Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 July 1914

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 174 VOL. LXXII. THURSDAY. 3Uth JULY, 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    OLD CUSTOMS IN BALUCHISTAN.
    1207 2 THE MARIS TRIBE. The tribes of BaluiiraUn are not great in numbers—the whole populat on of the country enumerated at the last Census was less than a million —but they afforded sub jects br a good dial of curious study, writes The Statesman.” Mr. Deays Bray,
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    ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.
    742 2 THE CLAIM OF THE HINDUS. The arrival at Vancouver of the Japanese steamship Komogata Maru,” with several hundred Hindus who are seeking to land on Canadian soil, on e more raises in acute form the whole question of Asiatic immigration, says the L. and C. Express” The prob'em
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      1472 2 WANTED. 7E beir to give IN THB MATTKR 0F W 7 the straits settlements VfOUNG ENGLISHMAN (27) desires HntlCA thft t pnunnuicc nnnuujwrn icon X billet in Penang. Mercantile or HOI ICC lAdl COMPANIES’ ORDINANCE 1889 Shipping preferred Interv'ew with testi- jj a ard monials. Reply /VieSSrS. Il *****11D3C11 TN
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      397 2 International Rubber Congress Exhibition, BATAVIA, 1914. Congress: 7 —12 Sept., 1914. Exhibition: Bth September to 10th October, 1914. Lectures by Renowned Scientists and Experts. Interesting excursions in Java arranged. Reduced steamship, railway and tramway fares for Holders of Congress tickets. For further particulars apply to W. E. van Rijnberk, Hou.
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
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      RUBBER CONGRESS.
      1361 3 PRESENT-DAY PROBLEMS. Rubber experts from various pirts of the world attended the fourth Interactional Rubber Congress, which opened at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, under the presidency of Sir Henry A. Blake. The President, in his inaugural address, which was the chief feature of the morning session, observed
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      BUKIT K.B. RUBBER CO.
      271 3 The following is the report by the Directors to the fourth annud general meeting of the members to be he'd at the Exchange Building-’, Singapore, on Saturday. The Directors beg to submit herewith a duly aulited balance sheet and profit and loss Account for the year
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      PERAK PLANTATIONS.
      1319 3 THE PROBLEM OF CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING. The eighth annual ordinary general meeting of the members of the Perak Rubber Plantations, Limited, was held at th offices, 4, Lloyds Avenue, E.C., Mr. Keith Fraser Arbuthnot (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said Our capi al remains the same, and
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      LONDON RUBBER NEWS.
      214 3 We take the following cables from the Times of Ceylon received by today’s mail London, July 16. —The Sampang (Java) Rubber Plantations Ltd dec ares a dividend of 2| per cent. The Kinta Kellas Rubber Estates, Ltd., have on Account of 1913*14 written off £3,500 and carried
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT.
      162 3 Messrs. Guthrie <fc Co.’s report of Tuesday states The auction held this morning opened quietly, bidding being somewhat uncertain, but demand improved later and the sale closed with buyers at the best prices touched. Smoked sheet and pale crepe were on the same level at $ll5, the
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      NYALAS ESTATES.
      620 3 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The directors’ report to the shareholders for the year ended May 31st is Accounts. The net profit for the year (subject to a proportion of the sum to be voted for Director’s fees) amounted to $15.542.54 as compared with $16,549.99 in the previous year. To this
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      TIN.
      827 3 THE STANDARD MARKET. The appearance of this markf t has improved considerably, and sentiment at the moment is distinctly bullish, says the “Ironmonger” of July 11. There is no doubt that the upward mov°ment had its origin on fairly extensive purchases on American account, and these, combined with the
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      56 3 Tnat tired, depressed feeling, so prevalent in this sev»re climate, is in many many cases due to weakened digestive power. To remove this trouble and strengthen the system, a course of treatment wtih Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure is necessary. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure will make life a pleasure. Sold by
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    RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
    649 4 SINGAPORE TO BANGKOK. PROGRESS OF THE WORK. The date on which it will be possible to go by rail from Singapore to Bangkok has been for long, and is likely to remain for some time yet, a fruitful source of speculation. Necessarily it can be little more. We
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    STOP PRESS WAR NEWS.
    185 4 London, July 30. It is officially stated that no British mobilisation has been ordered. Military and naval measures that have been taken are merely percautionary an 1 defensive. The First Fleet has left Portland under sealed orders, with bands playing Hearts of Oak and the crews
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    324 4 The following is from the Orders, Penang Voluntears, for the month The Commandant, with much satisfaction, draws attention to the remarks of the General Officer Commanding as to the oparations on Sunday, the 26th July, and has much pleasure in plicing on record his own great appreciation of
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    Long Distance Marconi.
    345 4 Installations in Malaya. In reply to Mr. Douglas Hall (Isle of Wight, Opp who aldressed several questions ti the Post master-General on the subject of long-distance wirel ss installations by the Marconi Company, Mr. Hobhouse (Bristol, E.) said The agreement of July 30, 1913, prov’d s for
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    SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
    45 4 The P O extra steamer Nigoya,” having left Singapore at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, is expected to arrive here via Port Swettenham, to-morrow morning, and will leave for Colombo, Port Sail, Ma r seilles, London and Antwerp at 7 p.m. the same day.
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    THE P. & O. "SALSETTE."
    405 4 THE P. O. "SALSETTE." AWKWARD EXPERIENCES. Calcutta, July 20.—The P. <k O. Salsette arrived in Bomb iy harbour at 8 o’clock list evening after a terrible experience. It appears that she got into an exceedingly heavy sea, and then her stokehold got flooded. This resulted in the p-ectical stoppage of
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      30 4 PENANG SALES ROOM. Repairs to Pianos, Organs and Pianolas undertaken AND TUNING executed to satisfaction by an expert having had 14 years’ experience. KOH ENG HIN, Agent. 778—tu f 20-8
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      399 4 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888 In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 14 of 1910. Re PERIA EBRX.HIM MERICAN. (Summary Cass). N mice is hereby given that a Third Divide id is intenied to be declared in the above matter. Creditors who have not
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      163 4 TOWN HALL, PENANG. August Ist and 3rd, 1914, Commencing at 9-30 p.m. TWO NIGHTS ONLY. The Event of the Season. |W| /I X JL w JHL JL JL JBL wm AV a W ’■k W |B fl A B I jB/B B B IWB B B IW B 1 1
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      307 4 K i 's>ff ips, jgy FROM A NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW X GOOD, well-founded, prosperous industries ire indispensable. The broader f their bases—die gr»a»tcr their inHuence in the i.iarkcts of the world for J good—the more du they reflect the credit .’.nJ prosperity of the country. ff John Botl is
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      136 4 George Town Kinematograph, PRESENTS An exc’us'va you ought not to miss The Greatest Boxing Contest Film Ever Offered, A SPORTING CHANCE OR zr t :r It’s a notible Exclusive of inten!e dramafic Power. The film that is putting England on the Moving Picture Map. Booked by every big Circuit in
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    519 6 We presume it may be regarded as an indication of the complete efficiency with which the various departments discharge their duties that the fortnightly meetings of the Municipal Commissioners for George Town rarely last more than a quarter of an hour. To read and confirm the minutes, pass
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    THE RUBBER DUTY.
    478 6 It is the unexpected that happens, where the F.M.S. Government is concerned. Hid we been told a year ago that it was the intention to agree to a sliding scale for the export duty on rubber, to waive the duty on rubber below eighteen-peuce a pound, and
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      BUTTERWORTH PIER
      145 6 [To the Edit* of the Pinang Gazelle"] Sir, Can you allow me through the m diu’m of your pape to enquire what has become of the Butterworth Pier, and why is it that the Eastern Shipping Coy.’s launches are not allowed to use it Does Government intend extending
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      MALARIA.
      121 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir,— Adverting to your leader on Malaria in Tanjong Bungab, it goes without contradiction that Malaria (sometimes of a very malignant type) does exist there, the remedy for which lies in a great measure with the landlords aud tenants though what your
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    THE CONTENTS BILL.
    366 6 Page 2.—01 d Customs in Baluchiitan Asiatic Immigration. Page 3, —Planting and Mining. Page 4.—Penang Volunteers Railway Constructions The P. O. “Saisette”; Progressive Malaya; Long-Distance Marconi. Page s,—Shipping Arrivals Exchange Mails Produce Clearances Local Steamer Service. Page 6.—Municipal Affairs Rubber Duty Social and Personal Correspondence. Page 7.—Telegrams
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    814 6 Mr. R S. Steedman and Mr. J. Kemp have arrived in Penang from Kelantan. M'S. and Miss Alma Baker leave London fir tl e F. M.S. at the end of next month. Th; death is announced at Southsea (on July 2) of Mrs. Ethel Harriett Elcum, wife
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      111 6 THE LATEST The Quaker Girl Yalse LIONEL MONCKTON The Sunshine Girl Lancers PAUL A. RUBENS The Pelican’s Parade One-step DOROTHY FORSTER Reve De Jeunesse Yalse FRANK LAMBERT The Porcupine Patrol One-step LIONEL MONCKTON Kiki Yalse REGINALD BENYON Cock-A-Hoop. Two-step R. CONINGSBY CLARKE Sunshade Sue One-step H. M. TEHNENT The Peacock
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      25 6 E. 4 0. HOTEL. SPECIAL RACE DINNERS. ON SATURDAY. Ist AUGUST, 1914 AND MONDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1914. Town Band and E. 0. Orchestra in Attendance.
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    THE WAR.
    1162 7 ANTIVARI BLOCKADED. EXTREME TENSION EVERYWHERE. ACTIVITY IN BRITISH DOCKYARDS. ITALY DIVIDED. London, Joly 29. The “Times” Durazzj cirrespondent wires that the Austrians have blockaded Antivari. Austrian Manifesto. Vienna, July 29. Emperor Francis Joseph, in a manifesto, reviews the Servian intrigue 3. He says he is fully conscious of
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERS.
    616 7 TWO CHINESE CHARGED. The story of a police raid on g tug robb rg in the vicinity of McAlister Ro id, Penang, on the 27th inst., was related to the District Judge, Mr. G. A Hal 1 in the District Court, this morning, when two Chinese, Low
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    OPIUM AND INTOXICANTS IN MALAYA.
    256 7 QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. Sir J. D. Rses aske 1 the Secretary for the Colonies whether he would consider the evil effects of ths present stringent suppression of the use of opium in the spread of drinking hab ts among the coolies in Malaya and
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      THE GOODWOOD PLATE.
      60 7 COLLODION WINS. London, July 29. The race for the Good wood Plate, at Goodwood, resulted as follows COLLODION 1 NIMULE 2 JOHN-AMENDALL 3 Won by three lengths. Four lengths between second and third. Fourteen ran. THE BETTING. The betting on the Goodwood Plate was as follows 100
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      GOODWOOD CUP PROBABLES.
      36 7 The probable runners in the Goodwood Cup, and the weigh's are as follows Florist (Clatk) 9.3 China Cock Donoghue) 9.3 At Last (Rickaby) 9.0 Son-in-Law (F. Bullock 7 7 St. Guthlac (Cooper) 7.2
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      HOME CRICKET.
      39 7 —Reuter. London, July 29. At Manchester, Lancashire beat Gloucestershire by 237 runs. At the Oval, Surrey beat Sussex by one wicket. At Leyton, Essex btat Leicestershire by six wickets. At Nottingham, Kent beat Notts by 47 runs.-
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      P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      87 7 TUESDAY’S RESULTS. Championship—H G R Leonard beat A G Anthony by 6—l, 6—o ;W H Threlfall beat R N Byatt by 6—l, 6—2 E H Everest beat W R C Gray by 6—o, 6—3. Singles Handicap C.—J D Fettes beat G Sutherland by 6—2, 6—l. Doubles Handicap
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      YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
      188 7 Following ties were decided yesterday Mixed Doubles Handicap A—Mrs Dunn and A G An'hony beat Mr and Mrs A G Watson by 6—2, 6—2. Ladies’ Singles Handicap—Mrs W E Macdonald beat Mrs Hug by 7—9, 6—4, 6—2. Single Handicap A—Waugh beat Sells by B—6, 6—2. Singles Handicap C—Fitzgerald
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      P.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      81 7 TUESDAY’S RESULTS Sing'ei Handicap—S C Ambrose beat J G Allan by 21—13; E H Henderson beat Robertson by 21—16. Doubles H’cap—Dr Rote and Dunn beat Waddington and F N Syer by 21—19. YESTERDAYS. Mixed Doubles Handicap— Mrs Kirk and Ambrose w.o. Miss Hogan and Reimann. To-day Doubles
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    98 7 TO-DAYS CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list o page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day Snaaas. JS I *5 0 w M r. Mining, K. Pulai 6| 6| 6 6} Malayan Tin 34/3 38/- 35/. 38/Renong 32/6 36/6 32/6 36/3 Siamese
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    33 7 London, July 29*. The following are the ruling quothtioas for rubber Plantation Para, Ist Latex, Crepe 2/- Para to arrive 2/10 Market weak. [*By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co.]
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    TIN QUOTATIONS.
    70 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $67.70 per picul, business dona. Tin in London was quoted at £135 10s. spot and £l3B 10s. three months. The following business in tin was done to-day:— Penang Tin Exchange 6} tons at $67.70 Straits Trading Co. 50 tons at
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    22 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, July 30. The following quotations were realised here to-day Copra, Bali $9.70 Best 9.70
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    REBELLION IN BORNEO.
    34 7 [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Singapore, July 30. A Batavia correspondent wires that a native rebellion has taken on the west coast of Borneo. The rebels were defeated by the soldiery.
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    TROUBLE IN IRELAND.
    29 7 —Reuter. DUBLIN VICTIMS BURIED. London July 29. The victims of the shooting in Dublin were buried to-day. Great crowds witness- ed the funeral proc r ssion
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    BRITAIN'S BUILDING TRADE.
    24 7 .—Reuter. MASTERS ORDER LOCKOUT. London, July 29. The master builders have ballotted in favour of a national lockout in Great Britain.
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    ALBANIA.
    15 7 —Reuter. DUTCH OFFICERS RESIGN. Durazzo, July 30. The Dutch gendarme officers have re- signed.-
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    MEXICO'S EX-PRESIDENT.
    38 7 Jamaica, July 29. Huerta goes to Santander on August 2.—Reuter. A beautiful specimen of a black panther, shot by natives at Sungei Dulang, was brought to the Police Station at Teluk Anson for the usual reward.
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      309 7 RUNNYMEDE HOTEL. THE RACES. Special Tiffins and Dinners. Saturday, Sunday and Monday next. String Band in attendance. Tables may be reserved. Advocate and solicitor, f.m.s., in well-established practice desires to secure services of a LOCUM TENENS for a few months iu early part of 1915. Apply by letter, suggestv g
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    SHARES.
    2362 8 ,«> r.ia«p. i i j j |i M i l»10 mi 1913 1813 1314 M 1 w MU «00.000 »60.000 50.000 1 n rlu* Tl’n MlSnzX' Z 32 3?i 300.000 300,000 30,000 1U 1U HydraaJlo Fm w«f. nom MU 360.000 250 000 lO 10— Do. do Ordinary S9J UU
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      RIVER PARTY TRAGEDY.
      232 8 CLIPPINGS FROM THE HOME PRESS Dispatched by the mail leaving London on 9th July, 19H. INQUEST ON SIR DENIS ANSON. The full story of Sir Denis Anson’s dive to death, and of the gallant attempt to rescue him made by the bandsman Mr. William Edmund Mitchell, was
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      LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
      246 8 DEFEAT OF RITCHIE. In a boxing contest for the lightweight hampionship of the world on Tuesday night it Olympia, Kensington, Fred Welsh, of Pontypridd, beat Willie Ritchie, of San Franjisco, on points, the fight lasting twenty rounds. in the first five rounds Welsh clearly outpointed Ritchie, proving far
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      MR. HAMEL’S BODY.
      240 8 PROOFS BY FELLOW AIRMAN. There remains little room for doubt, says the Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail, that the body seen in the sea off Boulogne by .the fishermen in the French smack St. Helene on Monday was that of Mr. Gustav el, who was lost
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      THE SUFFRAGETTES.
      207 8 EXPLOSIVE CARRIER COMMITTED. Irene Casey, the Bradford Suffragette, who was arrested on the occasion of the recent. Royal visit to Nottingham, was again taken to Nottingham on Wednesday from Holloway Gaol, where she is undergoing sentence for another offence, and a further charge under the Explosives Act was
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      DEATH OF LADY STONE
      79 8 Lady Stone, widow of Sir Benjamin Stone, who died on Thursday night, died at Erdingtou, Birmingham, on Sunday night. She had been failing in health for some time. Lady Stone was the daughter of Mr. P. Parker, of Lothersdale, and leaves four sons and two daughters.
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      SOLICITOR’S FRAUDS.
      173 8 £20,000 CLIENTS’ MONEY MISSING. The failure, owing to extensive defalcations, of a firm of solicitors which has been in existence for 150 years, was disclosed at the London Bankruptcy Court on Saturday at a meeting of the creditors of Mr. James John Strikes and Mr. Francis Harcourt Stokes,
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      DEATH OF MR, SYDNEY GRUNDY.
      162 8 LAWYER WHO TOOK TO WRITING PLAYS. The death has taken place in London of Mr. Sydney Grundy, the dramatist. He had been in indifferent health for nearly a year. Mr. Grundy was born in Manchester in 1848. He was called to the Bar in 1869,
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      FALL FROM FOURTH FLOOR.
      123 8 SAD DEATH OF A LONDON LADY. Mrs. Francis Elgar, a lady occupying a flat at Parkside Mansions, Knightsbridge, on Saturday morning fell from a balcony of her flat into the shrubbery bordering Hyde Park, and sustained injuries which resulted in her death as she was being
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      ARMED WOMAN AT PALACE.
      124 8 A VICTIM OF HALLUCINATIONS. An Australian lady is at present detained in the observation ward of the City of Westminster Workhouse, pending the result of communication with her legal representative in Bristol. On Friday evening the lady addressed a policeman at Buckingham Palace, and asked to
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      REAR-ADMIRAL KILLED.
      229 8 FATAL MOTOR CYCLING ACCIDENT. Rear-Admiral Edward Percy Ashe, M.V.0., died in the Cottage Hospital, Camberley, on Sunday, from injuries received in an accident while motor cycling on Saturday evening. The Rear-Admiral, who was sixty-two. joined the Navy in 1866, and was placed on the retired list in 1908.
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      TRIED TO VOTE TWICE.
      131 8 Sentence of three days’ imprisonment, which meant his immediate discharge, was the punishment imposed at the Northumberland Assizes on Councillor William Jennings Grummett, charged under the Franchise Act with endeavouring to vote twice at the Whitley Bay and Monkseaton Urban District Council-election on April 6th, 1914.
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      RUSH TO BECOME ENGLISH.
      112 8 Amongst foreigners there is an abnormal rush to become Anglicised just at present th u Stan( lard. Seldom has the Home Office had to deal with so many requests for letters of naturalisation. The majority, it is stated, seeking British citizenship are Germans. Mr. John Lyle,
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    EVERYBODY’S DOING IT.
    291 9 CHINESE WOMEN AND THE VOTE. The del r gites attending the conference organised by the International Worn in’s Suffrage Alliance attended an “At Home” at the residence of Mrs. Gilbert Samuel, Sloane gardens o i Bth inst. It fell to Dr Getta Jacob, the delegate from Holland,
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    The Late Mr. Chamberlain.
    315 9 A profound impression was created when it becime known that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain had passed away at his London residence, 40, Prince’s-gardens, S. W., within a few dajs of his 78th birthday. The end was not unexpected. The right hoo. gentleman suffered a relap-e in the
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      132 9 HIBBERT, WOODROFFE CO,, LTD., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL S Wine and Spirit Merchants. 5 JJ AGENTS FOR PENANG: SELLAR, MURRAY Co., PENANG. E Telegraphic Address: “RUNNYMEDE,” PENANG. A. B. C. sth Edition. Telephone No. 543 635. k PENANG. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED, 255. PENANG ROAD. DAIRY PRODUCE. Finest Australian Creamery
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      54 9 NOTICE. lITE BEG to notify the public that we have this day been appointed agents of the Straits Motor Garage, Singapore. READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 1914 MODEL 5 SEATER Hupmobile PRICER COMPLETE $2,200 nett. Agents also J or: NAPIER, VULCAN AND BIANCHI CARS. For particulars and prices apply to TAI
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      863 9 NOTICE. LABOUR CODE, 1912, F M.S. INDIAN IMMIGRATION FUND ORDINANCE 1911” 1 V Vl/ > 1/1/1/ p'MPLOYERS of Indian labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be FOR ENGINEERS, SHIPBUILDERS, Ac. sent to the Office of the Dy. Controller of w* tw a a HIGH
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    BRITISH NATIONALITY.
    560 10 THE PRIVILEGES OF A CITIZEN. The British Nationality Bid, wh ch reached its R a port stage without amendment, and with singularly ht>le notice, is a measure of considerable importance. It had its beginnings at the last Imperial Conference, when Mr. Churchill, with th agreement of all the
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    PASSENGERS TO PENANG.
    323 10 Per P and O steamer Malwa, connecting with the steamer China at Colombo. From London, June 20.—T0 Penang Miss A S Morgan, Mr A Brown. From Marseilles July 3.—To Penang Mr T Wilson, Mr D Baillie, Mr Cairncross, Mr J Folds, Capt W G Boris on. Per
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    THE WEEK'S EVENTS.
    251 10 Thursday. July 30 Outward English (B.l.) Mail. St. Andrew’s Society, General Meeting. Cricket Club, 6 p.m. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. High Water 5.0 a.m. and 4.44 p.m. Low Water 11.15 a.m. and 11.24 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Tournament. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar
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    COMING EVENTS
    83 10 August B.—Penang Choral Society, Town Hall. August 10.—Penang Athenreum Meeting, Masonic Hall, 9 p.m. August 11.—Full Court of Appeal, Penang August 15, 16 and 17.—Taiping Bisley. August 21.—Volunteer Concert and Dance, Drill Hall. August 21.—P010 Match, Selangor v. K.OA L. L, K. Lumpur. August 22 and 24.—Selangor Turf
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