Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 November 1913

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 275 VOL. LXXI. SATURDAY. 29th NOVEMBER, 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1084 1 Jt D uao«aD aDDßDnDaD aannn g FOR 580 g g \7OU <*n have the Pineng n a Y Gaaette" posted every day q g for wboletyear to your address. 9 (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, J 27). 0 proportionate Quarterly and o fl»lf-ye*Hy »*<*• g o Subscriptions are payable in n jj prance
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    • 80 1 ■aDaaaosnanDaßaoaaaunacoDn a U THEN YOU ARE AWAY VV on leave you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs,, a Social, Commercial, Mining, Planting, Ac. This you can do a in no better Way than by subscriu- ing to the Weekly Edition of the g Pinaug Gazette,” published every Friday.
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  • 761 2 SCOT MET SCOT. The following Sc >tch tale is one of President Wilson’s favourites A Scotman was strolling through the market-place in Glasgow one day and close at his heels followed his faithful collie. Attrac'ed by a fine display of shell and other fish, the Scot
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 840 2 CiTIIA PIAiiC VACANT LJOUSE WANTED in deemt locality I UAI ivilw iAVAHIi JL A before end D cember, sooner ’f possible. Reply with particulars and terms WANTED AT ONCE' No. 4792, c/o Pinan? Gasetta, A CLERK who thoroughly understands 137.—u c accounts and is able to keep books by double
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    • 68 2 MARTIN'S MIPIOL STEEL. for Lad les. J PI LLS A Freneh Remedy for all Irre<ularlee. Thousands of Ladies keep a box of Martin’s Pills in the house, so that on the first sign of any Irregularity of the System, a timely dose may be administered. Those who use them recommend
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    • 629 2 DEFENCE is the watchword for Lifebuoy Soap. It defends the Body, the Family, the Home from the invasion of disease. txIT)QS Lifebuoy Soap represents the blend- fWK Weirds ing of a pure soap with IvF a perfect disinfectant. It cleans and disinfects at the same time, does more than f
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  • 1913 3 —Tho Times. ..SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION: BRIGHT PROSPECTS.” fhe Second Annual General Meeting o f shareholders iu the above-named company w« s held on 6th November at the Chartered Accountants Institu e, Moor-gate-pla.ce, Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, K.C. 'I.G., the chairman of the company, presidingThe Secretary (Mr.
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  • 68 3 Saturday, November 29. Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club At Home.” Penang Golf Club Special meeting, 6.30. rtai.o Golf Club, O U.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road Penang Motion Picture Show, Penang Road. Sunday, November 30 26th Sunday after Trinity. Monday, December I. Band,
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  • 34 3 December 6 —Marriage of Mr. A. C. Baker and Miss Barbara Evans at St. George’s Church. Old Haileyburian Dinner at Kuala Lumpur. December 31.—Fancy Dress Dance and Dinner, E. and O. Hotel.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 382 3 Perak and Penang Aerated Water Factory. ESTABLISHED 1887. 12, Transfer Road, 20, Main Road, PENANG. TAIPING. HIGH-CLASS AERATED WATERS OF NEARLY 100 VARIETIES. BURHAN’S BUBBLING BEVERAGES, cool, clean, clear and sparkling. Our J-oda, Seltzer. Litbia and Potass Waters are specially recommended. The Soda Water of this Factory has a bite
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  • 2199 4 A SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR. Penang St. Andrew’s Soc e:y held their annual bill in the Town Hall last evening. The proved very sucieasfu’, ani an enjoyable time was spent by some four hundred hosts and guest?, many of the latter hailing from the Province and F.M.S. Under the
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  • 117 4 The following telegrams were received from Scotsmen in variom parts of the East Singapore. Singapore bricher Scots Adams Chieftain greet’you heartily.—Welsh, Secretary. Weihatwei. Chief Stewirt-Lockharb and brither Scots se'id luarry greetings. Scotland for ever —Clkrk, Secretary. Manila. Chief Mitchell and Manila Scot? send greetings br.ther Scot? Pauang.—N
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  • 244 4 SCOTS DEFEAT THE REST. Last evening, following the custom of previous year<, there was a Rugby match on the E-'p’anade, the teams b -iug Scotsmen versus The Re?t. Rain fell r.hickly dming the latter part of the afternoon, but it cleared up in time for the kiek
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  • 71 4 [from Our Own Corretpondtnt.} Kuala Lumpur, November 29; St. Andrew’s Ball at Kuala Lumpur was moat brilliant. Sir Arthur Young, Sir E L. Brockman and tho four British Residents, namely, Mr. R G. Watson (Perak), Mr. A. H. Lem in (Negri S-mhilan), Mr. Burnside (Selangor),
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  • 36 4 The first St. Andrew’s dinner ever given by Scots had in K“dah, wires our Alor Star correspondent, to day takes place in the Kedah Club this evening. It promises to be a gre ,t success.
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  • 121 4 To-morrow being St. Andrew’.-» Day, the service in Penang Presbjterian Church will be of a special character in keeping with the associations of that Church Festival. It is a day of national recollection, especially to all Scotsmen. A national Scottish service will therefore be held in the
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  • 639 4 AFTER THE BALL.” Those who have taken part in a ball not only talk about ic to one another for days afterwards, but a-e alsi never tired of tell ing others less fortunate than themselves what a thrilling event the ball wa?, aud usually succeed in communicating their own excitement
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    • 57 4 Want of perception is a pronounced trait in man, particularly where his health is concerned. He does not realise that nearly all serious illne-s is due to disregard of chills aud stomach derangement. The wise individual knows that Woods* Great Peppermint Cure is an unequalled preventative of sickness, and is
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    • 270 4 PERTUSSIN is a harmless and efficient remedy against all diseases of the respiratory organs, especially Whooping Cough, Catarrh of Larynx, Bronchial Catarrh, Asthma, etc., which has been recognized unequalled by the highest authorities. Also the Affections of the Lungs win be greatly relieved by the use of it. yHHBp TO
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 193 4 The World’s Most Powerful Romantic Production. The Count of Monte Cristo’ In Three Reels. Featuring the renowned Motion Picture Player Mr. Hobart Bo?worth in the title role with 300 People in caste, and £4OOO the cost of production. WILL BE SCREENED To-night/ To-night// AT The Drury Lane Cinematograph in Drury
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  • 2138 5 M.M. PERTINENT TOPICS. Speaking at the meeting of the Federal Council on Wednesday, Mr. Skinner said he should like to call attention to a matter affecting the F.M.S. rather closely. He had noticed lately in the papers reports referring to the eventual absorption of the Federated Malay States
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    • 182 5 "RED STAR" FLUID DISINFECTANT A BACTERICIDE and DEODORANT of great efficiency. Readily miscible with water in all proportions. 1 Gallon Drums $1.50. 5 Gallon Drums $6.50. 40 Gallon Casks $35.00. Sample Bottles 40 cents each. THE D ispensary, Ltd., 2 6, BISHOP STREET, PENANG. Branch: 26. CAMPBELL STREET. Telephones 398
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  • 1403 6 The writer of aa article in the current Empire Review bawails the neglect of British commercial interests in £he Dutch Colonies. He deplores the absence of a single independent, well-paid, official devoting himsdf wholly snd entirely to furthering British trade. The Consuls, he says, are members of
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  • 900 6 MEETING OF DELEGATES. A meeting of the delegate! of the various clubs in the Football League was held in the Free School last night, Mr. H. 0. Sells (P.C.C.) presiding. The other members present were Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, VicePresident, Dr. Lim Guan Cheng (C.R.C.), Messrs. F.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 334 6 Many regular attendants at the R^ CP course were missing this mornin» t. assumed that they were detained at th shrine of St Andrew, who'e feast celebrated in Penang by the sons Znd daughters of Scotland, assisted by •> rest.” e A nice morning’s track work was g
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    • 84 6 The following teams have been chosen for a game of Water-Polo to-morrow at 11 a.m. It is hoped that as many as possible will turn up Red. F E Ivery, H Hewlett, W E McDonald, NC E Hal', H R Adams, R L Cuscaden and M J
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 319 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Sir, Apropos of the letter appearing in yesterday’s issue of your paper on the subject of a dyeing nuisance, very much alive, in the immediate vicinity of Perak R, ad, permit me to draw your attention to a worse one long
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  • 70 6 The Peking Daily News of the 12th iusb. states Mr Ho Tung, the Hongkong millionaire, who took a trip to Mukden, met with an accident at Shan hai-kwan. He fell as the car was stopping, and had one of his hip bones dislocated. Dr K
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 177 6 MOTOR CARS? i "1 1 M’.jsj-■ <, ■I? i. IN STOCK: One “Sperber” Car, 4 Cylinders, 15 H.P., 5-seater, complete with Hood, Screen and Lamps $2,250. For further particulars apply to BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd., penahg. Messrs. W. D. H. O. WILLS’ “Sweet Chestnut” THE mIIIMMB >T NEVER PERFECT BITES
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    • 10 6 The Crag Hotel, PENANG HILLS. COMPLETELY RENOVATED. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors.
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  • 669 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyerand sellers only) in oar share list on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-dav SaAsas. i JS I 5 iftnini, Cheuderiang 25c 20c 3Qp 25c Kamunting 6d par Kinta Tin IM 15| 14| 16 Kinta New... 6/- 8/6 4/- 6/6 K.
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  • 38 7 RLLING PRICES IN LONDON. London, November 28*. -he following are the ruling quotations for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 2/3| Para to arrive 3/- j Market firm. I By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co»]
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  • 690 7 .—Reuter. LORD HARDINGE’S SPEECH. PRE'S OPINION. London, November 28. The Daily Telegraph says it cannot be wrong in assuming Lord Hardinge’» extraordinu-ily strong expressions were delibeiately adopted on the grounds of expeiiency an 1 that such a declaration of sympathy was thought necessity. It bears out the statement
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  • 62 7 Reu'er. FRIENDLY ASSURANCES. Vienna, November 28. Kin" Fe dinand of Bulgaria is returning to S fia aft-r a cordia' interview with the Emperor, who reassured him concerning the ill-f-eling produc d in Austria by the recent publication of the Servo-Bulgari an Secret Treaty of 1912, whereby the
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  • 26 7 Reuter. London, November 28. The British sugar trade has formally and ca egorically refused to entertain the rebate pr opo sal. Reu ter.
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  • 271 7 .—Reuter. WILLING MARTYRS. MA. B)N*R law AT DUBLIN London, November 29. Mr. Bonar Law, at a luncheon in Dun in, said Mr, Asquith’s speech had evidently fgiven satisfaction to the Premiers followers. “It has also given satisfaction to me (loud cheers). It seemed a complete acceptance of
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  • 495 7 D.O.L. Berlin, November 27. At the Franco-German negotiations regarding Asia Minor yesterday, the first thorough discussion took place between the Ministers Herr Zimtnermin and M. Cambou. Their standpoints were widely different but an understanding is certainly expected. M. Venezelos, in the Clumber, successful y rejected M. Stratos’
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  • 48 7 D.O.L. ARRIVAL OF BRITISH WARSHIPS. Lon lon, November 28. H.M.S. Berwick has arrived at Puerto de Mexico and H.M.S. Sujff Ik at Tampico, important oil centres.—Reuter. M-xico City, November 27. The rebels are continuously successful against the Federal troops. The cruiser Bretwen las been ordered to Tampico.—
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  • 81 7 ESTIMATES PASSED. [From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, November 29. The Council passed the Estimates, totalling $70,404,820. AH the amendments to the Labour Code propose i by the Hon. Mr. Skinner were accep e 1, including provision for the payment of rail fares of coolies from the quarantine
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  • 72 7 THREE MEN KILLED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 29. A serious accident happened at a cement block yard at Tanjong P-gar. Messrs. Topham Jones and Railton’s men were erecting a high wooden staging when a rope broke and several beams fell, killing one Chinese and
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  • 43 7 A CONS PAN U DANGER. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, November 29. The police are vigorous'y prosecu r ing cases of rash motor diiving One chauffeur was fined $5) his certificate being endorsed. There are many cases every week.
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  • 53 7 UNDERGOES OPERATION. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, November 29. The Governor, Sir Arthur Young, has be n op-irate! upon for a growth on the right hand. The operation was successful and the wound will be he J-d in a few days. Meanwhile he carries his arm
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  • 35 7 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Alor Star, November 29. The Sultan gave a Fundurie in honour of his birthday yesterday evening at Ba lei Besar Audience Hall. It was well attended.
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  • 47 7 Reuter. FIREMEN ARRESTED. Wellington, November 29. Twenty-eight firemen on the steamer Corinthic were arrested for refusing to work because the ship was loaded with nonUnionists. Liter. They were sentenced to a month’s imprisonment, but on expressing repentance were allowed to return to his vessel.”—
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  • 32 7 .—Reuter. CONSTRUCTION BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. London, November 29. The Canadian Government has taken first steps towards the construction of a big dry dock, 1,150 feet long, at Esquimau' t.—-Reuter.
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  • 162 7 —S.F.P. Private letters received in Singapore tell of the remarkable suddenness of the death of the late Mr. Hans Becker, an event so deeply regretted here. It turns out, after al', that he did not die at Wiesbaden, as was originally believed, as that was
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 175 7 ALL LATEST. RAGTIME ALBUMS 75 cts. FOLLIES ALBUMS 85 cts. NEW OPERAS ALL THE NEWEST. PANTOMIME SONGS 30 cts. each. Row Row Row Sung by Daiay Jerome. a* -S Only a Faded Rose Evie Gieen. W 4? “Nursery Rhymes in Ragtime Barclay Gammon. qq Hold out your hand Naughty Boy
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  • 1125 8 A PLANTER’S SHARP CRITICISM OF RASH ACTION. Mr. A. B. Milne, writes from Indragiri, Sumatra, to the Straits Times as follows Unavoidable absence from the F. M. S has prevented my taking as active a part as I should have wished in the discussion of this
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  • 335 8 There is nothing particu’arly new in the interesting announcement in the columns of Truth as regards the nature of the Rubber Growers’ Association report. Tnat report has already be-n regirded as imminent, and its contents were pretty well known, and hai been commented up in these columns and
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  • 330 8 We take the following from the Times of Ceyloa to hand by Thursday’s mail The Dalkeith (Ceylon) Rubber and Tea Estates, Limited, is distributing a shilling per share, being the 1911 guaranteed dividend. The Sennah Rubber Company, Limited, has written off £15,713 and carries forward 0,571. The position
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  • 369 8 Per P and O steamer Mooltan, connecting with the steamer India, at Colombo. FromLmdon Nov. 14.—T0 Penang :Mr and Mrs B C N Knight, Mr R Kennedy, Mr L McCall, Mr J Rankine. From Marseilles Nov. 21.—T0 Penang: Mr R Cob mm, Mr E
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    • 212 8 Beck’s “Key” Brand Beer. iiiii The Leading Brand in the East. SCHMIDT, XUSTERMANN 8 Co.. PENANG. I NATURA MILK I (LION BRAND). U M iM’ M The Ideal Milk for use in the tropics, Natura Milk Lion Brand can-be obtained 5 X being absolutely pure whilst retaining its a ever
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  • 237 9 Complimentary Dinner at Kuala Muda A farewell dinner was given last evening at the Kuala Muda Resthouse by Mr. Speers, A. G. P., Che Ahmat, D. 0., and other friends to Mr. J. W. Hunt of Penang Amongst those presen r in addition to the above,
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  • 151 9 A Throne at Stake,” which is being screened at the George Town Cinema tonight, is an historical subject, based upon a true incident in connection with the succession to a throne in a foreign country The real heir falls in love with a lady-iu-waiting in the court, and
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  • 131 9 A serious accident, involving two deaths and injuries to several other people, occurred in Messrs Typhon Jones and Railton’s block-yard at Taujong Pagar on Thursday The yard is that in which the large cement blocks for the work on the docks are made and a big timber
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  • 61 9 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $90.05 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £lBO ss. spot and £lBl 10s. three months. The following business in tin was done to-day Penang Tin Exchange $90.05 Straits Trading Co nil. Eastern Smelting Co. nil.
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  • 245 9 At Sunday’s meeting of the Malacca Planters’ Association the chairman (Mr. H. M. Darby) stated that the immigration committee would pay the cost of landing the coolies at the port of disembarkation “as from December 1.” Mr. Darby now writer to correct that: The new rule will
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 832 9 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. To-Night s Band Programme. I Toe Band will play the following proFOK oAL/K. gramme of music on the Golf Club this evening (5-45 to 7 p m.): OXE YOUNG DELI PONY and Three Dances, Nell Guyr, Pastoral Rubber-Tyred Trap with Harness and Merry Makers German, and Lamps complete.
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    • 830 9 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF .'INDIA. a AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA. SlflA s Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital £1.200,0W Reserve Fund £1,700,000 I I Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 I I Hkad Officb llifira I I 38, BISHOPSGATE, E.C llii*' I I Agknciks and Branchrs. J I Amritsar Hamburg Puket Bombay
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  • 531 10 Not many years ago, a French poet wrote a poena—if it may be called a poem —consisting entirely of feminine names, arranged in accordance wi h rhythm an! rhyme. The effect was musical and not unpleasing. But the Rev. James B. Dollard performs with greater
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  • 155 10 [Slang seems to be e>chewed by the modern S3ho >lboy While piren’s and uncles were describ ng cakes and ices as “top hole” and “topping” and “rotten and not half bad the son or nephew was employing the choicest idioms—Daily Paper.] The worst of father’s this, that
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  • 60 10 Japan, Brit., 3806, Seddon, Nov. 29, Calcutta, gen., A. A. A. Co. Ellora, Brit., 2567, H. A. Sharpe, Nov. 29, S’pore, gen., H. Liebert Co. Bresgravia, Ger., 4155, Ernst, Nov. 29, Seattle, gen., Behn Ueyer Co. Den of Ruthven, Brit., 3116, Stewart, Nov. 29, Portland, gen., Boustead Co. Sappho,
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  • 89 10 Chantaboon for Deli. Ellora for Rangoon, Calcutta and Durban. Alma for Deli. Hok Canton for Teluk Anson. Rotorua for Tongkah and Renong. Lama for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Devanha for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi for Europe, etc. Japan for Singapore, China and Japan. Tong
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  • 113 10 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFIC» Monday. For Per Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Kedah 9 a m. Port Swettenham, A Port Dickson, and > Cornelia 2 p.m. Malacca J Batu Bahra Pungah 2 p.m. Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, A Segli, Olehleh and > Atjeh 3 p.m. Sabang j Dindings, Sitiawan
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  • 125 10 Pbnang, November 29, 1913. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’ eight Bank ...2/4 15 32 3 Credit 2/4 5/8 3 Documentary ...2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Dank Rs. 173 J 3 days’ sight Private 175} Bombay Demand Bank 173} 3 days’ sight Private
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  • 263 10 Penang, November 29, 1913. 8. P. Tapioca $3.80 buyers. M. P. Tapioca $4. iO buyers Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $15.75 buyers. White Pepper $27.40 buyers. Trang Pepper $24 nominal. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $75.00 sales. Cloves $39 out of season. Nutmegs 110
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 605 10 A Celebrated Violiniste ff h’ < X \s® 'xSWTJZ .fML V IMI law' O mML 4®wWh *inte sB:: ■it' ..rWM WwW 'IB T Nervous Fatigue, Languor— The power to excel, the confidence which ensures her brilliant successes, says the talented violinist, Miss Sybil Keymer. is entirely due to her abundance
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    • 138 10 Motor Cars. A FULL RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM StrflKer Squire lawn body. finished British Car at moderate price. 12 H P <*■■■■< with Lincoln green body. The best American Car overlond x th 3o hi x e V W VI lUflltl black enamelled body. The most economical Car on petrol
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  • 900 11 k* re gr dt3ful t 0 our contemporaries h at tb Peoinsnla, i yB the Straps Times, for the extreme kindness of 7h er 1 e u C t 8 fc in connection with the libel action Dennys v. Straits limes, recently tried at Ipob.
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    • 371 11 I B 9| MSr e Pixoap Scentless Tar Shampoo. The ideal means of cleansing hair and scalp and preserving and increasing the growth of the hair. Shampooing with Pixoap is easy and delightin',—either at home, in the bathroom or at the hair-dressers—and inexpensive. as a bottle of Pixoap lasts several
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    • 29 11 w. JONES, Photographer Dealer, 79, Bishop Street. Developing and Printing for Amateurs at moderate chaiges Out-door Work a Specialty Special Price for Plates, Papers and Photographic Chemicals. Kodak Films.
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    • 1240 11 THE BLOOD is the LIFE of the FLESH N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. Dr. Morse’s Indian Boot Pills—What they are and what they do. Their Four Principal Ingredients. It is an established fact that all diseases spring from one source, namely Impurity of the Blood. Therefore our
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    • 2550 12 p. Rritish |ndia S»team avigation Ikl f"\ I Steam Navigation Co. Co L 1„„„ J iW lIPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. INTENDED SAILINGS. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD, ——-—————j—" 1 'T'HE fast and well-known Mail Steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Apnjjn Clrtflm Chin p 1913 F
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