Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 June 1914

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. NO. 129 VOL. LXXII. MONDAY. Bth JUNE. 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1025 1 r d roit $3O d C D U XTOU can have the Pinang D s 1 Gazette” posted everyday a for a whole year io yonr address. 0 (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. $27). c Proportioi ate Quarterly and n Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in B advance and remittances should g be
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    “LITTLE NELL.”
    397 2 DEATH OF A FAMOUS DICKENS CHARACTER. The question of the attribution of many of Dickens’s <ha r acter to various personages in real life is rec died by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Harriet Lucy Tice, who claimed to be the original of Little Nell in
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    THE "TETRARCH" SENSATION.
    456 2 WHAT HAS BEEN LOST BY SPORTSMEN. The finmcial side of “The Petrarch sensation is still a topic of conversation in racing circles, and betting gains and losses over the affair will form the subject of keen discussion for some time. It is now beyond all doubt that
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      861 2 wanted. PENANG ATHENAEUM. JUNIOR ASSISTANT for healthy Robber Estate in Perak. Working know- LECTURE BY ledge of Tamil necessary, Malay not MA DI AM I AVMANI required. Salary 1175 to start. Dr. E. MARIAN LAYMAN Apply W. A. 8., c/o Pinang Gazette. (of Kuala Lumpur), 629—5, 8, 10 6 IN
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      379 2 Good RICH TYRES Sole Importers: Straits Settlements, Malay Peninsula Siam, ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., ltd., SINGAPORE. PENANG MALACCA. HOTE L7° RMAN> PENANG RACES. THE ENGLISH HOTEL 1 Unrivalled Position PHOTOGRAPHS Cold Storage Food. were taken by the NIKKO” Studio at Penang Paces, Special Terms to G >vernment Officials, Planters «nd Commercial
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    THE NEW TOWN.
    1168 3 CHANGING KUALA LUMPUR SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, In a note a few days > we referre 1 to Kuala 1 umpur as being at present in curl papers,” a phrase which very aptly sums up the situation, says the M.M.” Very shortly we may expect that the partial
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    BRITISH-INDIA S.N. CO.
    499 3 ORDERS PLACED FOR NINE NEW STEAMERS. The report of the British India Steam Naviga’ion Company, Limited, states that the result of the year’s operations to December 31 was satisfactory, and, after making a liberal provision for depreciation, there is an available balance, including £15,583 brought forward, of
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    The Singer and the Bomb.
    118 3 In reporting the death of Mme. Nordica the Telegraph recalls that in 1881 she had a memorab’e experience in St. Peters burg, at a time when the Nihilists were very active. Owing to this fact the time and date of a command performance before the
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    COLONY’S PRISONS.
    709 3 STAMPING OUT THE MORPHIA HABIT. The current Lsue of the Government Gazette contains the i eport Mr. S. Codrington, acting Inspector of Prisons, on the prisons in the Colony. The daily averages in the three prisons of Singapore, Penang and Malacca for the last three years have been
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    Famous Trenches.
    126 3 Defence Works Filmed by Builders. At a meeting of the Carm&rtbern Corporation a discussion took place regarding the threatened destruction of the entrenchment put up to defend the town against Cromwellian forces. The entrenchment is said to be the only surviving specimen of the work of Gerard, the
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      286 3 The Best Lager and Gin in the East, ffi f PETER WALKER’ fX lE® LAGER M tPrrjm nn IHmL UK. J -<x 1 /V XT ■X. f£ 7/\ X 1 \7 I th 1 4AJ f -A W g^Wjß \|BEEkSk Little Peter *L J InHliJllE^tftkilhr S »Z? ZniAorferx-* HUBERT. WOO3ROFFE
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    TIN MERCHANT’S CLAIM.
    3350 4 INTERESTING JUDGMENT. PLAINTIFF UNSUCCESSFUL. In the Supreme Cou'-t, Penang, this morning, Mr Justice Sercombe Smith delivered judgment in the case in which Lee Chin Ho, the Penang tin merchan’, sued Lim Mah Chye, a well-known contractor, to have judgment of the penalty of a bond executed by
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    STRAITS GAZETTE APPOINTMENTS.
    36 4 Mr J B Elcum to be an official member of the Legislative Council. Mr A B Voules, to be Solicitor General, Straits Settlements. Mr W S Eames to be Assistant District Judge, Penang.
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    F.M.S. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    61 4 The following notifications appear in the curent issue of the F. M. S. Government Gazette Mr. W. G. Stewart, Traffic Inspector, to be Assistant Traffic Manager, F.M.S. Railways. Mr. F. M. G McCooechy and Mr. W. W. Davds .n to be an Assis'ant Enginee r s, P.W.D.
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    "ROYAL MAIL."
    272 4 That there is at Homo a popular belief that the whole of the Malay Peninsula is a B itish Colony is a fact too well-known to need comment, and perhaps it ia too much to expect that the average Britoo, judging from a perspective of 8000 miles away,
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    KUALA LUMPUR CHEATING CHARGE.
    665 4 THE MAGISTRATE’S DECISION. Before Mr. Goldthorpe, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Courr, on Tues lay, Frederick Alfred G Iden, who ha! been arreted at Malac?a on a warrant, was brought up on a charge of cheating, (as wiied to us) the complaint being laid by Donald
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    Bangkok’s Water Supply.
    132 4 The scheme for providing Bangkok with pure water is now practically complete. The street fountains have arrived, and are in course of erection. The machinery and filters have been working under service conditions, and everything has proved satisfactory. The pipes to distribute the water are being subjected
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    EASTERN EXTENSION CABLEGRAMS.
    28 4 The following undelivered cables lie at the office of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co 4-6-14 Manargudi Trade,. Sendapryan Penang; 4-6-14 Pondicherry Kiahnaaamy Manammen Penang. J
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    RAIN AT LAST.
    249 4 S M.D C.” HUTS BLOWN DOWN. On Friday night and throughout Saturday all Kinta watched the gathering legious of clouds concentrating over the valley with more than usual anxietv Everywhere the want of rain was felt— not only man but all the anim 1 and vegetable world
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    London, Singapore, and Java Bank.
    163 4 The net profits of the London, Singapore, and Java Bank for the year 1913 are £4,509 (being about 10 p r cent, on the paid-up capital), aga’nst £1,936 for the period neatly six months covered by the previous report. A dividend at the rats of
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    THE PENANG MAIL TRAIN.
    115 4 Five Hours Late. The Up-mail from Kuala Lumpur was considerably delayed yesterday afternoon. On enquiry at the Ipoh Railway Stations “Chronicle” representative ascertained that the delay occurred at Rawang, where two goods waggons were derailed and blocked the line. The train arrived in Ipoh Station at
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      52 4 Light Motor Trucks. A knock about Petrol Truck to carry a ton and to rnn up to eighteen miles per hour having 30 to 35 B. H. P. Engines has been introduced by The Borneo Company Limited Singapore, for general Estate and deliver? wort Price $3,000 (chassis.) Total loaded Lo7.7XX.
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      58 4 All mothers desire to see their children grow up strong and hearty. To effect this the protection from chills, stomach ailments, etc., must be sure, such as is afforded by Woods’ Great Peppermint Lure a medicine known throughout the southern Hemisphere as the children’s life Bav er Never be without
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      177 4 TAREDGING MASTER, European, requires berth, any capacity. Good Rigger. G. L., c/o Singapore Free Press, WAITED T) Y European, House with three or four bedrooms. Furnished or unfurnished. Entry July 1. Moderate rent. Apply No. 62, c/o Pinang Gazette. NOTICE. Penang Auction Mart. By order of V. R. M. RAMANATHAN
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      WEEKLY CAUSERIE FROM ALL QUARTERS.
      2005 5 DEATH OF MR. R. FOSTER. London, May 15. Sportsmen a 1! the world over will hear with the deepest regret of the death of Mr. Reginald Erskine Foster, who passed away in London at the early age of thirty-s'x. At Lord’s cricket ground the flags
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      274 5 UNION S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND Ld„ Auckland. Wellington. Lyttleton and Dunedin ALSO GALLING Al Samarang and Fiji 1» inducement ornßs). The Uottipany’s T.S. Steamer APARI* MA. 5,704 tons, 8. Nicholson, Comtnandsr, maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Approximate Dates of {Sailing from Singapore: For
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      24 5 FOUR CROWN WHISKY I U.M.B m uiu «pfy«o®D» vu I (®l? iiOlhteltg. GLASGOW A LOHdOH. L___________ I Schmidt. KUstermann Ct Sot© Importers fop PENANG.
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    MARRIAGE.
    31 6 Watson— Wright.—Oa the 6th inst. at the Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. William Cross, m.a., Alexander Gordon Watson to Elizabeth Napier, second daughter of William Wright, Murray field, Edinburgh, N.B.
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    TOWNS ON THE SEA.
    1247 6 —S.T, The huge liner Aquitania appears to have behaved better than that other mammoth, Vaterland,” on her arrival at New York on the maiden voyage. She was controlled and berthed with ease, but the fact remains that with all saper-steam-ships whose size approaches that of the
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    EX-RIKISHA PULLER’S SUIT.
    236 6 AN UNSUCCESSFUL CLAIM. In the Supreme Court, Penang, this morning, Mr. Juatce Sercombe Smith delivered judgment in the suit brought by Ong Ah Sok, an ex-rikisha puller of Penang, against Captain R. D. Caswell for damages for breach of a contract entered into between plaintiff and defendant
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    CHARLES DICKENS.
    130 6 And then, while round them shadows gathered faster, And as the firelight fell, He read aloud the book wherein the Master Had writ of Little Nell.’” We have received a delightful extra number of The Bookman Charles Dickens,” published by Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, London at 5/- net,
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    STRIKE AT KLANG.
    138 6 RIKISHA MEN COME OUT. A strike of rikisha pullers commenced heie this morning, says the “M. M. Klang correspondent on June 6. The cause is not known yet. Later. To-day there are no rikishas on the streets at Klang, the pullers having declared a general strike as
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    THE CONTENTS BILL.
    100 6 Page 2.— Little Nell The Tetrarch Sensation. Page 3.—The New Town British-India S. N. Co.; Colony’s Prisons Famous Trenches The Singer and the Bomb. Page 4.—Tin Merchant’s Cairn; Kuala Lumpur Cheating Charge. Page s.—Sporting Letter. Page 6.—Towns on the Sea Kx-Rikisha Puller’s Suit; Province Telephones Social and
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    PROVINCE TELEPHONES.
    62 6 The Gazette notifies that on and after anuary Ist, 1915, telephone subscribers in Province Wellesley shall pay subscriptions at the rate of $9O per annum for a connection made within two miles of the Butterworth or Simpang Ampat exchanges, while an additional $lB will be charged for every
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    724 6 Mr. P. H. Henshaw, Acting Traffic S a perintendent of the F. M. S. Railways arrived in Penang this morning. The Hon. Mr. W. F. Nutt has left Kiul a Lumpur by the mail train on a short visit to Singapore Mrs. Stephenson, wife of Major-General T.
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    47 6 The Band will play the following programme of music on the Esplanade from 6 to 7 this evening:— 1 Selection Ilombardi Verdi 2 Two step My Little Black Sweetheart Frederiksen 3 Waltz Gloriana Williams 4 Mazurka Esmeralda Lamarie 5 March Death or Glory Lebnbardt
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      64 6 JU kJ IS Scotch g| Whisky i &r-oryt-IV i i ('Mninuv/t/. The Distillers Company b? EDINBURGH TONG JOO Co., Penang, SOLE AGENTS. DOK-MBW I PcrWG ,4111' IPoh Ladies’ Department. NEW DELIVERY OF WHITE DRESS MUSLINS, WHITE AND COLOURED TOBRALCO CLOTH i —i«; wlmißl I L rwW xfeL® -o' I DRESS
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      33 6 THE CRAG HOTEL, “SANATORIUM” PENANG HILL Completely Renovated. An hour and 10 minutes from the E. 0. HOTEL Chairs and Coolies always in readiness at the foot of the Hill. Sarkies Brothers, Proprietors.
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    HOME RULE.
    209 7 —Reuter. SIR E. CARSON S ADVICE. MR. DEVLIN’S BELFAST INSPECTION. London, June 7. At the Chamberlains»’ garden party at Highbury, Birmingham, to their respective constituents, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was wheeled in a bath chair to the terrace, making his first appearance in public for eight years. Mr. Austen
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    BIG FINANCIAL FIRM SUSPENDS PAYMENT.
    107 7 PARTNER’S UNSUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. London, June 6. The well-known financial house of Chaplin, Milne, and Grenfell has suspended payment. A partner of the firm recently withdrew from the firm in consequence of very heavy losses on the Stock Exchange. Speculative rubbers are adversely affected. Later. It
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    YOUTH’S TERRIBLE DEED.
    72 7 —Reuter. FIRES 200 SHOTS FROM CHURCH STEEPLE. Budapest, June 6 A youth, named August Tomsics wound ed a girl and murdered her parents and then took refuge in a churoh steeple, where he held out for a day. He fired 200 cartridges at all comers, killing two
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    THE SUFFRAGISTS.
    57 7 —Reuter. MANSION DESTROYED BY FIRE London, June 6. The Suffragists have burned a manson at High Wycombe. Many valuable antiques were destroyed. Solicitor’s Clerk Summoned. London, June 7. Summonses have been granted at Bow Street against a solicitor's clerk, who is charged with conveying tabloid eme’ics to Suffrag’sts
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    PALACE INTRUDER.
    67 7 —Reuter ENGINEER’S FITTER’S ESCAPADE. London, June 7. An engineer’s fitter was captured in Buckingham Palace last night. He had surmounted a formidable cheveux de frise, tearing his clothes into rags. He forced an entrance into the ba'empnt and ransacked several of the servants’ rooms. He changed clothes, and
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    LINER SINKS STEAMER.
    38 7 —Reuter. CREW SAVED. London, June 7. li e liner Corinthian from Canada t /.tided with and sank the Thames steamer Oriolo off Greenwich. The latter bad Jtist landed her passengers. The crew of were saved.-
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    ALBANIAN SENSATION.
    208 7 —D.O.L. ITALIANS ARRESTED. APOLOGY BY THE PREMIER. Durazzo, June 7. An Italian Colonel, Muricchio, and an Italian Professor, Chinigo, were arrested at the hcuse of the Italian postmaster, charged with exchanging flashlight signals with the insurgents. The Italian Consulate protested on the ground of violation of domicile, and
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    MEXICO.
    86 7 —Hute/ HUERTA ORDERS BLOCKADE OF TAMPICO. Washington, May 7. Huerta has declared a blockade of Tampico and lias sent two gunboats thither to enforce it, presumab’y with the object of preventing the lauding of arms for the constitutionalists. The gunboats will reach Tampico to-morrow. Two American warships are following
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    FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.
    182 7 -DO L. M. DELCASSE DEFUSES THE PDEMIEDSHIP. M. RIBOT INVITED TO FORMA MINIS 1 RY. Paris, June 6. M. Viviani has informed the President that he is unab’e to form a cabinet owing fc o difficulties in connection with the three years’ military service. M. Poincare has
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    SINGAPORE NEWS.
    101 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, June 8. Gene al Stephenson leaves for Home on Friday. The Bishop ordained a Chinese, Chan Wing Tswen to the Diaconatw cn Sunday, at the Cathedral. He is the first Chinese Deacon to be ordained in the diocese, and takes up work at
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    MALACCA ROADS.
    95 7 PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT. i From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, June 8. At a meeting of the Malacca Planters Association, presided over by Mr' J. W. Campbell, yesterday, it was decided to ask the Government to take steps to improve the roads. It was sug gested that
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    MINING IN THE F.M.S.
    136 7 FIGURES FOR A YEAR. A supplement to the Government Gazette gives the report of Mr. W. Eyre Kenny, Senior Wauden of Mines, on the administration of the Mines Department and on the mining industries for the year 1913. The departmental expenditure during the year amounted to
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    MINING IN TRANG.
    124 7 The whole province of Trang will probably soon be opened for mining operations, says a Trang correspondent of the Bangkok Times.” Up to a year ago, no mining was aHowed officially, for it was only then that the Ampburship of Hoyot was placed under the Mines Acr.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      LONDON AERIAL DERBY.
      61 7 WON BY AN AMERICAN. London, June 6. The Frenchmen Noel on a monoplane won the Aerial Derby of 95 miles round London, doing the distance in 1 hour 15 minutes 5 secs. There were tout teen starters. Later. Noel was disqualified and the American, Brock, was declared
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      HOME CRICKET.
      78 7 —Reuter. London, June 6. At Northampton, Kent beat Northants by 227 runs. At Cambridge, Cambridge University beat M C.C. by 177 runs. At Leicester, Yorkshire and Leicestershire drew, Leicester leading on the first innings. At Birmingham, Warwickshire and Middlesex played a drawn match, Warwickshire gaining a first innings’
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      BROMHEAD MATTHEWS SHIELD COMPETITION.
      56 7 SINGAPORE’S SCORES. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, June 8. In the Bromheid Matthews Shield competition, shot under good conditions, at Singapore, the following scores were made S.REV. 548 8.V.1. 527 S.V.A. 391 Maxims 362 The two last mentioned teams are very weak this year. Penang’s score
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      SELANGOR.
      21 7 A wire received in Penang on Saturday gave Selangor’s score in the firing for the Bromhead Matthews shield as 511.
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      PERAK L.R.A.
      97 7 For the Mills Trophy the P. L. R. A. made the following scores on June 4 200 Yard?. Mrs McGregor 28 Miss Wright 26 Mrs Hobson 25 Mrs Hope 23 Mrs Moir 21 Mrs Kershaw 17 Total 140 Mrs Wright 16 Mrs Sibbald 14 Deliberate 159 Yards. Mrs
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      151 7 CALCUTTA MEDAL. The result of play for this medal was P T Allen 43 49= 92 14=78 A B Vou’es 47 37= 84— 6= 78 T A Martin 44 44= 88— 8= 80 C T Beath 39 41= 80—scr=80 J Crabb-Watt 39 38= 77 3= 80 A
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      P.C.C. BOWLS.
      90 7 The following ties have been fixed for to-day Championship.—G B F Southam v. E R Henderson W B Houston v. J D Fettes F N Syer J. M. Chalmers. The following tus have been fixed for to-morrow Championship.—Dr J. Rose v. A H Heap (1); H Starr v.
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      THE PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
      120 7 LAST RACE IN GIBBONS CUP COMPE CITION. 1 The result of the 220 yards handicap in the Gibbons Cup Competition, which was c: mpeted for yesterday, was as under. There were ten starters, and F Scarborough, who was the virtual scratch from 10 seconds handicap won
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      CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
      525 7 P. C. C. v. P. R. C. There being no games either at Butterworth or at Victoria Green, the above encounter, which took place on the Esplanade, proved undoubtedly the most exciting of the season. The premier club batted first and compiled 175 runs with the loss of
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      PENANG GOLF CLUB.
      143 7 TENNIS TOURNAMENT FINAL. The following tie was played on Saturday Mixed Doubles Handicap Final.—Mr and Mrs Edwards beat Mrs Neubronner and Waugh by 5—7, 6—l, 6—4. The Tennis Prizes will be presented to the winners on Tuesday next at the Golf Club. The Negri Sembilan Sporting Club
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    116 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 a =2 5 tn -n tn n fining. Lahat 5 5| 5 5| •falayan Tin 32/6 36/- 33/- 36/3 Renong 44/6 48/3 44/6 48/9 Tongkab H.
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    81 7 OUTPUTS FOR MAY. The following are outputs for May Ayer Hitam lbs. 9,498 Ayer Tawah 10,304 Be ver lac 15,198 Blackwater 10,336 Benar 3,227 Bujong 6,500 Bruas-Perak 1,341 Bernam-Perak 6,8C0 Bukit Cloh 12,700 Bukit Selangor 5,047 Cicely 22,232 Dusun Durian 20,899 Glenealy 8,200 Jeram 11,542 Jebong 31,571 Kapar
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    TIN QUOTATIONS.
    59 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $69.30 per picul, buyers, no no sellers. No London quotations. The following business in tin was done to-day Penang Tin Exchange $69 30 Straits Trading Co. nil. Eastern Smelting Co. nil. Leong Fee Co. 50 tons at $70.00 Singapore Straits
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    OUTPUTS.
    55 7 The output from the above mines, for the month of May is as follows From Mine Piculs 2,290 Tributers 93 Total Piculs 2,383 Sungei Gau Tin Mining Co.’s output for May was as follows Battery 225 piculs, tributors 23 piculs, a total of 248 piculs. During ten days the
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    PERAK TIN EXPORT.
    30 7 The output for the month of May 1914, excluding Upper Perak figures Block tin 3,634 pikuls 19 katis Tin ore 37,129 pikuls 93 katis Duty $377,626.57 cents.
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    PASSENGERS.
    70 7 Arrivals. By Klang (June 8) from Singapore, Mr and Mrs F G Howard, Mr and Mrs Peach, Mrs W Frahm, Miss Walker ;Messrs Lee Keng Kiat, Chia Keng Chin, W D Crawford, G A Dutton, H A Low, G A Hall, J Campbel), R W Oats, J W Hallifax
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    SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
    80 7 The B. I. ss, Teesta having left Negapatam on Saturday as 7 p.m., may be expected to arrive here on Thursday at 7 a.m. She is scheduled to sail for Port Swettenham and Singapore at 4 p.m. the same day. The P. <fc O. Royal Mail steamer Himalaya,”
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  • Obituary
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    374 7 OBITUARY. THEODORE WATTS-DUNTON. London, June 7. Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton is dead. —Reuter. [Watts-Dunton, Walter Theodore b at St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, Oct. 12, 1832 Practised as a solicitor for some few years in London, and then devoted himself to literature; added his mother’s name Dunton,” to his father’s, in 1897 critic
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    WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.
    734 8 Free Press.” FUTURE OF RACING. The future of horse racing in this Colony and indeed in the whole of Malaya, for the F.M.S. will probably have to stand or fall by the success or failure of the Colony, is thought by a good many racing people
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    A PLANTERS’ REGISTER.
    423 8 T. of M.” It is to be hoped th it the P.A. M. will look with a favourable eye upon the broad principles of the registration scheme fathered by the Ba tang Padang Planters’ Association at a recent meeting. Our readers will remember that the question was
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      535 8 always in STOCK AT JOHN ROBERTS, Billiard Tables Manufacturer, HOTEL NORMAN, Peuang. NEW and SECOND-HAND BILLIARD TABLES. Full size and complete for Billiards, from $450 to $750 and $B5O. Billiard and Snooker Balls, Tips, Cues, Wafers, Spots and all accessories. Splendid quality cloth for tables, $7-50 per yard. Extra quality
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      130 8 The Straits Cinema, Location: —PENANG ROAD. Absolutely the Leading Premier Show. "PATHE” PRODUCTIONS, A Speciality. To-night! To-ni&ht! I OUR VARIETY PROGRAMME. The Bazaar of Feature, Drama and Comedy in the most up-to date Novelty of Art Photography. THE BETRAYING MARK, 3 Parts 3 MAX WISHES HE HADN’T, 2 Parts 2
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    SHARES.
    2300 9 ■i jpital. Paid up. Number of !mt g •el K H Share». Value, 2 Dividend». w.—. 5 4 g n o §3 or „11 noo.ooo ,«0.000 00.000 1 l 1,15 1,13 I*o3 300,000 300.000 30,000 10 10 30 284 ~9 7 er <R*hoaaa/ Dfc P. Co, 20c 50c ,n.
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    SHIPPING.
    241 9 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Klang, Brit., 732, Fawcus, June 8, S’pore, gen., A. G. Co. Kut Sang, Brit., 3110, Bradley, June 6, Calcutta, gen., Boustead Co. Nagoya, Brit., 4249, Sweny, June 6, London, gen., Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Sabine Rickmers, Ger., 2562, Steinberg, June 7, H’burg, gen., S. Kustermann Co. Lai Sang,
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    Local Steamer Service.
    186 9 The companies do not guarantee the dates of arrival of these vessels, but will endeavour as far as possible to ensure punctuality. Alor Star, (Kedah).—Tong Chuan, June and 9 and Kedah, June and 8. Bagan Send.—Daily. Bagan Datoh.—Pangkor, every Monday. Deli.—lndragiri, every Sunday, Merkus or Van Hogendorp,
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    MAILS.
    52 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE Tu- Morrow. For Per Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 7 a.m. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Asahan Jin Ho 3 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Omapere 3 p.m Dindings Sitiawan Pangkor 4 p.m. Teluk Anson Hebe 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30
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    125 9 Penang, Junk 8, 1914. (By Courtesy of ths Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/3 31/32 4 months'eight Bank ...2/4 316 3 Credit ...2/4 5/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 3/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days’ sight Private 175 J Bombay Demand Bank 174} 3 days’ sight Private 175} Madras
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    PRODUCE.
    261 9 Penang, June 8, 1914. 8; P. Tapioca $3.95 sales. M. P. Tapioca $4.22} sales Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. (’oast 3 ’b. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. White Pepper s27} buyers. Trang Pepper $19.00 no stock. Mace SHO nom. Mace Pickings $98.00 sellers. Cloves $46 sales. Nutmegs 110 $23
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    157 9 Monday, June 8. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. High Water 0.6 a.m. Low Water 6.1 a.m. and 6.55 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Tuesday, June 9. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. High Water 0.40 a.m. and 0.47 p.m. Low Water 6.49 a.m.
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    33 9 June 26.—Penang Veterans’ Fancy Dress, Ball, Town Hall. July 13 to 18—Hongkong University, Matriculation Examination. September 7 to 12-—lnternational Rubber Congress, Batavia. September 8 to Oct. 10. —International Rubber Exhibition, Batavia.
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