Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 January 1915

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 18 VOL. LXXIII. FRIDAY. 22nd JANUARY. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1004 1 [u YOU WANT TO SHIP, buy or sell rubber OB TO FORWARD GOODS ro ARY PART or tub WORLD so to ALLEN DENNYS Co,, J, WfOM ITMXT. N. Y. K. LIPTON’S TEAS SUN LIFE ~I rHF, lIM Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. DIRECT CANADA. lv 1.1. V/1 5 FROM THE
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    • 66 1 naDDaaguoooaia□uddsdddb cm n a a FOR $3O g can have the Pinang D g I GaaeUe n posted every day q 1 for a whole year to your addroes. 3 (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. $27). Ci Proportionate Quarterly and b Half-yearly rates. a Bubecriptions are payable in S aAvanoe and remittances should
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  • 1216 2 HOW THE WAR AFFECTS STRAITS PROSPERITY. HUGE SLUMP IN TRADE RETURNS. The re'urn of imports and exports to and from the Colony for the third quarter of 1914—that is, July, Augusc and September—has just been issued, and is of peculiar interest as covering the start of a
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  • 167 2 Russia's Campaigns. A cable to the Civil and Military Gazette dated London, the 11 ch January, states :—Various correspondents iu Russia agree that the German advance on Warsaw is now practically abandoned. The Times Warsaw correspondent mentions the belef that the next important development will be on the
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  • 89 2 A special cable to the Civil and Military Gazette,” dated London, the 9th January, states that no indication is given why the Russian advance in Bukovina is taking a more southerly course than the previous incursion and has reached Marmoros Sziget. It is generally recognis ed, however, that
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  • 72 2 January 13.—The correspondent of the “Temps” in London pavs a remarkable tribute to Britain’s splendid efforts to help the Allies in improvising a great army and supplying men not only in France but in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and furnishing the French and Russian Allies with everything
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  • 68 2 London, January 12.—1 t is officially announced that the new six armies have no fixed establishment. Tuis is an indication that no definite number of divisions will be allotted to army corps, and that while the organisation of the British Army for war will consist of
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  • 61 2 Bombay, January 13.—The crew of the Russian steamer, Meteor, who mutinied against the officers and Captain of the vessel on the 30th ultimo and who were remanded to Byculla Gaol, were sent yesterday afternoon to Shanghai by the P. and O. Company’s China mail steamer, Oriental. The
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  • 431 2 A NEW MINIATURE RANGE. The facili ies for rifle shooting in Calcutta are being rapidly expended and His Excellency the Go ernor of Bengal has opened a new rifle range which the Calcutta Miniature Rifle Association has made in the old printing press-room of the building
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  • 465 2 The Standard Market. There has bren a very strong market for sime time now, says the Ironmonger of December 26, and the probabilities are that the advance witnessed has discounted all the good points in the position, and that some setback was natural. Sentiment is still of a hopeful
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  • 206 2 The Lte Mr. Jam“s Currie, the n» whose dea hat Edinburgh has j llst rea’?! Singapore, was very well known and hiJ esteemed in local engineering circle? Born and educated at Kirkcaldy i served his apprenticeship w jth V.’J® Scotts, of Kinghorn, coming out to
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  • 180 2 The Egyptian Prince who has been placed upon the throne of Egypt with the new title of Sultan is of the blood of Mehemet Ali, the f under of the dynasty, who was the great grand father of the new ruler of Egypt Appointed Governor of Egypt
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  • 142 2 It would be difficult to beat the record which a Chinese, rejoicing in the name of Oh Ah Hoo, has set up in the police-force. He is a constable and, as such, was on duty a few nights ago at the Nurses’ Home. Inspector Meredith, whilst on
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  • 98 2 Karachi, January. 10. The Burma Chamber of Commerce have forwarded to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce a copy of a letter addressed by them to the Burma Government on the subject o placing volunteering on a satisfactory basis. They ask the latter Chamber to give their support
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  • 87 2 A correspondent writes that the name Przemysl should be pronounced P lO mishl-y vide page 1800 Webster s Bic io nary (Pronouncing Gazetteer)' The correspondent is no doubt q lll right, but in view of the many pronunua tions offered by seemingly compe en authorities for this unhappily fortress
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  • 71 2 For the period from 22nd to January, 1915, inclusive, the value ot highest grade of rubber is fixed a shillings and three pence three d a,ir penny per lb, and the duty on cultiva rubber on which export duty is levi* an ad valorem basis in accordance
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 286 2 SITUATION WANTED. BY A YOUNG MAN rs a Dresser in charge of a hospital on a Robber Estate. 6 years experience. Good testimonials. Apply No. 25, c/o Pinang Gazette. Penang Sales Room. Under instructions from OH KHAY SEANG, AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture &c At 32, Stewart Lane, On Saturday,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 389 2 Our Special Advertising Offer. FREE I FREE 11 FREE 11 Q Free Offer for To-night only, r Any person attending the Show To-night from Reserved seat to 4th class will each be given A FREE MATINEE TICKET FOR To-morrow, Saturday's Matinee, 6-30 to 8 p.m. SPECIAL FEATURE. 4 “St. George
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    • 885 3 Delhi, Jan. 8 H. E. the Viceroy has -eceived the following from the Secretary J State, dated the 7th instant: Lord Kitchener, reviewing the military operations for the last two months, said hat the operations in the Western front had resolved them-elves into a pha?e of
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    • 95 3 Copenhagen, January 3.—Dr. George Wegener, in a letter to the Cologne Gazette,” states that the people of Berlin are very downhearted and nervously excited over the scarcity of war news, and are asking why there is no news from the western front, and why the nation is being
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    • 93 3 Lahore, January 9.—General Sherif an exiled Turkish Plenipotentiary, interviewed in Paris on the Turk’sh defeat in the Caucasus, stated that lie had proof that ten men were at present supreme in Turkey, and they had received from Germany during the last eighteen months several million marks
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    • 90 3 Paris, Jan. 10.—Referring to the rum ours of German intrigues to conclude a separate peace wi’h France and Russia, while there is no ta k of her approaching Great Britain, the Temps” indignantly asks why Germany is wasting time, since neither Russia nor France would listen to
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    • 80 3 Allahabad, January 10.— An Exchange correspondent at Copenhagen, dealing with German measures for meeting the cutting off of supplies, points out that the regulation of prices is powerless when an actual shortage of food exists, and he anticipates that the time will soon come when the Government
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    • 50 3 London, Jan. 10.—Reuter learns that according to reliable information from Baghdad, all attempts to proc’aim a holy war there have been unsuccessful, and the Arabs are refusing to follow the suggestion of the Turks that the present war has any connection with religious matters.
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    • 43 3 London Jan. 10.—The Prussian Government have ordered the abandonment of all festivites, dances and banquets on the occasion of the Emperor’s birthday, and recommend that the day be devoted to religious observations. The only celebration will be a Church Parade.
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    • 80 3 Indian Wounded at Brighton. London, Jan. 10.—Their Majesties were greatly delighted with all the arrangements made in the Brighton Pavilion for the Indian wounded. Their Majesties made a thorough inspection of them. One of the patients with whom the King talked made a request about bis land in
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    • 71 3 Calcutta, January 13.—About 44,500 packages were offered at yesterday’s sale quality being about the same as in the last auction. The demand continues very strong and most teas up to nine annas were again dearer. Common leaf marked a 3 to 4 pies advance, but common dust
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    • 33 3 Calcutta, Jan. 11-—2 l Parsi Volunteers from Poona have gone on active service abroad. The Parsi community has, in addition, presented a motor-car to the Bombay Presidency Field Hospital.
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  • 1503 3 AN INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL FRANK FILLIS. INTERESTING REMINISCENCES. [F*. G. Special.] There is no more interesting personality in the circus world than Colonel Frank Fillis, proprietor of the Circus bearing that name, which is at present drawing large crowds nightly at Dato Kramat Gardens. Col. Fillis
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  • 243 3 Another German Outburst of Hate. A Swiss c rrrespondent ha? sent us a pearl of German lyric p retry which appears in the Dresdner Anzeige:.” The following careful version gives some no'im of its livid fury Down with England Loose your hate, Hatred pure and passionate 1
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  • 23 3 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel, Hotel Norman. Singapore :—Raffle? Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Ceylon :—Nuwara Eliya.
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  • 801 3 MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S MESSAGE. The worli still does evil, but it knows that it is evil. The world still moves on to its appointed end by painful inches,” but there is gain all the time. Let the Chancellor of the Exchequer supply the evidence
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 88 3 Sweet Sleep The restorer of strength, the renewer of life, the rich reward of weary humanity— IS IT YOURS Or do you turn and toss through wakeful hours, risiug unrested and unfit for the duties of another day Little’s Oriental Balm rubbed into the throbbing temp’es, the burning forehead, brings
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    • 19 3 FOR MOTOR CAR INSURANCE YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN THE EXCESS INSURANCE Co., Ltd agents: ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co., Ltd.
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  • 40 4 MacLeod—McLellan.—At the Presbyterian Church, on the 20th January, by the Rev. W. Cross, m.a., Mr. Arthur Edward Craufurd MacLeod, of Buloh Akar Estate, Parit, with Miss Helen Watson McLellan, youngest daughter of William Milroy McLellan E q., of Edinburgh.
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  • 21 4 Robinson. —To Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Robinson late of Malacca (at Durham) on January 16, a son, still-born. —By cable.
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  • 1018 4 In the same manner that it has been thought the proper thing by some of our fellow countrymen, in sea on and out of season, to scold and decry, indisetimh ately, British manufacturers and merchants and to hold them to opprobrium in comparison with their
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  • 1170 4 —Ex. The Austrians are reported to have temporarily abandoned their campaign against the Serbians, which opened with the promise of success and developed disastrously, for apart from the bombardment of Belgrade the invaders have nothing to show for their efforts to chastise King Peter’s men, except a
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  • 57 4 Page 2.—The Colony’s Business; Rife Shooting in Calcutta; Mimic Battle in Kiel Cand War Items. Page 3.—Ahead of the Mail; World Does not Consent to Evil; Forty Years a Showman. Page 4.—Britain’s Contribution to the War Here and There. Page s.—Telegrams Penang Aasiz-'s. Page 6.—The New Army
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  • 374 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tic in Penang was $74.35 p r picu business done, an increase of $l. Tin is quoted in London to-day at £157 10s. spo’’, and £l5O 15a. three months. It is notified that a postal censor-diip has been established iu the Federated Malay
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 438 4 The Perfect Emulsion. Angier's Emulsion is the most palatable, the most cream-like, the most perfect of all emulsions. Even the most fastidious take it with pleasure and it agrees perfectly with delicate, sensitive stomachs. Those who have found other emulsions g= distasteful should try Angier's and note the difference; it
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    • 106 4 THE CRAG HOTEL, SANATORIUM 7 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. NOTICE, TO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE “PINANG GAZETTE.” The subscription accounts of the Finans Gazette,” for the
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  • 213 5 interesting sidelights. GERMANY’S NEW WAR MINISTER. ATTACK ON TURKISH SHIPPING. The infantry in Be’gium appear to be enjoying a period of rest, only artillery n/Hjrement s again being reported from the Sea to as far stu h as the Lye. Io Fiance, tle Allies continue to pr gress
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 389 5 HAND TO HXND FIGHTING. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, January 21. A Paris evening official communique Bays: —The en j my in the morning gained a footing in a trench north of Notre Dame Delorette but were expelled by a counterattack, losing a hundred prisoners. An
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    • 257 5 CAUTIOUS TACTICS AND SOFT GROUND. London, January 21. In view of some critic sms in France and England at the slowness of the Allies’ advance, it is pointed out in Paris that the French, profiting by German blunders, have adopted new offensive methods, and never make
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 198 5 GERMAN ATTACKS IN POLAND. Petrograd, January 19. A Russian communique says the Russian troops in Bukovina are advancing successfully and have occupied villages seven miles to the north of Dornawatra and took some prisoners. The Germans in the Riwa region twice resumed a partial offensive but
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
    • 86 5 MANY TURKISH PRISONERS. [Copyright Telegram.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Petrograd, January 21. A Petrograd despatch says the Army of the Caucasus were engaged in a series of combats on the region of Asalik, Lavsor, and Kyagani on January 19, with the Turkish rear-guards, the remnants of which
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  • General News.
    • 39 5 GERMANS AND AIR RAID. London, January 21. A German Admiralty report states that Naval airships attacked fortified places on the English East Coast and successfully dropped several bombs. The airships were shot at but returned safely.
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    • 45 5 Amsterdam, January 21. A Berlin official message says General Falkenhayn has resigned the office of War Minister, The Kaiser has accepted the resignation and ha? appointed him General of Infantry. General Wild von Hohenborn has been appointed Lieut.-General and War Minister.
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    • 58 5 London, January 21. A grandson of Earl Roberts has been born to Lady Edwina Lewin. Lady Edwina Roberts, the second surviving daughter of the la'e Earl Roberts, married Major H. F. E. Lewin of the Royal Artillery in 1913. Lady Aileen Roberts, the elder daughter, succeeded to
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  • STOP PRESS NEWS.
    • 71 5 London, January 22. A French offic al note emphasises the Allies’ general progres?, which, at certain points, is very appreciable indeed. There has been a general retreat by the Germans except northeast of Soissons. It can be affirmed that the A lie? need only prepare wUh untiring
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    • 27 5 DUTCH REPRESENTATIONS. The Hague, January 22. The Dutch Government has addressed an inquiry to Germany regarding the alleged passage of airship? over Holland.
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  • 160 5 PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY. In the Third Court, Penang, to-day, before Mr. L. V. J Laville, the preliminary enquiry into the charge of criminal intimidation against a well-known Mohammedan named Shaik Mohamed Nurdin Meah, was commenced, Mr, Thambyah appearing for the complainant, Che Cbah, and Mr. S. F. Brereton Martin
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  • 214 5 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. [From Our Own Correspondent,.] Kua’a Lumpur, January 21. The first day of the Selangor Skye Meeting produced some good sport. The following are the results. Race 1. Barnabas (Phillips) 1 Bryd ne (Gift >rd) 2 Lily Elsie 3 Won by a length. Time 2
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  • 101 5 The weights for to-morrow’s races are as follows Race I.—Lily Elsie 11.8, Barnabas 12, Brydone 10 7,‘ Flywheel 10.2 Stella 9.9, Battleaxe 9.12. Race 2.—Wreck 112 Moment 11.7, Silverlight 11,9, Jurrocks 10 7, Mary Ann 9.5, Weribee 10.7. Race 3.—Creemore 10 5, Faugh-a-Ball-agh 10 5, Manapun 10 11,
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  • 210 5 The annual general meeting of the Tamil section of the above Sabha was h Id in the premises of the Sabha at 3, Calcu ta Straat, Meian, Deli, with Mr. Maruthappa Pillay in the chair. The attendance was good, and special mention should be made of
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  • 65 5 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the following further contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance, Jan. 20 ...$74,967.72 B. P.” 10.00 Penang Hindoo Sabha 100.00 Ooi Hong Lim 20.00 Profits of Penang Race Meeting of 7th and 9»h
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  • 48 5 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 this evening 1. Overture Ruy Blas ...Mendelssohn 2. Two Step Croole Belli ...Lampe 3. Lancers Jubilee ...Balfour 4. Wai z My Lady Love Rosoy 5. March Keep Time ...Keitann
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  • 358 5 ASSEMBLING TO COMMIT GANG ROBBERY. The defence in the ab >ve case, in which five Chinese were charged on Tuesday with assembling at Permatang Pau village to commit robbery was proceeded with yesterday afternoon. Li Ah Chang, No 1, stated that he was returning to Penang from a
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  • 172 5 The following were the Jesuits of the ties played yestsrday Championship-—A O M Forrest walk over E R Henderson RE H Oliver beat C Cunradi 6—2 6—3 F N Syer beat R N Holmes 3—6, 7—5, 6—l. Singles Handicap A—C C Rogars beat V G Savi 6—3,6
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  • 227 5 The results of the Ladies’ Monthly Medil competition fur January 191 5 and fur the Gold Medal for 1914 were as follow Mrs Ebden ...*34 33= 67 4= 63 Mrs Park 43 39= 77—14 =63 Mrs Clarke 46 39= 85—22 =63 Mrs Edwards 37 39= 76—10 =66
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 377 5 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette"] Sib, —What a pity Benedict did nob make enquiries before rushing into print about the ladie? of Penang, and their Bridge playing in the evenings. He suggests that knitting and sewing parties should be started and all Bridge stopped.
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  • 421 5 TRIAL IN DISTRICT COURT. In the Distiict Court, Penang, to-day, before Mr. G. A. Hall, the cas? against a Bengalee merchant of Chulia Str< et, named Pa‘el Narothan Fakir, alias Narothandass Patel, for a'leged breach of trust of 147 pieces of brilliants weighing 12 3/4 carats
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  • 116 5 A salute of 12 guns will be fired on Thursday night, the 29ch iost., at the K ape tan Kling Mosque from Lailathul Hirai in honour of the birthday of the Illustrious Propheli of Islam, from 9 to 11 p.m. Ceremonies in connection with the
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  • 2102 6  -  INDIAN TROOPS. (BY RUDYARD KIPLING.) Daily Telegraph.” [Fifth Article Working from th© Eisb to the West of England through a countryside alive with troops of all arms, the car came at du-k into a cathedral town entirely inhabited by one type of regiment. The telegraph
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 132 6 MARTIN’S A French Remedy for all Irregularities. Thousands of Ladies keep a box of Martin’® Pills in the house, so that on the first sign of any irreipilarity of the System, a timely dose mav be administered. Those who use them recommend them, aence their enormous sale. At all Chemists
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    • 254 6 BROWH 0q Monumental CALCUTTA. Monument and Tombatone, of description supplied y Inscriptions done in all lan eua£roo skilled European supervision The nest Italian and Carara Marble William Edward j sods ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. Granite Merchants and Manufacture’ Tombstones in various kinds of Aberdeen Granite. (Samples of Granite to be seen with
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  • 60 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Hok Canton, Brit., 287, Gully, Jan. 22, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Jin Ho, Brit., 93, Hardinge, Jan. 22, Asahan, gen., E. S. Co. On Sang, Brit., 1787, Lough, Jan. 22, Calcutta, gen., Boustead Co. Omapere. Brit., 340, Lyons, Jan. 21, S’pore, gen., E. S. Co.
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  • 84 7 To-day. Hirano Maru for Colombo and Tuticorin. Jin Ho for Asahan. Kalmoa for Deli and Asahan. Padang for Batu Bahra. Perlis for Trang, Tongkah and Pangnga Pin Seng for Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy. Medusa for Deli. Fazilka for Singapore. Omapere for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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  • 46 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Setul Mambang 1 p.m. Calcutta and Durban Kutsang 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, x India, Aden, Mauri- I Arcadia 4 p.m. tius, Egypt and > Parcels 3 p.m. Europe, I Reg. up to 2 p m. etc. J
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  • 124 7 Penang, January 22, 1915. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4- 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 716 3 Credit ...2/4 3/4 3 Documentary ...2/5 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 174} Moulmein Demand Bank 173 3 days’sight Private n 176
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  • 268 7 Penang, January 22, 1915. 8: P. Tapioca $4.25 sales. M. P. Tapioca $4.50 buyers Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper s3l} sales. Trang Pepper $19.00 no stock. Mace SUO nom Mace Pickings $66 sellers. Cloves $4l
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1072 7 WANTED ItRONOH SOUTH, Ltd. A N ASSISTANT, knowledge of Tamil (Incorporated in England.) A and previous experience essential. Apply No. 463, c/o I‘inang Gazette, j A FINAL DIVIDEND of sixpence per O. share has been declared payable in a c London on the 27th January, 1915. Local dividends will bs
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    • 766 7 IMPORTANT NOTICE. jft S EYE-SIGHT. I The Signature. J W* To distinguish the original and Mr. MIN GAIL, Manager genuine Worcestershire Sauce from the th. weu-known Finn g X of N. LkZARUS, highly wjm across the Red label on every bottle. qualified and the oldest No other sauce has such
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2398 8 P. &O. L- intended sailings. Straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd, Ocean Stem Navigation Co. RrITISH |nDIA 1 ZF~ V* Port Swettenham and Singapore. {rom the wharf. 6 CHINA MUTUAL BTF&M NAU nn Wireless Telegraphy fitted on all CTEill lIA VTA A TIAN PAUDA NV ITA III) Steamers. P 01 LAM
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