Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 May 1915

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 106 VOL. LXXIII. MONDAY. 10th MAY. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    THE TRAINING OF THE “BLONDE BEAST.”
    917 2 BIfTER LETTERS FROM A GERMAN RECRUIT. Germany is sweeping up her men and putting them through their paces, we know, but of the training of the new Geimau armies we know very little. Some idea of the Prussian policy’we may gain from the following
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    Where to Stay.
    24 2 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel, Hotel Norm*!), British Hotel. Singapore:—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon :—'trand Hotel. Ceylon :—Nuwara Elly*.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      CHILDREN’S FOOD.
      1900 3 |To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] g lK) your issue if the sth inst„ which came to hand here yesterday morning, there was an interesting letter in the correspondence column under the heading c f Children’s Food.” There is no doubt whatever that Disinterested Observer ”is rendering
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    LAHORE CONSPIRACY CASE.
    1782 3 REMARKABLE REVELATIONS. Lahore Ap il 27.—1 n the trial in the Lahore Central Jail of the charges of conspiracy against returned emigrants and others, Mr. Bevan Perman, opening the case for the Crown, said his task was not an easy one. As the case proceeded it would
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    MORE GAS ATTACKS.
    339 4 [Rruter’s Serviom.] ’•EYE-WITNESS” AND GERMAN BARBARISM. Loudon, May 10. Eye Witness” with the British head* quarters describes the German attack on Hill 60, under a cloud of gas. Ejected suddenly with great pressure, the gas in* stantly travelled a considerable distance, although the wind was light. The
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    Noted Rugby Player Killed.
    19 4 London, May 7. The famous Rugby football player, Poulton Palmer, has been killed in action.
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    The End of the War.
    134 4 MR. LLOYD GEORGE’S HOPE. London, May 9. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the Newspaper Press Fund dinner, said he bad often been asked how long the war would last. He could only reply in the words of Abraham Lincoln Not till our object bad been
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    Holland’s Real Position.
    110 4 OUTSPOKEN "TELEGRAAF.” Amsterdam, May 8. The Telegraaf contains a remarkab’e leading article emphasizing the dangers that confront the Netherlands from a victorious Germany, which would nnau that Dutch independence would be enoed. The "-Telegra.f” says: "We must unceasingly rernii d the Dutch people that Germany desires a
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    British Trade Returns.
    59 4 London, May 7. Imports show an increase of £12,000,000 and exports a decrease of £7,500,000. The imports show increases in food, drink •nd tobacco £7,584,899 and in raw ojtton £2,626,425 and a deci ease in wool £783,391. The exports sh w a df'C'-pare of manufaotores in cotton
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    General Pole Carew.
    21 4 BERIOU3 RIDING ACCIDENT. General Sir Reginald Pole Carew, M.P., has met with a riding accident and is unconscious.
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    The Liquor Taxes.
    45 4 London, May 7. It is understood that the liqaor taxes will be dropped The Sale of Spirits. Later. Mr. Lloyd George announces the withdrawal of the beer and wine duties and the prohibition of the sale of spirits under three years age.
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  • Russian Campaign.
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      Heavy Fighting in Galicia.
      62 4 Petrograd, May 8. Fighting in Galicia between the Vistula and the Carpathians continues. Ib is of a most desperate nature and has ashamed the character of a great battle. Several German Army Corps have arrived in Galicia. The Russians are following up their successes in the
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      RUSSIAN RETREAT AT DUKLA.
      97 4 London, May 10. While the German and Austrian communiques continue to claim great victories the Russian headquarters report obstinate fighting on May 7th between the Vistula and the Carpathians. The enemy’s attack 4, mostly frontal, were unsuccessful. The enemy, who suffered enormous losses, showed signs of
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      ITALY ON THE BRINK.
      264 4 OMINOUS PREPARATIONS. Rome, May 8. There are numerous indications that most important events are impending. A large number of passenger trains on the Italian main lines have been suspended. German Exodus. The exodus of Germans, upon official instructions, continuer. A German School has closed suddenly. Minister's
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  • Turkey and the Near East
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      THE DARDANELLES.
      34 4 Paris, May 8. It is officially explained that the French landing at Kum Kale was only a diversion, which was completely successful. The French reembarked on the night of the 26ch ult.
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  • Naval Operations
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      British Destroyer Sunk.
      111 4 CREW PRISONERS IN BELGIUM. Loudon, May 8. The Admiralty announces that the destroyer Maori, while operating off the Belgian coast yesterday, struck a mine. The crew took to the bo its when the ship was sinking, and the destroyer Crusader lowered boats to assist to pick vp
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      AN UP-TO-DATE VESSEL.
      136 4 The Maori, it will be remembered, was one of the destroyers which sank the I German submarine U 8 in the English Channel at the beginning of March, when 29 of the submarine’s crew were made prisoners, aud landed at Dover. She was one of the very
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      Libau Bombarded.
      83 4 GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK. London, May 9. The Russian communique does not men* tion the capture of Libau, but says a German squadron bombarded the town, and that a German destroyer was eunk by a mine. Libau is a Russian fortified naval port in Courland on the Baltic Sea,
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      Turkish Transports Sunk.
      41 4 Athen, May 9. The Russian Black Sea Fl et sank six Turkish transports outside the Beephorus, and also two in the Sea of Marmora, by unknown means. Part of the Turkish Army in Adrianople has gone to Midia.
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      British Submarine Not Sunk.
      37 4 London, May 9. With reference to the allegation that a Zeppelin sank a British submarine, the Admiralty states that the latter returned uninjured, and reports that she damaged and drove off the Zeppelin.
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      Wilson Liner Torpedoed.
      51 4 London, May 8. The German submarine U 39 sank the Wilson liner Truro off the Scottish coast. The crew w?re saved. Tburo, 836 tons, belonging to Wilsons and N. E. Railway Co., Ltd., registered in Hull, and built at Dundee in 1898, Dimensions 225.0 X 32.1 X
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      Another Victim.
      79 4 London, May 6. A submarine sank, in the Irish Sea, without warning, the Liverpool steamer Candidate. One boat was swamped, but ad were saved, although the submarine rendered no assistance. Candidate, 5,858 tons, belonging to the Cbarente S.S. Co., Ltd., registered in Liverpool, and built at Glasgow in
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      The "Blockade” Report.
      51 4 London, May 9. The Admiralty announces that German snbmarioei t-auk, during week ending May sth, five British merchantman, with a total tonnage of 11,090, and sixteen fishing ves se's, with a tannage of 3,000. The total arrivals at, and sailings from. British ports during the week was
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  • General News.
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      Japan and China.
      56 4 MODIFIED PROPOSALS. London, May 8. Reuter learns that Japan’s last note to China has further modified the original propo s a!s. The Japanese Minister in Peking will again do his utmost to secure a peaceful solution. Agreement Reached. London, May 10. The Japanese Embassy informs Reuter that
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    THE MANSOOR SENTENCE.
    23 4 RESPITE TILL MAY 31st. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, May 10. Kassim Ismail Mausobr has been respited till May 31st.
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    KUALA KANGSAR RUBBER FACTORY.
    137 4 OPENED BY THE SULTAN. (From Our Own Coneepondent.) Singapore, May 9. The Kuala Kangsar rubber factory was forma'y opened by th? Sukau of Pe~ak on Saturday afternoon. There were also present the British Resident and a number of Rajas. The factory has been erected to meet
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    East India Railway Loan.
    27 4 London, May 8. Teniers have been invited for the East India Railway Loan of £3,500,000, 4| pei cent, at the price of 99.
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    Jubilee Stakes.
    48 4 London, May 8. The race for the Jubilee Stakes resulted as follows DIADUMENO3 1 WRACK 2 LANIUS 3 Fifteen ran. Won by a head a short bead between second and third. The betting was 103 to 30 Diadumenos, 10 to 1 Wrack, 8 to 1 Lanins.
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    The London Markets.
    307 4 London, May 7. Copper £79-10s. Iron sheets £l6, £l6-10j. Copper selectei £B7-1 Os. Wheat, White Karachi 64/6 Delhi both June and July, sellers. Lead £2l-ss. Tin £167. Iron 63/4. Club wheat 66/3, June, July, inclusive sellers. Shellac dull spot £6O to £6l, May, £6O, August £62. Tea
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    311 4 A FIELD DAY. The local Vo’unteers held a field day yesterday morning from eight till ten o’clock. The whole battalion, with the exception of C Company, who acted as the enemy, mastered at tbe Golf Club end of Ayer Rajah Road at 7 a.m. and an hoar later
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    AN OBDURATE GIRL
    269 4 REFUSES TO RETURN HOME. The arrest of an old Chinese at China Street Ghaut at half past nine this morning revealed an interesting story in the Second Court, Penang, to-day. While a Sikh policeman was on his beat on Well Quay near the Railway Jetty this morning
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    PASSENGERS.
    178 4 Abrivalv By Lama (May 8) from Singapore Mr and Mrs R H Adams, Revd R Richards, Messrs H W Raper, C Fiinter, Quau Cheang Khuan and Dresser J R B Edwards; from Port Swet’enham, Miss Nielson, Miss Guan Geok and Chaah Cheng Bok. By Klang (May 10) from Singapore,
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    CROPS.
    43 4 RUBBER OUTPUTS FOR APRIL. Tbe following are rubber outputs for April Asahan lbs. 13,202 Ampat 6,703 Anglo-Sumatra 62,407 Bah Lias 3,480 Investment Trudt 5,963 Mendaris 1,733 Sialang 51,489 Shanghai Sumatra 14,416 Sungei Kari 19,100 Tandjong 74,641 Tanah Datar 4,245 United Serdang 180,654
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    DIARY OF THE WAR.
    490 4 April 19.—British aviator bombs Haugen station. ln Dardanelles bombardment resume,) A astro-Italian conversations broken r April 20.—German defeat near Ziilebek Russian captures in Carpathians. Grimsly trawler torpe loei. Crew Garros, the French aviator, captured Union Force occupies Keetmsushoop April 21—. Air Raids on Rhine towns Ten
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    THE PERAMBULATING SHOWCASE.
    113 4 The newspaper is a huge ihop window, carried about the city and delivered daily into thousands of homos, to be examined at the leisure of the reader The ■hop window is unlike the actual plate glass showcase only in one respect-—it makes display of descriptions instead of
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  • Obituary
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    15 4 Obituary. GENERAL DE HORSEY. The death has occurred of the Balaclava veteran, General de Hortey.
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    BY LAND AND WATER.
    1119 5 [WITH APOLOGIES TO MR. HILAIRE BELLOC.] Readers of Mr. HiUire B Hoc’s Article? on the war will be en’ertained by the following skit, which we extract from th-* Rangoon Times In the history of the world, from Polycratts and St, Peter down ward, a very great
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    COLIN'S SPURS.
    760 5 On the whitewashed wall cf the little kitchen, where hang the brightly burnished spars, the firelight, dishing warmly across the fast-gathering twilight, cast s* range shadows. For though the lad who had won his spurs so gaily and light* heartedly one never-to-be-forgotten day had ridden away to win
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    THE CROWNING INFAMY.
    1055 6 The sinking of the La itania is the most appalling act of co!d-bloodtd murder that has yet disgraced the annals of war as an exhibition of the most reckless barbarism one would have to search the pages of ancient and half-forgotten history to find its equal. Confronted
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1140 6 Mr. Charles Frohman, the American impresario, who was one •of the victims of the Lusitania outrage, had had a hand in many stage successes in New York and London, and was one of the most famous of the world’s theatrical managers. Frohman was born in Ohio in
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
    175 6 Chinbsb Prisonbr Tries to Hans Himself. Heng Ah Pow, a Teochew Chinee undergoing a sentence of oue year’s imprisonment for thefc, tried to commit suicide by hanging himself with a piece of cloth in his cell on the morning of the Bth inst Fortunately he was detected in
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    TO-DAY’S TIN PRICES.
    465 6 To-day’s quotation fur unrefine I tin in Penang was $81.20 per picul, buyer- 1 no sellers—an increase of 20 cents. Two Police Inspectors from the local f<rce have disappeared, aud have not been heard of since the beginning of the mouth. One cf them had savings of
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    THE LUSITANIA.
    137 7 WORLD-WIDE HORROR. OVER 1.400 VICTIMS. SURVIVORS' EXPERIENCES. Details of the disaster to the great Cunard lit er Lusi'ania show that she was twice torpedoed by a German sub marine, without warning, and that the mammoth vessel sank in about twenty minutes. Many of the ship’s boats were got
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    THE NUMBERS ABOARD.
    1419 7 [Reuter’s Services]. PASSENGERS AND CREW. [Copyright Telegram (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, May 7. The Lusitania’» passengers were as follows First Class 290, Second C’as 662, Third Clas-i 361, Crew 665. Assistance from Queenstown, The Admiral at Queenstown immediately sent assistance to the Lusitanb. He despatched four vessels,
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    TITANIC DISASTER COMPARED.
    108 7 The disaster to the Lusitania has only been paralleled by the loss of the White Star liner Titanti? in the Atlantic on April 15th, 1912. A comparison of the two vessels and the losses by both catastrophes are appended. The Lusitania went down in about 20 minutes,
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    THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER.
    159 7 The Lusitania was sunk off the Old Head of Kinsale, on the coast of County Cork, on the south of Ireland. The Old Head of Kinsale is about an hour’s fast steaming from Queenstown. Kinsale is a municipal borough and seaport of County Cork, at
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    BLOOD-GULF.
    179 7  -  Punch. (To the employers of the men who sank the liner Falaba and laughed at the cries and struggles of drowning men and womea). Nor yet your tale of hideous deeds is told Against the hour of reckoning still they mount, When He the Judge, His Great Assize shall
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    “QUEEN OF THE SEA.”
    1613 7 HISTODY OF THE LOST LINED. J It mu»t not ba forgotten that the Lusi- tania has always been a source of great irritatio n and jealousy to the German I from the time of her building to the d«y of her sinking. It will be remembered
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    SHIPPING DEAL THAT FELL THROUGH.
    292 7 An interesting story of German intngus lies behind this item of news An official inquiry held in Washington in February disclosed a vast shipping plot on the part of Germany, who, right up to the moment of the outbreak of war, was engaged in a
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    HEAVY FIGHTING.
    187 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams BRITISH OFFENSIVE WEST OF LILLE. BRITISH AND GERMAN DESTROYERS SUNK. ITALY ON THE BOINK OF WAR. The British troops are heavily engaged round about Ypres, and also between Armentieres and La Bassee. Sir John French reports great activity north-east, east, south-east and south-west of Ypres, and
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  • France and Belgium.
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      Heavy Fighting in Flanders.
      69 7 SIR JOHN FRENCH’S REPORT. Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, May 8. Field Marsh 1 Sir John French communicates that the fighting continued south-west of Ypies, wi'h no material change. We recovered a tieuch lost the day before. The enemy started a violent attack between Ypres
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      British on the Offensive.
      234 7 GROUND GAINED WEST OF LILLE. London, May 10. Field Marshal Sir John French communicates that the enemy la’t night contiuutd their attack east of Ypres. Further attacks to-day were all repulsed with heavy loss. The British line there is firmly established. This morning the British Ist
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      Mr. Asquith’s Son Wounded.
      34 7 Loudon, May 8 Mr. Lloyd George, at the dinner in connection with the Newspaper Press Fund, mentioned that a son of Mr. Asquith had been severely wounded in the Dardanelles.
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      Rewards for Bravery.
      20 7 London, May 9. The Gazet'e announces the award of ten Distinguished Service Orders and eight Military Crosses.
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    AN OPIUM PROSECUTION.
    517 8 High Prick Paid for Chests or White Tkv” In the District Court Singapore on Friday afternoon Mr. E, L. Talma was occupied with a further hearing of a case which his been instituted by Mr. F. M Baddeley, Superintendent, Government Monopolies, against four Chinese. One of them,
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    The Court Martial.
    279 8 On Saturday morning, at the Court Martial, Singapore two Sepoys of the sth Light Infantry, Nazir Ali and Rahmud Allah, were charged with joining in the mutiny and with desertion. They were arrested on April 27, about half a mile in the jungle some two miles or
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    LOG BOOK.
    856 8 The steamer Tjisondari, for the Java-China-Japan Line, built at the wharf of the Koniuklyke Maatcshappy “De Schelde” at Flushing made a successful trial trip last week. At the wharf of the Koniuklyke Maatsohappy “Da Schelde” the carg steamer Buitenz >rg, of the Ro'terdamsche Lloyd, will be built. The
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    FROM THE GAZETTE.
    250 9 The Straits. Supplementary list of Enemy Vessel* in Heutral Ports. Ordinance No. 1 of 1915—Alien Enemies Winding-up (Amendment.) Bill to be introducei —Quarantine and Prevention of Disease. Mr W G Stirling to act as Asst. Protector of Chinese, Malacca. Lieut Colonel I Owen assumed duties as Staff
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE SERBIAN RELIEF FUND.
      134 9 [To the, Editor of the *'Pinang Gazette.' Sib, —I have much pleasure to inform you of the receipt! of the following further contributions to the Serbian Relief Fund Previously reported $2,052.15 H. E. Sir Arthur Young, K.C.M.G. ***** Anonymous 85.00 Mr. J. R. O. Aidworth, Kuala
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    Accident to the “Sui Sang.”
    218 9 Messrs. Bachi, Cowan and Backnall, officers of the s s, Sui Sang,” arrived at Hoihow on the afternoon of the 20th ult. and reported to the British Consul that 3.8. Sui Sang en route from Hongkong to S ngapore when in latitude 17. 5, N.
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    Does This Explain?
    138 9 Ihe report of Mr. Lmgham-Carter, British Adviser to Kelantan, for 1914, is not to hand, but looking through the 1913 repo’ t we have come across the following paragraph under the heading Land and Agriculture,” which may explain the -ause of the recent trouble in the State
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    SINGAPORE RACE ENTRIES.
    124 9 The following are the entriea for the forthcoming Spring Rtce« FIRST DAY—TUESDAY, MAY 18. I.—Ta a Opening Starks Friendless, Cbarmante, Venture, The Friar, Lady Flower, Sandy Creek, Preopal, Tom Tom, Hedonist. 2 7 Th a Malay Statbs Purse and Plats. Michael Graham, Tikui, Wistful Last, Two Lips,
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    Second Day – Thursday, May 20.
    100 9 Second Day Thursday, May 20. 1, 3 and 6 The Singapors Stakes the Tanglim Stakrs and thb “Sugden” Stakbs.—Florus, Slighter, Storey, Friendless, La Cojott’, Charmante, Venture, Gay Gordon, Sa lor, P» eopal, Glorify, Rouge et-Noir, Hedonist, Tom Tom, The Cockatoo. 2 and 5. Thb Stable Stakes, and UpCountry Stakes.— Michael
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    THIRD DAY.—SATURDAY, MAY 22.
    103 9 1 and 5. The Ladies’ Plktb and the Ladies’ Purse. Michael Graham, Tikus, Wistful Lass, Two Lips, Weewon lilla, Weribee, Accelera tor, King Blaze, Barnabas, Neah, Nick, Cordon R >uge, Rifleman. 2, 3 and 4 The Singapore Plate, the Singapore Pursb and the Laww Stakes. Florui,
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    THE PENANG LITERARY SOCIETY.
    143 9 Under the auspices of the above Society, Mr. H. R. Cheeseman delivered a lecture on Saturday at 5-1 b p.m on Sea Power and the present war.” The lecturer gave a short account of the work done by the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea,
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    KAISER'S MISSION TO THE DUTCH.
    1167 9 DESPERATE EFFORTS TO SECURE “SYMPATHY.” Mr. Rene H. Feibelman, the Express special correspondent at the Hague, writing on April 6 says, Germany has now started on a fresh effort to secure the sympathies of Holland. Herr von Kuhlmann, the new German Minister at The Hague,
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    145 9 PRESGRAVE CUP FOR MAY. The result of this competition was as follows C R Samuel J R Brown 1 down C G May 1 H Oxenbam 2 J Sellar 2 J Crabb Watt 2 J R Bennett 2 GB Fi z,erald 3 C C Rogers 4 T
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    The Municipal Commission.
    98 9 The following is the business for the meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners to be held to-morrow 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Declaration of Mr. A. F. Goodrich as a
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    TO-NIGHT'S BAND PROGRAMME.
    52 9 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m this evening 1. Overture Diets et Bayadere ...Aubcr 2. Lancers En Revenant de la Revice ...Tellet 3. Waltz Santa Fe ...Gomes 4. Polka Jolly Tars ...Rey 5. March The King's
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    A TONIC FOR DYSPEPTICS.
    246 9 When food lies undigested in the stomach it ferments and gas forms. This gas distends the tomach ani presses on the heart, causing a pain that some’imes arouses fear of h a art trouble. The Condition in which gas forms is caused by a lack of
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    British Mercantile Marine.
    428 9 Eulogised in Hongkong. The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G., Chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, addressing the annual meeting of that b dy, said the following concerning the British sailor Speaking as a representative of a Merchant Shipping Company and addressing as I am
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    MARKET PRICES.
    219 9 Pbnang. Mat 10. Bfef— Soup per catty 18 Roast m 26 Steaks ,i 2€ Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail each 50 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head n 22 Feet 26 Tongue
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      146 9 TO LET FROM Ist JUNE. FURNISHED HOUSE 7a LOGAN ROAD. Rent $BO. Apply to HUG <fc Co. GROTESQUES. TOWN HALL, May 27th and 28th. BOOKING PLAN OPEN Monday, May 10th, 9 a.m. Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. 450 COMING! COMING H The Event of the Amusement Season. HARMSTONS CIRCUS AND ROYAL
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      260 9 tup; < osr of frinting. Kpyr-r lose sight of the fact that he train cnentj”»» in a job of printing is t irl.at it v.ill < ost you, but wiiat it will bung you by nay of increased h:u?ir'r<ss. VVi.n all these points have b«on rlisnoted ot tiv-n <onaider the
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      137 9 THE TIDES. i Pekawo— May, 1915: Penang Standard Times—Heights referred to Datum of Soundings in Admiralty Charts:— High Water. Low Water, p. Standard p. Standard Date Time. H D ta Timo. Ht h m ft. h m ft. M 10 m 10 31 6.3 5 3a 2 3 10 25
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    OCCUPATION OF AUS.
    692 10 MYSTERY OF THE GERMAN RETREAT. Capetown, April 3rd,—The Press Association’s special correspondent wi'h the Central force, telegraphing from Garab yesterday, says I have just returned from Aus, where a force of infantry aud mounted men is now in occupation. The myriads of flies here form a striking
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    THE WEEK'S EVENTS.
    62 10 Monday, May IO Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Empire Theatre, Penang Road Electric Polyscope Co,, Argyle Road. Tuesday, May 11. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Tkursday, May 15. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Friday, May 14. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Saturday,
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    COMING EVENTS
    7 10 June 4 and s.—lpoh Races.
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    SHIPPING.
    59 10 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Pangkor, Brit, 94, Caswell, May 10» B. Datoh, gen., E. S. Co. Klang, Brit., 732, Fawcus, May 10, S’pore, gen., A. G. Co. Bharata, Brit., 1957, MacDonald, May 9, S’pore, gen., Huttenbach L. Co. Trang, Brit., 73, William Pithie, May 9, Trang, gen, E. S. Co. Komor
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    CLEARANCES.
    52 10 To-DAT. Leong Ho fo Alor Star (Kedah). Alma for Deli. De Klerk for T.Semawe, Segli, Sabang Olehleh etc., Padang. Japan for Singapore, China and Japan. Avagyee for Bindings, Sitiawan Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson. Padang for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis, and Setul. Flying Dragon for Portweld and Taiping. Santhia for
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    MAILS.
    36 10 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Deli and Batußahra Sembilan 10 a.m. Tongkah Malacca 1 p.m. Teluk Anson Hebe 4 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30 p.m. Rangoon Kamor 5 p.m.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED
    29 10 Teenkai, May 13, from Liverpool. Benlomond, May 15, from London. Java Maru. May 15, from P Swettenham Mitsuka Maru. May 18 Ayri. May 25, from Port Said.
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 10 Penang, May 10, 1915. (5v Cowrf-sy of th« Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 4 months'sight Bank ...2/4 7/32 3 Credit ...2/4 15/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 I*2 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1741 3 days' sight Private 176 J Bombay Demand Bauk 1741 Moulmein Demand Bank 173 3 days'sight Private
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    PRODUCE.
    268 10 Penang, May 10, 1915. 8. P. Tapioca $5.90 sellers. M. P. Tapioca $6.20 sellers. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper $32.00 buyers Trang Pepper $23 buyers Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickirgs $70.00 sellers. Cloves $45 sellers.
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    IN NEUTRAL PORTS.
    645 11 ENEMY VESSELS’ CARGOES. It is announced by the Indian Government for general information that His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General at Batavia, Java, has agreed to make formal application for the delivery of goods on board German and Austrian vessels sheltering in the Netherlands Indies Ports with the exception
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      208 11 I Planters’Jitores. I LATEX CUPS I Glass, Porcelain and s s Chinese Earthenware. j Acetic Acid, Momi Cases, E g Tapping Knives, Disinfecting j Fluid, Latex Spouts, Trays, g 1 Buckets, etc., etc. s I I J WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. 5 SELLAR, MURRAY Co., PENANG. I 1 HOTEL NORMAN,
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