Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 July 1913

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 173 VOL. LXXL WEDNESDAY. 30th JULY, 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 927 1 a FOR $BO g ci X7OU can have the "Pinang n I Gazette posted every day n for a whole year to your address. Q (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, 527). Proportionate Quarterly and g D Half-yearly rates. n g Subscription* are payable in n Rtdrance and remittance* should q bo addressed to
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    • 55 1 ■auoum RDnnDßßnaacraaaocoDß \A7 HKN YOU ARE away 2 Hin on ,eaTe you want to keep I i H Gazette,” published $lB h Yearly BubBcri pt>on, q 51 L’. shorter periods at 1 nro- porti onate rates. P -j g Send order and remittances toG S T>« Secretary, 2JZ^ MC CA2CTTE
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  • 705 2 ALTERCATION BETWEEN PRISONERS AND GUARDS. Calcutta, July 18. —At the hearing of the Barisal Conspiracy Case yesterday, Nagendra Nath Banerjee, Head Constable, Dacca Kotwali, said I was a member of the Amanitolla Branch of the Dacca Anusilan Samity and used to play at lathi there. In March,
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    • 1233 2 SmiATION VACANT. NOTICES. |p M Hjf HoIUaVS WANTED IMMEDIATELY. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TTIRST CLASS DRESSER. Apply with A SPECIAL MEETING of the Muni- nlinnKfl r copies of testimonials and salary A cipal Commissioners will be held jJ] g EXClUlllge required, to at the Municipal Office, at 4 P m r MA
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    • 146 2 Do yon Suffer With Rheumatism? Has this terrible, nerve-racking, painful ailment fastened itself upon you? Don’t lose hope. Here’s succour for you. Little’s Oriental Balm has cured thousands of cases of inveterate chronic cases of Rheumatism—among them hundreds of cases that were pronounced hopeless by doctors. Through this wonderful remedy
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    • 302 2 GRAND 4, HIGHLAND LIQUEUR 20 Years old v.o.p. Years old Sole Agents Importers Sellar, Murray Co. MAHOMED NOORDIN’S RESIDUARY ESTATE. To let from the Ist September, 1913, the right to collect Cocoauuts from the following lands, viz T. S. D. Lot. Area. Situated at 1 118 about 2 acres Pulo
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    • 467 3 I HOW THE WEST SERVES THE EAST. I I WHAT IS STERILIZED NATURAL MILK’ I B B B This is a much more important question than it appears to be at first sight. B Many people are under the impression that any milk sold in sealed tins is condensed milk;
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  • 10217 4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE MEETING. IMPORTANT SPEECHES. MR. HUTTENBACH’S VIEWS. «I I A Meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, to consider questions relating to the affairs of the Port, was held at the Board Room of the Chamber, on Tuesday, the Bth of July,
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  • 1065 6 In the past we have complained, and not without reason, of the scanty information on matters of public concern imparted the Press by the Penang Chamber of Commerce. For the moment we have had the tables turned upon us. Our issue to-day is practically a Chamber
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  • 377 6 ACCUSED CONVICTED. The case against Che Din, recently a tamby employed at Messrs. Pritchard Co., and Mary Royells, a revenue officer, for being found in fraudulent possession of four tins of butter, was concluded before Mr. E. E. Colman this afternoon. We have previously reported the case for
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  • 154 6 Lee Soon Keng, Clerk in the Harbour Master’s Office, charged a Hokien, before Mr. E. E. Colman, with the theft of a gold chain and pendant valued at $l5O on the 22nd inst. It appeared that on the evening in question prosecutor, with his wife and child,
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  • 276 6 APPLICATION BY MAJOR DE HAMEL. In connection with the recent fire at 135 Beach Street, Major H. B. de Hamel, Cnief Police Officer, appeared before Mr. E. E. Colman, to-day, and made an application for an order from the Court to break open an iron
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 522 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.'" Sir, May I thank your correspondent at Trang (or those other gentleman whose fabulous experience oui of Siam w »uld ad! such a romantic page to the anoala of railway engineeringpfor so effectively carrying out my wishes with respect to
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  • 282 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Taiping, July 30. Mr. R. F. Stainer, Headmaster, King Edward VII Sch »01, has recovered and left District H ispital, Ta ping. Mr. G. T. HolforJ, I spect >r of Mines, Kuala Kang-ar, intends visring Ceylon during next month on a shorr- holiday. Mr.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 130 6 Engraving. Engraving on Presentation Cups, Shields, etc., tastefully and artistically executed. CHARGES MODERATE. I» I II ■■■■ll SEND YOUR ORDERS TO THE Pinang Gazette Press, IM “ADLER” TYPEWRITERS. \.kaxM* VatV. WA haio. YMKIAwXXare Tim SIMPLE EFFICIENT in in CONSTRUCTION. USE. MODERATE IN PRICE. Foolscap Model $120.00. Brief Model $llO.OO. Policy
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    • 16 6 THE CRAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL. An Ideal Spot for Spending Holidays and Week-Ends. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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  • 24 6 DEATH. Griffith-Lank. —On Ju’y 28, at Raffles Hote', Si igapo e, Francie, the beloved wife of Herbert Griffith-Lane (late of Seremban); aged 29 years.
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  • 125 7 TO-DAY'S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list to-day Yesterday. To-dav sj c SSABBB. J 2 1 08 no M i Mining, Gopeng C. 29/6 34/- 29/- 34/Kamunting... 2/- 5/6 1/6 4/PahsngO. 8/3 9/4$ 8/- 9/1$ P. Bhair 2 2.65 2.30
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  • 46 7 RULING PRICES IN LONDON. London, July 30.* The following are to-day’s quotations for rubber Plantation Fine Smoked Sheet 2/9$ Plantation Unsmoked Sheet and Biscuit 2/8$ Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 2,’Bf Para to arrive 3/4$ Market dull. By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.J
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  • 53 7 \Fran} Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 30. At the Singapore Rubber Auction 383 pikuls were sold, at the following prices Sheet Smoked $l27 —$141 Sheet Unsmoked 119— 133 First Crepe 129 136 Second 116— 120 Third 100— 110 Fourth 82— 98 Barky 40— 60 Scrap 40— 73
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  • 64 7 A SINGAPORE INJUNCTION. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 30. In the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice granted an injunction, at the request of the present directors of Sembrong Estate, restraining Lee Soon Lee and Ngo Yam Cheong from acting as directors of the Weekly Sun newspaper,
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  • 39 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 30. At the first meeting of the Bintang Rubber Co., Mr. Adam presided and explained the present position and the work on the estate. Mr. Fowlie was re-elected a director.
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  • 38 7 [From Onr Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 30. The Government servants of Kelantan have telegraphed their sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. J. E. Bishop, whose death is much regretted in Kelantan.
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  • 67 7 .—Reuter. AWAITING THE VERDICT. il London, July 30. The Naval manoeuvres conclu led, but in the absence of offic’al information it is impossible to ascerta n wh<t has been 'he general result. It is only known that a large number of vessel-, especially cruisers and de troyers,
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  • 79 7 THE RUBBER AUCTIONS. PRIVATE SALES. F. G Special Cable. London, July 29. At the auctions, 595 tons of rubber from the Straits Settlements we r e offered for sale together with 69 tons from Ceylon. There was only a quiet demand for the commodity, and prices averaged
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  • 201 7 SIR DAVID BRUCE’S THEORY. London, July 30. Surgeon-General Sir David Bruce, head of the Sleeping Sickness Commssio*», arrived in England for a few weeks before returning to Nyassaland to continue the researches of the commissioners. He is convinced that the sickness is spread by wild animals, and thinks
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  • 90 7 —Reuter. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. London, July 30. Sir E. Grey, replying to Mr. Sw’ft Mac Neill, said that the Imnerial Govern ment had received allegations respecting the treatment of natives employed in mines by a Peking Syndicate. The Imperial Government was at present considering the Syndicate’s reply
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  • 49 7 —Reuter. ATTACK ON HOLLOWAY GAOL. London, July 29. Three hundrei East End Suffrag sts attacked Holloway gaol yesterday evening, demanding the release of Miss Kenney, who was rearrested yesterday. They c Lnbei the fences and smashed the windows of the Governor’s House before the Police dispersed them.-
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  • 58 7 —Reuter. GOVERNMENT AND MARCONI COMPANY. London, July 30. The Postmaster-General announces that in consideration of a concession regarding the great station in East Af ica, whe r e Marconi patents are not p ot Ced, the Company has agreed to his proposals f r the division of
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  • 44 7 Reuter. OFFENDERS TO BE PUNISHED. Mexico City, July 29. President Huerta has acceded to the demands of the United States and promised prosecution of the soldiers for shooting Mr. Dixon, and to release Mess s Bissell and McDonald, the captive engineers.—
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  • 28 7 Reuter. LORDS AND COMMONS COMPROMISE. London, July 29. The Lords, after debating the Scottish Temperance Bill, reached a c’mpromise with th© Commons, ensuring its passage.—
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  • THE WAR.
    • 368 7 Reuter. ANOTHER FIERCE BATTLEConstantinople, July 29. Special excursion trains will leave for Ad ianople on Thursday to enable all wishing to do so to perform, on Friday, devotions at the Selimieh Mosque. The Sultan, replying to a friendly warning from the King of Roumania regarding the Turkish
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    • 102 7 .—D.O.L. Berlin, July 29. Cholera has broken out at Salonika. The Austrian Ministers intervene 1 at Belgrade and Athens regarding the immediate cessation of fi/hting. Russian d<plomaHsrs acted simil rly. The Ambassadors Conference decided before coercive rneasu es are adopted to impressively emphasize the necessity of observing the
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  • 165 7 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S APPEAL FOR TROOPS. London, July 30. A Parliamentary paper comprises a despatch from Lord Glad-tone, Governor of South Afr'CL to Mr. Lewis Harcourt on July 7. It concludes by decla'ing that in view of the unpreparedness of the new local force*, the urgency of
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  • 13 7 D.O.L. Berlin, July 29. The strike at Bremen is spreading.—
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  • 277 7 —Reuter. GREAT BRITAIN’S POLICY. CONFECEREN AT SIMLA London, July 29. In the House of Lords. Lord Morley, replying to a ques'ion by Lord Cuzon regarding Tibet, reviewed the Chino-Tibetan relations of the past six months. He was glad to state that the pr clamation making Tibet a
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  • 131 7 —D.O.L. FIGHTING RENEWED AT SHANGHAI. Shanghai, July 29. After two quiet nights firing was resume ion the eve- ing of the 28th, shells flying over the Foreign set lement. One burst in the gat dens, and a boy listening to the band was inju r ed. It
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  • 368 7 Nanchang, July 14.—General Li Liehchun, Commander-in-Ohief of the Revolutionary Army, has issued a manifesto to the people of China. Its substance is as follows: Since the unification of North and South immediately after the Revolution, perfect peace, good order and good government has been maintained in
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 138 7 A 25 TO 1 WINNER. London, July 29. The race for the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood resulted LORD ANNANDALE, Cooper... 1 POOR BOY, Walter Griggs 2 CIOAR, Maher 3 Won by a length and a half a neck between second and third. Also ran Sir Martin (Foy)
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    • 22 7 London, July 29. Kent defeated Glouceste-shire at Gravesend by eight wicke s. Derbyshire drew with Leicestershire at Ashby-de-la Zouch. —Reuter.
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    • 284 7 The following ties are for to-day Mixed Double Handicap Class A.— Mr and Mrs Dunn v. Miss B Evans and R E Preutis; Mrs E iward* and Gregson v. Miss W Gawthorne and Heaps. Mixed Double Handicap Class B.— Mrs Denny* and R N Holmes v. Mrs
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    • 133 7 The Negri Sembilan v. Perak cricket match will be played on the Padang from Saturday next for three days; The visitors’ team will here ou Saturday and the match -will commence at 2.30 p m. The visitors will be entertained at lunch on Saturday and a
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  • 544 7 SEQUEL TO A STRANGE VOYAGE. Ou Friday evening,! Ith inst.,C*pt. Alfred Edward Burn, of the s.s. Saranac, was admitted into the Calcutta General Hospital suffering from the effects of an overdose of chloroform, said to have been Selfadministered. Thus in tragic manner is recalled one of the
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  • 66 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $92.30 per picul, buyers no sellers. Tin in London was q mted at £lB5 10s. spot and £lB5 10s. three. months. The following business in tin was done to-day Penang Tin Exchange $92.30 ‘«traits Trading Co. nil. Eastern Sme'tiug Co.
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  • 39 7 The Band will play the following programme of music on the Esplanade this evening z Overture Juanita Williams. Polka Tenebres Roskoff. Selection From the Operetta Das Model Suppe. Walt» La Barcarolle Fetras. March 80--a Fide Gering.
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  • 176 7 Calcutta, July 16th.—A new company for providing motor lorrie* wi;h up-to-date labour-saving devices his been formed in Calcutta with a capital of fifteen lakhs, called the Calcutta Motor Tran p »rt Company, Limited. Experiments in motor transport »1-0 with a Renard real train are believed, to
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  • 442 8 INDIAN STUDENTS AT CAMBRIDGE. London, July 16.——Before the Public Services Commission to-day, Dr. Fletcher, head master of Charter house said he was not in favour of a reduction of the age limit, as it would lead to more cramming. The Earl of Ronaldsbay said that one
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  • 278 8 Alleged Victimisation of Men. Bombay, July 17.—Freih trouble appears to be brewing on the Indian Railways, says TM Bombay Chronicle, and it is reported the matter will shortly come to a head among the employees of the G. I. P. Railway unle4B the Agent rep i-s to
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  • 71 8 Wednesday, July 50. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road; Penang Motion Picture Show, Penang Road. Thursday. July 51. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Friday, August 1. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday, August S. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Sunday
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  • 8 8 August U.—Polo Match, Penang v. Perak.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 418 8 .brown Co., The Straits Cinema Co. Monumental Sculptors, penang road. CALCUTTA. Complete Change of Programme Monuments and Tombstones of every including description supplied. A Inscriptions done in all languages, under The Current Topic Film skilled European supervision. The best Italian and Carara Marble used, st PRESIDENT POINCARE’S wiiiiom Edwort sons,
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    • 229 8 Look for these Marks! The Guarantees of Quality 11 I THE camel brand belting I SUPERIOR I 1 BONELESS 1 if Ad /©k iBREAKFASTS W B I BACON j the strongest belt in the world THE 1915MWELS. JUST ARRIVE!*. Silent Indian I/ g i Cylinder with Two B< g Speed
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  • 255 9 Penang, July 30, 1913. fc P. Tapioca $4.16 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $4 60 buyers. Gold leal $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 6 0z).... $l7 sellers; White Pepper $31.25 sales. Trang Pepper $20.00 buyers. Mace $l2O nom. Mace Pickings $87.00 nom. Cloves $39 out of season. Nutmegs 110
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  • 122 9 Penang, July 30, 1913. {By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank}. London Demand Bank 2/4 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 5/16 3 Credit 2/4 7/16 3 Documentary 2/4} Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’sight Private 175} Madras Demand Bank 174}
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  • 1201 9 THE STIGMA OF MISGOVERNMENT. In the China Daily Outlook Dr. Lim Boon Keng continues his thoughtful and scholarly articles on political and social questions, as applicable to the present and future of China. This is the concluding portion of bis twenty-first article in the series contributed to the Outlook
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  • 201 9 —M.D.C. A partnership case was heard in the Supreme Court Ipoh, in which Mr. P. W. Gleeson sued Mr. J. W. Hallifax in respect of $3,923 due to plaintiff on a partnership account, in connection with a flotation during the recent rubber booth. Mr.
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  • 171 9 Five Accusrd Sentenced. Allahabad, July 22.—A strange case of suttee is reported from the Mainpuri District, arising out of which proceedings have b en taken against high personages f>r the abetment of suicide. It is alleged that at the funeral of Rimlal, a Brahihtn, his wife, Mussammat
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  • 232 9 The current issue of the Calcutta Gazette publishes a resolution on the last Census Report of Bengal, Behar, Orissa, and Sikkim. Regarding Calcutta the tfeWdution says that the total population of Calcutta and its suburbs has reached the huge ’figures of 1,043,307, which places it second
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  • 940 9 There has lately, says a Bangkok paper, been a reduction in the freight rates to Hongkong and Singapore, and the prices now stand respectively at 30 Hongkong dollar cents and 22} Singapore dollar cents per picul. On June 28 the rates were 35 cents to Hongkong and 25
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  • 801 9 SORDID POLICE STORY. Madras, July 17.—Mr. B. W. Swyny, Sub-Inspector of Police, Quilon, and Mrs. F. F. Stephens of Doros Cottage, Trichur, have, as has already been reported, been duly charged by Mr. R. Pichu lyengai*, Circle Inspector of Police, Arukutty, before Mr. Ramasawmy Iyer, Divisional First
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 46 9 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LOST A BUNCH OF KEYS between the General Post Office and the E. <fc O. Hotel, on the 29th July. Reward to finder. Return to Thb Pinaxg Gazette. FOR SALE, SELECTED SĔEIT COCONUTS FROM OLD TREES. Apply to THE MANAGER, Juru Estate, Bukit Tengah.
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    • 25 9 Bovril I i—' =s as Bccmm* the B«dy PoWfer of BoVril ha. bMn proved to be from 10 to 20 timeo the amount taken. aiiiiiiHinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiuiiK
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    • 457 9 PENANG RUBBER AUCTION The undermentioned rubber was sold by Auction at the Penang Rubber Auctioa Rioms to-day at the prices details! below:— 28th Sale 17,600 lbs. Sold. Price Per Picul. Penang. Smoked Sheet $127 $132 Unsmoked Sheet 122 125 No. 1 Crepe 132 138 -i No. 3 Crepe 89— 95
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 185 9 The Tides. Date. H. w. L. W. H. W. L. W. A.M. A.M. P.M P.M. July 30 9-44 2-50 10-26 4-49 31 10-28 25 1b22 5-41 Aug. 1 11-55 5-30 Nil. 6-26 2 12-12 6-19 12-09 7-05 3 12-57 7-02 12-51 7-44 4 138 7-43 1-31 8-20 5 2-18 8-22
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  • 451 10 REMARKABLE PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY. Presiding at the thirteenth annual general meeting of Virol (Limited), held in London, on 10th June, 1913, Mr. B. S. Straus stated that the increase in the sales for the peiiod under review constituted a record, the improvement during the past two years
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  • 305 10 House of Lords Debate. London, July 16.—1 n the House of Lords this evening, Lord Lamington asked whether the Government, by means of an Internationa) Commission or otherwise, would secure to Mahomedans in the Balkans the use of the lands from which they have been driven, or
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  • 28 10 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Hotel Norman and Runnymede Hotel. Singapore Raffles Hotel. Rangoon -Strand Hotel. Calcutta :—The Continental Hotel Ceylon Nuwara Eliya
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 217 10 Good RICH =TYRES= Amington Hall, Tamworth, De*r Sirs, March 7th, 1913. I want to tell you of the splendid result I have just got from one of your 895 x 135 rubber-studded covers. It burst a few days ago after having been on one of the front wheels of my
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    • 610 10 I NOTHING j I BETTER I I THAN I I I CONTINENTALS! l AGENTS SELLAR, MURRAY CO. I STOCKISTS: I CHIN SENG 8 Co., Ltd. CHIN KOOI 8 Co. TAI SENG 8 Co. I DO WELL FOR YOURSELF =SECURE < and get rid of those digestive I Jh TW disorders
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  • 636 11 A BURLESQUE RISING AND ITS TRAGIC END. There has just been played in the Chief Court, Rangoon, the last act but one of the tragi-comedy, the Zalua rebellion case. The last act will be played on the scaffold at Henzada and in the workshops and forests of the
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  • 277 11 The Government at Home have been most energetic in putting a stop to the Indian opium trade with China. It now remains to be seen what they can do to deliver India from a traffic infinitely worse, The Karachi agents of the Austrian Lloyd Company, in a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 239 11 FOUR GOOD POINTS. Qualify.— The Quality of Our Drugs and Preparations is Unimpeachable. IttSyA Xgg| Skill Our Business is under the -J®- Direct Supervision of Two British Qualified Chemists. Prices. Lowest, Compatible with «a /v\ High Q u aLty. Delivery.— All Orders Promptly Despatched. The Dispensary, Ld., CHEMISTS, PHARMACISTS, OPTICIANS
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    • 792 11 N Y K The Original Aw» A a A Non«Qreasy Skin Baling) Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. Smooths Roughness i BUROPEAN LINE. II Ppmnvpc A tfortMfcW service is maintained be* KemOVeS urea tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles 111 fmnof/c Fit»mi tv ZPn London and Antwerp, under mail contract d
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    • 2461 12 P Ifcfr- lntettJcd ifonUeirtscher Lloyd. Bremen. |B| Steam Navigation Co. j n^a Steain Navigation Co., PECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, y LIMITED. jf oceoi stean Ship co. MIL SERVICE OUTWARD. 191 o* AND tl »< i For Intended to Sail. Stbambb. Jr Aug. 7 Arcadia connecting with Malwa. millll IIIITIIII QTEAM
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