampton. Surrey*beat Sussex at the Oval by an innings and Notts beat Kent at Nottingham by 62 run». Warwickshire beat Lancashire at Bir- mingham by two wickets.-
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      TRAINING NOTES.
      199 6 The training has been favoured this season with good weather and excellent g>i'ig. No. 1 track would be hard to beat. Grafton King and Lossie set the bdl rolling. They were ridden round a coup’e of times in follow-my-leader style, but did nothing which they could not have
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    ARABIC SCHOOL.
    225 6 OPENING CEREMONY. At the Madarsathul Hania (Kapitan Kling Mosque), on the Ist inst., there was a gathering of the Mahommedan community, including Syed Husain al Hadiul Hydroos, Chief Priest Muslim Society, Syed Mushoor, Vice President, M. S. E. A. Merican, President, M. S. Abdulla, Emam Hajee, Yahia Katih,
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    The Governor’s Tour.
    171 6 His Excellency the Governor, Sir A. H Young, K.C.M.G., has been pleased by an instrument under the public seal of the Colony, to constitute and appoint the Hon. R. J. Wilkinson, C.M.G., to be I? 9 durin 8 his absence in the F.M.S., whither he goes by
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    557 6 Mr. and Mrs. Ford are shortly leaving Kuala Lumpur for Klang. Dr. Park, Municipal Health Officer, has returned from leave and is staying at the E. O. Mr. William Armstrong of Messrs Logan and Ross returned from leave by the N.D.L. Yorck yesterday. The name of Mr.
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    Charge Against Ship’s Cook.
    318 6 In Mr. Colman’s court this morning Ng Weng was charged with criu inal breach of trust in respect, of six coa's, two pairs of trousers and $3 in money on board the ss. Janet Nicol in Penang Harbour, the property of Chong Pok. Complainant ata ed
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      10 6 E. O. Hotel ANNEXE. LADIES' BILLIARD ROOM, MIXED GAMES ADMITTED.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    226 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day SHASia. J! Mining, Belat 2.50 290 2$ 2.90 Chenderiang 15c dis 25c dis 15c dis Gopeng C. 92/- 3/35 30/- 34/Jabu Tin 1.60 1.75 1.60 If
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    THE RUBBER MARKET
    36 7 RULING PRICES IN LONDON. London, July 3.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 2/10 Para to arrive 3/7| Market flat. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co.]
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    37 7 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, July 3. The following prices have been realised Gambier $6 87| Black Pepper 19.00 Copra Bali 12.15 Pontianak 11.50 Opium Uncertified 1,350 Ist Siam Rice 220 2nd Siam Rice 190
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    TRONOH TIN MINES. LTD
    83 7 JUNE RETURNS. The output of the Tronoh Tin Mines. Ltd., for June was:— From the Mine, Piculs 2,231 Tributers 331 Total 2,562 Value of Tin From the Mine 1141,000 Tributers 21,273 Total $162,273 Estimated Profit From the Mine (after payment of all Expenses) $27,000 Tributers 1,220
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    TIN RETURNS
    25 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 3, The Selangor River Tin output for last month was 70 pkls. Rahman Tin Co. 647 pkls.
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    THE MALACCA ASSIZES.
    19 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 3. The Chief Justice has left for the Malacca Assizes.
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    THE WAR.
    290 7 Reu er. REPORTS OF THE FIGHTING. BELLIGERENTS FAVOUR ARBITRATION Belgrade, July 2. A semi-official report from Belgrade says that early in the morning fighting was oontinued. Yesterday the Bulgarians were repulsed aL»ng the whole line. A loss of six quick-firers and ei,’ht hundred prisoners is admitted. Heavy Servian
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    WAR ITEMS.
    125 7 D.O.L. Berlin, July 2. The Servian Skupitiua has accepted the Tsar’s arbitration. Bulgaria has ordered a cessation of offensive hostilities. Russia’s representatives at Belgra !e, Sofia and Athens are influencing the Prime Ministers to proceed to Petersburg. There has been h°avy fighting again along the whole of the
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    POINTS OF THE BALKAN DISPUTE.
    255 7 The main point in dispute between Servia and Bulgaria is thus stated by TAe Times :—The treaty concluded between the two States before the war defined the limits of Macedonia in case it should be created an autonomous province, and made a rough division of
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    CRYSTAL PALACE FUND.
    66 7 .—Reuter. TIMES SUBSCRIPTION LIST. ALREADY OVER £15.000. London, Ju’y 2. The Times publishes the first list of subscribers to the Crystal Palace Fund, amounting to £15,027, including £l,OOO from the Duke of Westminster and an anonymous donation of £5,000, mentioned in a wire of the Ist inst.
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    F.M.S. LABOUR CODE.
    83 7 DRASTIC AMENDMENTS. [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpu r July 2. The Malay Mail understands that drastic amendments in the Labour Code are likely to be made, following upon the suggestions of the Planters’ Association wh ch were originally refused by the Government. It is stated that
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    THEFT AT BORNEO WHARF.
    39 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 3. A thief stole a bag, the property of Mr. J. W. Niblett, containing jewel ery and passage tickets to the value of over $2,000 from the Borneo Wharf.
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    ITALIAN ROYALTY ON TOUR.
    67 7 —D.O.L KING AND QUEEN VISIT SWEDEN. Pisa, Ju’y 2. The King and Queen of Italy have entrained for Kiel, bound for Stockholm Reuter. To Meet the Kaiser at Kiel. Berlin, July 2. Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, the Chancellor, and Herr von Jagow, the Foreign Minister, are
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    GREAT STRIKE OF RAND MINERS.
    60 7 Reuter. ROOPS ON GUARD. Johann c sburg, July 3. The strike of miners is as uming grave proportions and is likely to sweep the whole reef. have been strong processions of strikers, bringing out the workers from mine after mine. Three generating stations supplying the
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    21 7 .—Reuter. DEPARTS FOR GERMANY. London, July 2. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales has left for Germany.
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    NEWS FROM BERLIN.
    75 7 —D O.L. Barlin, July- 2. The launch of the Derfflinger was successfully accomplished at Hamburg. The aviator M. Brindejonc made a flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg and The Hague. The Berliner Tageblatt publishes a letter from Peking in which President Yuan Shih-kai’s policy ia explained and justified
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    Independent Tribes Growing Opium.
    99 7 Chengtu, June 17.—Independent black Lolo tribe# in the country are growing a large quantity of opium. Chinese smugglers are lin'ng the border waiting to purchase the opium at Tatienpa, a large market town near Yueehihsien; where a Chief of the Lolo tribts resides. The opium traffic
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    COMMERCE AND THE RAKWAY.
    479 7 The Penang Correspondent of the M.M. writes Much has been said of late regarding Penang’s out-of-date methods as a port and the consequent railway congestion at Prye owing to her old motherly ways. True it may be that she has not been able to advance at
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    Bishop in the Steerage.
    170 7 Bishop Brent, the head of the Philippines diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the American offshoot of the Church of England, arrived at New York as a steerage passenger on the Caronia. He travelled third-class for the purpose, as he told the reporters, of being with
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    Siamese Royalties Visit to Kuala Lumpur.
    142 7 During the week-end there visit’d Kuala Lumpur H R. H. Pri nee Purachatra, brother to H. M. the King of Siam. The Prince, who was accompanied by his wife and daughter, is concluding a tour of the Malay Archipelago, and the party arrived in
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    To-day’s Tin Quotations.
    72 7 To-day’s quotations for unrefined tin in Penang is $93.80 per picul, buyers no sellers. Tin in Louden is quoted at £lBB 10s. spot and £lB9 three months. The following was the local report To-day. Singapore: Straits Trading Co., Ltd, 125 tons, $94.65; Penang Straits Trading Co., Ltd.,
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    1534 7 While is nob difficult to account for the decline in crude rubber prices, the chronic weakness displayed by the Share Market does not admit of a ready explanation, save the Financier of 7 June. How severe has been the fall in Rubber share values within the short
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      264 7 advertising failures. There are still men who say they have found advertising a failure. They claim that they gave it a< fair trial and could see no results. Whenever a merchant says that be has tried advertising without success, there is usually a very good reason why it did not
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    HARBOUR BOARDS.
    320 8 PORTS OF SINGAPORE AND PENANG. A S.S. Government Gazette extraordinary was published on Monday as follows; Whereas an ordinance to constitute boards for the management and control of the ports of Singapore and Penang was passed in the Legislative Council on the 3Jth day of August, 1912, and
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    Indian Mail Contract.
    414 8 Suggesting Doi bling of Present Service. As our correspondence columns have recen ly >-hown, says the Pioneer, the feeling is growing that India deserves more than a weekly mail service with Europe. The renewal of the contract with toe P. O. Company comes under consideration this year
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    Burma Newspaper Office Burned Down.
    67 8 A fire, which broke out in Rangoon on June 23, at a boarding house known as Astor Hou-e, in Marchant Stne spread to the Bui ma Pi toi ial where the Times of Burma and the Sunday Times are printed, destroying both buildings. Mr. Ba
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    SHARES.
    2482 9 Capital. Subscribed. Value. 2 Dividend». Name. oj M or* 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 MININ*. 1912 »100.000 $60,000 60.000 1 1 Ayer Weng Rahman? DAP- 00. *1.15 1903 300,000 300,000 30.000 10 10 30 30 28$ 9 Belat Tin Mining Oo *2s W-90 uu no.ooo >«•«! z Z Z
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  • THE WORLD’S NEWS.
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      DEATH OF MISS DAVISON.
      389 9 ITEMS OF INTEREST. CLIPPINGS FROM THE HOME PRESS Despatched by the mail leavi y London June 8. TRAGIC SEQUEL TO DEBBY INCIDENT. Miss Emily WPding Davison, the euffragatte who ran on to the course during the race for the Derby on Wednesday last week, died in
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      CHESTERTON TRIAL.
      164 9 FINE OF £lOO AND COSTS. The trial of Mr. Cecil Chesterton on a charge of criminally libelling Mr. Godfrey Isaacs ended on Saturday with a verdict of guilty on five out of six counts, the plea of justification not being made out in these cases. On the sixth
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      PINNACE CAPSIZED.
      148 9 OFFICER OF MARINES DROWNED. The Secretary of the Admiralty reports that a telegram has been received from th«. Vice-Admiral of the First Battle Squadron to the effect that Captain Frederick Crick, R.M.A., and William Stevens and George Wonnacott, able seamen, official numbers 239,024 and J 8,082 respectively, of
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      BALLOONISTS’ ADVENTURE.
      191 9 NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Four occupants of a balloon, one of whom was a lady, had an unpleasant experience and narrow escape while starting for a race from Berlin. The Daily Telegraph states that the balloon rose laboriously from the grounds of the Schmargendorf Gas Works, where it
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      £5,000 FOR A BRITISH AIR ENGINE
      95 9 The War Office issue particulars of the competition for British aeroplane engines, which has been fixed to begin at Farnborough on February Ist next. Entries will be received by the S’ecretary of the W’ar Office up to August Ist. A prize of £5,000 will
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      EX-STOCKBROKER SENT TO PRISON.
      43 9 These cases are a great source of pain to me,” said Mr. Justice Dodd at Dublin City Commission, sentencing Patrick Joseph Kirwan, ex-atockbroker, to three years’ penal servitude for embezzling over £3,000 enIxuntail bin Wider the gill .of Maria
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      IRON TRADE SENSATION.
      83 9 GLASGOW FIRM SUSPENDS PAYMENT. A sensation was caused in the Glasgow pigiron warrant market on Wednesday afternoon when it was announced that Messrs. James Watson and Co. had been obliged to suspend payment. The firm is one of the most prominent on the market, and has a
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      EXPLOSION IN A SUBMARINE.
      165 9 ONE KILLED: ELEVEN INJURED. A serious explosion has occurred in the submarine E 5, a new vessel of the latest type, which left Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday on completion by the constructors, Messrs. Vickers. She was on her way to Portsmouth when the explosion took place in
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      DEATH OF DR. WINSLOW.
      212 9 FAMOUS MENTAL SPECIALIST. Dr. Forbes Winslow, the well-known mental specialist, died on Sunday morning at three o’clock. Dr. Winslow, who was born on January 31st, 1844, in London, was the son of Dr. Forbes Winslow, the leading authority on mental diseases of his time, who died
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      THE PUTUMAYO ATROCITIES.
      140 9 BRITISH DIRECTORS CENSURED. The report of the Parliamentary Committee on the Putumayo atrocities has been issued. The Committee find that Senor Arana, with other partners in his firm, knew of and was responsible for the atrocities, but did not communicate his knowledge to the British directors before
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      POLITICIANS IN DIVORCE SUIT.
      264 9 M.P. EXPLAINS WHY HE RESIGNS. Hr. E. Crawshay Williams, M.P. for Leicester, has resigned his seat. The intimation is conveyed in a letter to his constituents, in which he says: I have applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, which involves the resignation of my seat, and I
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      KING AND SUNDAY TRAVELLING.
      75 9 The Dean of Canterbury, speaking at a recent dinner in celebration of the jubilee of St. John’s Hall, Highbury, mentioned that he had heard a few days ago that the King made it a rule never to travel on Sundays unless it was absolutely necessary. The
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      DEATH OF MR. GEORGE WYNDHAM.
      87 9 The Right Hon. George Wyndham, M.P. for A Paris correspondent announces that the Right Hon. George Wyndham, M.P, for Dover, died slhldciily at the Hotel Lotti, in Par,,.’at ten o’clock on Sunday night from heart failure. Mr. Wyndham had intended to feturn to London on
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      CZAR’S WARNING TO THE ALLIES.
      49 9 The Czar has sent from Moscow to the Kings of Servia and Bulgaria telegrams in identical terms, asking them to submit their differences to Russia, and warning them that the State which begins war will be responsible "before the Slav cause, and that he
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    ARRIVALS.
    146 9 orck, Ger., 5116.61, M. Forines, July 2, Hamburg, gen N. Lloyd Co. Scharnhorst, Ger., 8388, Rehm, July 2, Yokohama, gen., N. Lloyd Co. Coumar, Ger., 3857, Martin, J uly 2, Sydney, gen D.W D. Co. Kut Sang, Brit., 3109, Bradley, July 3, Hongkong, gen., Boustead Co. Avagyee, Brit., 246,
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    CLEARANCES.
    55 9 Taroba for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Janet Nicoll for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. Ban Whatt Soon for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan. Yatshing for Singapore, China and Japan. Kutsang for Calcutta. Malaya for Deli. Speelman for Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli. Olehleh, and Sabang. Tong Hong for Rangoon.
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    PASSENGERS.
    142 9 ARRIVALS. By Yorck (July 2) from Genoa, Mr William Armstrong, Mr and Mrs H Jessen from Colombo, Messrs Nelson, Curr, Aden, 0 B Mills and E S Stewart. By Scharnhorst (July 2) from Shanghai, Mr and Mrs Yea Keng Teng from Hongkong, Miss Clarke; from Singapore, Mrs Haar, Messrs
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    PRODUCE.
    262 9 _j 2^ BNANa 3, 1913. 8. P. Tapioca $4 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $4 50 buyers. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 05).... No stock. White Pepper s3l| sellers. Trang Pepper $20.50 nominal. Mace $l2O nom. Mace Pickings $92 sales. Cloves $39 out of season. Nutmegs
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    MAILS
    72 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE To-Morrow. For Per Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 8 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Pin Seng 3 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow Glenfalloch 4 p.m. Teluk Anson Hebe 4 p.m. Pul a u Langkawi, and Perlie Un Peng 4 p.m. Dindinge, Sitiawan
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    LONDON COMPANY RESULTS.
    372 10 From the Times of Ceylon The Duckwari Tea and Rubber Estates, Limited, pays a dividend of 15 par cent., and carries forward £679. The Lankat Rubber Company, Limited, pays a final dividend of 15 per cent., making 22-£ per cent, for the year, places to reserve £5,000
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    The Planters' Association of Malaya.
    134 10 A Meeting of the Association will be held at 10 30 a.m on 13th inst., at the Johore Hotel, Johore Bharu. The Agenda is as follows 1. Minutes of Meeting held on 27th April, 1913. 2. Exhibitions. 3. Repression of Drunkenness. 4. Addition to Rules,
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    Singapore Rubber Report.
    198 10 Messrs. Guthrie Co., Ltd., in their weekly report, dated Singapore, Tuesday, Ist inst., say':— The quantity sold at to-day’s auction was approximately 26 tons. Prices showed little or no change from those current last At the commencement of the sale bidding was inclined to drag a little
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      189 10 SJUST ARRIVED. fi 12 H.P. 4 Cyl. I| $2,450. W T 5-20 H.P. 4 Cyl. $3,450. B The above Cars are fitted with A Detachable Wheels, Head Lamps, Wind Screen, Spare Wheel, etc. All complete ready for the Road. DELIVERY IN P£NANG. Q S RWEARNE BROS. Ltd. 4* SINGAPORE, Wfek
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    SERVANT PERIL.
    1214 11 INDIAN POINT OF VIEW. Reis and Rayyet writes :—When the difficult servant question is at present engaging so much public attention and our European fellow-citizens are threshing it out from every point of view in the public press, we find that our people are not taking so much
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    Entertaining the Cooly.
    256 11 Cinematograph Shows on Estates. Some time ago a proposal that entertainments should be provided for coolies on estates afforded a rare opportunity for local humorists to exercise their wit. We believe, says the Times of Ceylon, it was Mr. Wallace Westland who brought the news that in
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      700 11 A ROUGH SEA AT SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND. RUBEROID ROOFING STANDS THE TEST. -J S I?* I Rubei oiii ißooj Talks N:. 8. H Alway» A SEVERE TEST. I ><»<* for the Can y®u imagine, in this country, a more severe test on the Trade soundness at a roofing than that portrayed
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      2540 12 P O. I*iteikde<l Sailings. I Norddevtscher Lloyd, Bremen. Steam Navigation Co. I\<&> mm. mmm British Mil Steam Navigation Co., I MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD, LIMITED. jf Ottfflß SlCfflOl SWp Ct., LM. July 10 Assaye connecting with Mongolia. AND July 24 Delta connecting with Macedonia. E°b Imtbwdbd to ail. •UIMB BIIITIIAI QTFAM
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