Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 August 1915

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 178 VOL. LXXIII. FRIDAY. 6th AUGUST. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 979 1 ri n:. xxzrj—3nriczarjnc'.zi-3czx3zj UT YOU WANT 1U SHIP, 1 B BUY or SELL 0 muBB er: k OR TO V FORWARD GOODS f. AMY PART or rai WORLD Z 80 TO F D ALLEN DENNYS Co., F 7. ORION rniuT. fear ii iiz.ima 11 n ip N. Y.K. SOLIGNUM. s
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    • 65 1 flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar-aaMaaaaoj g FOR »30 g g V7OU can have the “Pinang g n A Gaaette N posted every day q for a whole year to your addreM. g (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. 527). S q Proportionate Quarterly and 5 g Half-yearly rates. q Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittanoes should q
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  • 591 2 CAUTION THE KEYNOTE. SANK FRENCH VIEW OF THE SITUATION. A remarkable editorial, the pubHcationj of which has been sanctioned by the French censo ship, appears in the “Telegramme,” of Toulouse, one of the leading French provincial dailies. The following comments on the French offensive now proceeding in Northern
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  • 161 2 Grand Dore Michael to be Reinstated. The “France de Domain” states that after the war the Grand Duke Michael, only brother of ihe Czar, will return to favour at the Petrograd Couit, from which he was banished when he c nt.-acted a morganatic maniage instead of
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  • 95 2 The special correspondent of the “Morning Post” in Northern France, says :—“The shrapnel that the enemy is using is filled with the most extraordinary collection of scraps of everything likely to hurt. From one of the Festubert wuU’ d> d was taken a gramophone needle. Nuts, bolts,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 499 2 R W: HEITH AND SINGAPORE CHAMPION AT THE GARDEN CLUB. Two crack lawn tennis players are in Colombo just now, Mr R W Heath of Australia and Mr A D Cox of Singapore. Heath, who has won the Victorian Championship several times and the
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  • 173 2 RUBBER OUTPUTS FOR JULY. The following are the outputs for July;— Asahan lbs. 15,068 Ampat 9,541 Alma 21,000 Alor-Pongsu 31,026 Anglo-Sumatra 69,682 Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.). 38,483 Bradwall 20,023 Benar 5)G 9 Bujong 9,400 Brieh )f 12,391 Bah Lias 8,203 Bukit Toh Alang 12,044 Chersonese n 55,*660 clun y 16.764
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  • 45 2 The following are the latest quotations in our share list t—• Yesterday. 1 o day. S E 2 Shabbs I* SS ĕ S Mining. Deebook 17/- 17/9 17/- 17/9 K. Kamunting 22/- 23/- 21/6 22/6 General. Shell Transport 92/6 95/- 85/- 87/6
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  • 162 2 Two Russian aviators on the Niemen have had an adventure suggestive of the farcical complicitions of Charley’s Aunt.” They had been sc anting for several hours over the German positions when they were forced to d-scend, and as they could not possibly reach their own
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  • 162 2 now in military autos.”—“ The Mouth (June)’ Fr. Cavro s who is now at the Front, writing to a friend says—“ In consequence of a strange series of circumstances I found myself an officer in the English Army. On my return from
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  • 152 2 An important personage, who is wellinformed upon international questions a d who has returned to Rome from Germany, has made tho following statements to th Giornale d Italia.” Germany does not contemp'ate declaring war against Italy and will leave Austria to fight
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  • 87 2 And you say that Parkington was cured of a bid attack of insomnia by suggestion “Yea—purely by suggestion. His wife suggested that since he could not sleep he might as well sit up and amuse the baby. Ib worked like a charm 1” The Strait* Cinema had
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1175 2 TYPEWRITER WANTED. NOTICE. EMPIRE or OLIVER pre- UROM next Saturday, 14th August, and ferred. Mali be in good working every Saturd iv, there will be Special order, and cheap. Tiffins the Travellers Hotel, Bishop n/ Street. The public are cordially requested Apply Caldbkck, Macgregcr Co., g Buhop Street. TRAVELLERS HOTEL.
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    • 342 2 NOTICE. AFTER July 31st, Mr. F. L. Hcrt ß has no further connection with the firm of C. A. RIBEIRO Co Ltd. To-night! To-night!! HIPPODROME CIRCUS. Location —Magazine Road. Last Two Performance Matinee 4 p.m. Saturday Night, 7th August, 1915« Doors Open at 8 p.m. Overture at 9-15 pm. K.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 179 2 THE TIDES. Penakg—July, 1915. Penang Standard Times—He ghts referred to Datum of Soundings in Admiralty Charts High Water. Low Water. Date. S nd d D.te S^ ud rd Ht. Lime Time. h m fr. h m ft. F 6 m 910 5 1 453 a 3.0 10 22 a 4.3
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  • 1947 3 S.T.” effects of war and mutiny. TANGLIN LIGHTING SCHEME. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Singapore Electric Tramways, Limited, was held on Joly 6, at) the office of the company, 19 St. Swithin’s Lane, E.C. Sir Frank A. Swettenham, G.C.M.G. (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman
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  • 424 3 .—“M, T.” We notice from the annual report of the Principal Medical Officer of Health, F. M. 8., that last year the Principal Medical Officer, Government Chemist, and Dr. Whitby, Chemical Expert to a group of rubber companies, formed a commission to inquire into the composition of toddy, the
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  • 325 3 The Views of Well-Known Public Men. An illustrated home paper has elicited the views of a number of well-known public men on the question of the duration of the war, and a number of these, shortly summarised, are set forth below. Mr. F. T. Jane.—This eminent
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  • 487 3 MINE PROFIT DECREASE! WITH LOWER PRICES. The report of Kamat Pu’ai, Limited, states that the net profits for the year amounted to £8,199, to which has to be added the balance carried forward, £5,497, making £13,696. After deducting tie following interim dividends, paid on account of the year
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  • 238 3 An extraordinary general meeting cf the Serendah Hydrau'ic Tin Mining Co. L'd will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pharmacy Buildings, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday 14th August, when the subjoined resolu'ion will be proposed as an extraordinary resolution That the capital of the Companv,
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  • 47 3 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Yat Shing, Brit., 1421 Anderson, Aug. 5, H’kong, gen., B Co. Ekma, Brit., 2356, Kilner, Aug. 6, S’pore, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Rotorua, Brit., 555, Gully, Aug. 6, Tongkah, gen., E. 8. Co. Nippo Maru, Jap., 2331, August 6, C’cutta, coal. Adamson GilfilJan Co.
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  • 56 3 To-day. Ekma for Negapatam, Madias Durban. Tong Chay Un for ALor Star (Kedah). Bulimba for Victoria Point, Mergui and Tsrvoy. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Agapenor for Singapore and China. Hebe for Teluk Anson. Leong Ho for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis Setul. for Bindings Sitiawan and Bagau Datoh.
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  • 158 3 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For P«t Close. Deli and Asahan Menggala 9 a.m. Langsa Edi, T. Semawe, Segli and Olehleh Atjeh 10 am. Alor Star (Kedah) Ban Lee noon. Alor Ste*r (Kedah) Lian Choo noon. Asahan Mary Austin 1 p.m. Bata Bahra Padang 1 p.m. Trang Trang
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 66 3 It will interest you to mafce a lisa from memory of the foods you eat. the beverages you drink, the goods you ute, tchicA f lefft you mott. You’ll be surprised to find that most of them are advertise*! goods. Your favourite drink—the dentifrice y«m enjoy using best, are advertised
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    • 168 3 If You Value Your Hard-Earned Dollars, DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND The Greatest Sale of the Season. nnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnf n n Value Leader, g you White “IMPERIAL” g Dinner J® g Ware g Save as illustration. n Dollars n n g DINNER SERVICE DINNER SERVICE g anQ p n Dollars. n sale
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  • 1145 4 A German by birth, family, education, and temperament has written a remarkable book which has bean recently published in Lausanne. Its authenticity is vouched for by a wealthy Swiss Socialist, Dr. Anton Suter. It has already app r a ed in French, and the British
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  • 1027 4 Exchanges received yesterday explain the attitude of the Japanese Government and the reasons dictating its attitude, on trading with the enemy in China. This has not been finally prohibited by law, as the British Government desired, but the authorities have notified the different* shipping companies not to
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  • 164 4 A Chinese boy, about 12 years old W3O to-day charged before Air. V. G Ezechiel with the theft of a boring b-ace or gimlett» belonging to a carpenter workin" in St. Xavier’s Institution. Complainant saw the boy running out of the schooj with the instrument’ R 0
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  • 129 4 Ramasamy came over from th:- Province by train yesterday, bringing with him a quantity of mangoosteens and other fruit for sale. He left h’s baskets on the pier and went to a money-changer’s stall to get some change, During his absence Tan Wan Cha took the fruit
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  • 36 4 To-day'si quotation for tin in Penang was $74 50, ICO tors «old (refired); $74 20, 6£ tons sold (unrefined). Tin is quoted in London to-dav fit £154 Spot, and £155 10s. three months.
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  • 327 4 The output of Rahmau Hydraulic Tin, Limited, during the mouth of July \>as SCO piculs. The output of the Tronoh Mines, Ltd., from all sources f -r the month of July is piculs 2,264,85. The oufput and profit! of tin from Krsmat Pulai, Ltd., for ths month of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 94 4 I Beware of 4 Hirano Imitations. I Substitutes are now being offered in this market, so insist upon having REYNEITS iIRANO The only HIRANO bottled from the original Ta d a Spring at Hirano. SOLE AGENTS for the original HIRANO: GUTHRIE Co., Ltd., I PENANG. J Pritdiard&Co., LIMITED, PENANG IPOH.
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    • 97 4 E. 0. HOTEL. In aid of the War Belief Funds. Wednesday, 11 th August, 10 p.m., “American Cabaret” By the Misses WOODS. ADMISSION FREE. A Note Collection during the performance. NOTICE. TO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE PINANG GAZETTE.” The accounts of the “Pinang Gazette,” having* been issued, subscribers are reminded that
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 35 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for today and to-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. 9-10 a.m. 0-49 a.m. 10-22 p.m. 4 53 p.m. 10- a.m. 4-18 a.m. 11- p.m. 5-28 p.m.
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  • 306 5 THE RUSSIAN RETIREMENT VON MACKENSON DEFEATED. ITALY AND DADDANELLES. CABINET MINISTER’S SPEECH. There las been seme activity in the Atgom e, on tl e Meuse, and in the Vosges, la each instance, where the infantry were concerned, the enemy were the aggressors, but in every esse they were
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 193 5 [Reuter’s Services.] THREE TIMES DEFEATED. Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, August 6. The German Crown Prince’s Army caused liveliness all night in the Argonne, where he delivered three attacks against Hill 213, Fontaine-aux-Charmes, and Maris Theresa respectively. Everywhere the Germans were thrown back into their trenches
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    • 39 5 London, August 5. German proclamations at Antwerp and Brussels prohibited any demonstrations, even the wearing of badges, on the Am.iversary of the war. It was notified that street demonstrations would be suppressed by force of arms.
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  • Russian Campaign
    • 568 5 RUSSIANS RETIRE. Amsterdam, August 5. A Berlin communique states that Warsaw has been occupied by the German troops. Russian Rearguard’s Resistance, Amsterdam, Later; A Berlin cfficial telegram ttates that the Army of Prince Let pcld of Bavaria, last night, took the outer aid inner line of forts
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  • Turkey and the Near East
    • 52 5 ITALIANS TO ASSIST. Paris, August 5. The very important announeement is made that an Italian officer has ariived at the British Headquarters in the Mediterranean, in order to concert measures for the co-operation, with the British and French, of Italian forces, both naval and military, in the operations
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  • Naval Operatings.
    • 66 5 THE NEW NOTES. New York, August 5. America welcomes the tone of the Btitish notes, which United States considers reflect the absolute confidence and justness of their cause, The British Government proceeds on the theory that the American people are as intelligent as the people of Britain
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    • 208 5 BY JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACHE. Tokio, July 15.—Captain Kiotake Abo, naval attache to the Japanese Embassy, in London, returned home on the Persia yesterday afternoon, after several years’ residence in Loudon. Captain Abo will be replaced by Rear-Admiral Oguri, formerly chief of the Naval Construction Bureau
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  • General News.
    • 296 5 SERVICE AT ST, PAUL’S. London, August 4. The ccngregation in St. Paul's Cathedral was a most renreeentative one, including the King and Queen, Queen A'exnndra, and other members of the Royal Family, Mr. A-qui’li, the Premier, Earl Kitchener, Mr. Austen Chainl er’ain and other Cabinet Ministers, members
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    • 142 5 SPEECH BY MR. DaLFOUR. a. London, August 5. The Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of, the Admiralty, addressing a patriotic meeting st London Opera House, on Declaration Day, said: We oan say, confidently, that despite all their efforts, there is no miscalculation the enemy had not
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    • 294 5 MR. BON AR LAW ANO TH£ DOMINIONS. London, Augdst 4. Mr. Bonar Law, Colonial Secretary, speaking at Folkestone, s.idthe road might be steep and long, but victory for the Allies was not to be doubted. Germany’s only chance of victory was a separate, peace with one of ‘ha
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    • 63 5 A NARROW ESCAPE. London, August 5. Americans who have arrived at Berne from Germany state that Sir Roger Casement was recently sent to visit Iti*h prisoner? in camp in order to suborn them against England, but immediately he began to speak the prisoners rushed forward and
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    • 39 5 MANY LIVES LOST. Eries, August 5. A telegram from Erie (Pennsylvania) states that a cloudburst broke the dams, and the waters inundated the city Twenty-five persons were killed. The damage done amounts to millions of dollars
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    • 18 5 London, August 5. The Manchester City Council has resolved to request the Government to dtclare cotton contraband.
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    • 62 5 TWO MEN SENTENCED. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 6 The Free Press Kelantan correspondent states that Penghulu Adam and Brahim Teleng, who were connec‘ed with the recent disturbances in Kehntan, have been sentenced, the former to 10 years and a fine of $l,OOO, and tha latter to
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    • 22 5 [From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, August 6. Henrietta Rubber Es'a'e, Co., Ltd., will pay an interim dividend of cent.
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    • 65 5 London, August 4. The la‘est casualty list from Gallipoli shows that R, B. Woosnam, of the Worcester has been killed in setion. Deceased was Chief Game Ranger in British East Africa. He was leader of the British Museum Expedition to Mount Ruwenzori, and had since then
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    • 330 5 The Lancet,” discuss ng the statistics of the casualties announced by the Prime Minister iu the House of Commons, says Of the total losses in the Army the kilLd numbered 3,327 officers and 47,015 □on-commissioned officers and men. In no previous war of which we have accurate statistical
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  • 96 5 Tha .H jh Tr-auirer sends us the following list of further c mtribudons to the f-u v-.r ied t> the Chartered Bank. Penang. Balance on August 3 ~,$28,489.19 W H Thrdfall, monthly sub 10.00 R B Osborne 25.00 Staff of George Town Dbpensrry
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  • 53 5 The Baud will play the following programme of music at th-i Esplanade from g o 7 p.m. this evening 1, Selection A Princess of Kenington ...German 2, Oh You Beautiful Doll ...Ayer 3, Waltz The First Violin ...Witt 4, Everybody's Doing it Now ...Berlin 5, March To
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  • 30 5 London, August s*. The following is the rubber quotation for to-day Plantation Ist Latex Crepe* Para to arrive Oct.-Dec. 2/4. [•By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead <fc Co,]
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  • 48 5 Arrivals. By Ipoh (August 6) from Singapore, Mrs Daly, Miss Daly (3) and Mr J J Lloyd from Port Swettenham, Mr and Mrs Tan Khiam Oon, Mrs Smith, Mis Upton, Mrs Little and son, Messrs S Smith, White, Foo Choo, W Greig and Dr P H Henoesey.
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  • 25 5 The outward mail is expected early tomorrow morning. The homeward mail closes at 9 a.m, on Sunday; registration till 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 424 5 [To tfa Editor of the "Pinang Gazette."] Sir, —I read? with amazement in your issue for July 30th (in the report of the motor ear eaoe Rex. v. Alexander) that Mr* Charles Basil Whitehead, Acting Buperin6* endaut of Police, Penang, had e‘ated in
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    • 213 5 [To Editor of the Pinang Gazette’’] Sir, Arthur R. Adami, a citizen of credit and renown A trained band Captain eke was he of famoui Penang town. I adopt the above lines of Cowper in sinesre and unbounded admiration cf Major the Hon’ble A. R. Adams and of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 39 5 I History of the War I NOW ON SALE AT ALL BOOK-STALLS SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED WAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE I PINANG GAZETTE. I 3 g I A Column in Tamil Language. I I j PRICE FIVE CENTS. g SiWHJiiwiiuimiMiMiaMMiMiieMiwmimiuiiHttuiJMUuuwumiMiibHiiwMmnwnHflS
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  • INDIAN ITEMS.
    • 263 6 “M. Mail.” Bombay July 19.—Prominent among the Indian Princes, who hare given practical proof of their loyalty in the hour of the Empire’s trial, is H. H. the Maharaj rh of Bbavnagar, who has now offered to the Government the use of his State Bailway Workshops
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    • 189 6 Calcutta, July 27.—The Hon. Mr. Kerr gave the following reply to a question regarding the interned Bengalees asked by Surendra Nath Banerjee at yesterday’s meeting of the Bengal Legislative Council hild at Dacca —lt is under that the hon member refers to orders which have been issued under
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    • 198 6 Simla, July 28.—This afternoon at Simla the second United Service Institution lecture was delivered in the theatre, which was filled with an interes’ed audience. Major C. C. R Murphy, Intelligence Officer in the Persian Gulf, was the lecturer, his subject being the operations in Mesopotamia. He described the
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    • 162 6 Bombay, July 27.— The sea in Bombay Harbour is now very rough, and as a result there was an accident on board the s.s. Tndravati at 530 a.m. to-day, involving the loss of eight lives The captain of the ferry steamer repotted this morning that while making for
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    • 58 6 Rangoon, July 25—Acting on information received from Ceylon the Rangoon detective branch yesterday arrested a man named Hall, alia» Spencer Hunter, alias R. J. Hartley, who is wanted there in connection with r charge of criminal breach of trust in R 3,800 entrusted to him in his
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    • 197 6 Simla, July 25.—1 t has been known for s me time afte>* t'eir severe defeat al Shaiba, in April last, the Turks retired on Nasiriyah on the Euphrates River, an important place in the Bassaras vtfayst, being at the junction of the Lhaltej-Haj River, which connects with
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    • 116 6 Lahore, July 24 —lt is understood there will be about fifty accused in the supplementary Lahore conspiracy caw. The trial is to be held after the judgment in the first conspiracy case. It is unlikely the supplementary case will be heard before the middle of September or
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    • 87 6 The annual repo t of the CLmmi-sioner of the Paper Curr-ncy for Bombay, gives a story of the temporary scare that occurred in Bombay when the war broke out year, aud shows hiw certain money-lenders, whose astuteness exceed* d their patriotism, worked upon the timidity
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    • 55 6 Rangoon, July 20.—At a well attended meeting at Government House, Rangoon, Lady Adamson in the chair, a Committee was formed for the purpose of collecting donations from Burmese ladies for a Motor Ambulance Fund, for presenting one or more ambulances for the front. Over R 3,000
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  • 247 6 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended July 10, there were 61 deaths —42 males and 19 females, equal to a death-rate of 30.45 per mille per annum, compared with 31.45 in the preceding week and with 37.72 in the corresponding week of last year. The following
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  • 28 6 Penang :—The E. A O. Hotel, Thu Crag Runny mode Hotel, Hotel Norman, Falmouth House (Boarding.) Singapore:— Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. Ceylon :—Nuwara Elly».
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  • 905 6 P A. M. REPORL' TO U. P, A. 8.1. THE EMPLOYMENT OP INDIANS. Bangalore, July 24.—Mr. Aylmer Martin t ‘Director of the Labour Department of the United Planters* Association of Southern India,has obtained the following information from the Planters’ Association of Malaya, showing the growth of emigration
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  • 730 6 A HARDER TASK THAN DIAZ FACED. There is a wide difference between the conditions of the problem which faced President Diaz when he began his work of pacifying Mexico in 1876 and those which must be grappled with by the strong man —whoever be may be—who
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 104 6 Lift the Burden of misery, woe and relentless suffering from your pain-filled form. Arise and go your way rejoicing, singing th? ses of that matchless conqueror nmatism Little’s lt has befriended vast u i crippled, despondent, helpless .opeless Rheumatic sufferers. It h«. stopped the pain and CURED the disease when
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    • 166 6 THE EVER POPULAR HOUSEHOLD REMEDY! Which has now borne the Stamp of Pu*blic Approval for I OVER FORTY YEARS. I ENO’S ‘FRUIT SALT’ Pleasant ,to Take, Refreshing and Invigorating. IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES OF I Biliousness, Sick Headache, Constipation, Errors In Diet—Eating or Drinking, Thirst, Giddiness, Rheumatic
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  • 398 7 THE SILTING OF RIVERS. Referring to floods in the F.M.S. last year the Director of Public Works states that the early part of the year was generally dry. There were droughts in Krian and Taiping and elsewhere, but towa r ds the end of the year
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  • 413 7 Reports gathered a week ago go to show that the upper reaches of the West River a e now almost normal, the Shameen is dry, and the flood water has also disappeared from the city itself. Much filth has been left behind, and the distress of
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  • 527 7 THE PROPOSED SINO-JAPANESE BANK. Tokio, Jolly 19.—The proposed organisation of the Sino- Japatese Bank has been drafted and will shortly be plac d before the leading Japanese Bankers for their perusal, to obtain their views. It is pro posed that the capital be both in gold and silver
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  • 118 7 M.M.” »Vjo3i»?f3 r j>3ts a Second Brother. Mr. H. C. Woodroffe (Kuala Lumpur) received a cable from Home notifying him that his brother, Lieut. S.C. Woodroffe, of the 8:h Battalion, Rifle Brigade, has been kil'sd in aetion in France. Lieut Woodrofle was only 19 years of age It
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  • 74 7 For the period from the 6th to 12th August, 1915, inclusive, the value of the highest grade of rubber is fixed at two shillings and five pence three-quarter penny per lb., and the duty on cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviable on an ad valorem
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 488 7 F.M.S. EMPLOYMĔST [Clarke’s nlOOfl th 13 A ency will furnish pm ployer» 1 w ith suitable ujen FREE ot charge WiV** f° r A °y position they bpvo vacant. HUM gr Assistants, Rjoi-keppera, Store-keepers. Clerks, Shprthknd Typists, Typists, Qonductors, Dressers, Engine and Motor Car any y wch’dbeMe rO m s
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 182 7 THE STRAITS CINEMA Co., EMPIRE HALL, PENANG ROAD, ’Phone No. 628. NOW SHOWING Commencing Wednesday, the 4th Aug., 1915. "QUO VADIS” The Greatest Production ever seen in 3 Parts. A Film that cost £20,000 to make. A Story full of heart-throbj and sensations. See the Great Arena Scene, in which
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2400 8 P. &O. intended sailings. Straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd. ftp-j Ocean Meam Navigation Co. I "1" I LJ lIJ IJk I For Intended to Sail. Steamer. I STEAM SHIP Ct„ n c III I I ■I I fort Bwettenham and Singapore. Every Tuesday, at 5-30 p.m. Klang. and Wirelet* Telegraphy
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