Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 August 1915

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 v V. a No. 193 VOL. LXXIII. WEDNESDAY. th AUGUST. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    A LETTER FROM FRANCE.
    538 2 PENANG MAN’S EXPERIENCES. The following ex rae s from a letter, dated 15 h July, from Lieu*. T. W. Wright, A.V.C., formerly Veterinary Sargon to the Penang Municipality, will be read with interest by his many friends in Malaya I thought, perhaps that a letter from
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    Germany’s Fleet.
    260 2 In Active Training for the Great Day. In tie Revu 1 de Parts R ar-Adm ral Degouy writes a remarkable article on the German High Sea Fleet, which, he says, has perhaps not yet said it» last word. The High Sea Fleet, says Admiral Degouy is probably hardly
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    Cargo on Enemy Ships At Padang.
    140 2 The Java correspondent of the “S.F. P.” writes The posuion whh regard to cargo on enemy steamers has now much improved, especially conditions at Padang, where an in-ufficiency of godown accomodation was experienced, the Government having now agreed to letting out cer ain ground
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    SINGAPORE DEFENCES.
    627 2 [To lhe Editor of the u Straits Times"] Sir,—l have been waiting in vain for someone wi h a more fluent and influontial pen than mine to make public pro'est against the unfortunate expressions which hive been used by certain members of the L'gislative Council of this Colony
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    The King of Siam.
    303 2 A Thoughtful Act. We are able to n cord a thoughtful act of H. M. the King of Siam which we feel sure all our readers would be pleased to know, says a Bangkok contemporary. His Majesty has ?eut a donation from the Royal Privy Purse
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    COST OF LIVING.
    406 2 A COMPARISON WITH INDIA, The following letter appears in th*» S.F.P.” Sir, —With reference to your footn t» to Secretary’s letter in your issue of this morning, the miter of the relative cost of living in the three principal cities f India ani in Singapore is one
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    The Task of the Allies.
    407 2 S.T.” There is no air of pesdmiitn amo'g the Allies. Russia knows that what she has dmo is understood and app r eciated. France and Britain sit and wait for the moment that wLI suit their parpo-e and Russia’s also. It it be true that
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      12 2 At times of crisis it must be Bovril BRITISH TO THR BACKBONE.
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    FRANCE AND BRITAIN.
    660 3 CONFIDENCE IN OUR EFFORTS. Senator Humbert, the well-known French statesman, gives an interesting French impression of B itish effort to overcome the shell shortage. He says: I have the most complete confidence in the results of the efforts that our brave and powerful English allies are making.
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    Damaged Cotton.
    207 3 A Bombay Disclosure. Bombay, August 12.—The “Advocate of India,” in an a'tic e to-day, recalls the great cotton fires of 19 L 4 in the Bombay Cotton Green. There have been no fies this year, thus d dug away with the spontaneous combustion theory. The Committee of Enquiry
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    BELGIUM INDUSTRIAL RUIN.
    304 3 American Machinery to Counteract. German extortion in Belgium is continuing upon a lage scale. A letter received from a correspondent of the New York Herald estimates at between 10,009,000 marks and 12,000,000 marks a month the round total of the fines continually imposed by the courts of
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    140,000 Canadian Recruits.
    100 3 Toronto, July 26.—Recruiting is again satisfactory. The total enlistment is 140,000 of all arms for home defence and oversea service. Eighty per cent, of these have been furnished by Ontario and the four Western provinces. Ontario has provided 52,000 men, Manitoba and Saskatchewan 31,000, Alberta and British
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    Becker is Executed, Protesting Innocence
    80 3 New York, July 31.—Charles Becker, former lieutenant of police of New York, convicted of murder, died yesterday in the chair, electrocuted, protesting bis innocence. He had bsen convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, a New York gambler, in 1912. The murder revealei a sensational
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    The German Way.
    80 3 Here is the new German way (says the World of paying old British debts. A well-known Went End tradesman had on his books a debt of £5O against a German formerly at the Embassy, but subsequently transferred to the capital of a South American Republic. Last autumn
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    Disturbances At Bushire.
    70 3 Simla, August 14.—1 n view of recent disturbances in the vicinity of Bushire culminating in an attack by loc-d tribesmen in which two British officers and several sepoys were killed his Majesty’s Government have considered it necessary to increase their garrison at that port and to assume
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    GREECE AND THE WAR.
    980 4 Six months ago King Constantine was confronted with the problem of deciding whether or not a Greek expedition was to be sent to the Dardanelles—an expedition which would net only mean another war with Turkey bub probably also with Germany and Austria-Hungary, Previously the Crown Council
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1253 4 The evacuation of Cssowiecs, on the Narew, 110 miles north east of Warsaw, and 35 miles north-west of Bielo»tock, gives the Germans possession of a fortress for which they have expended much effort and great quantities of ammunition. The fall of Lomzi, farther down the Narew, and
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    TO-DAYS TIN PRICES.
    451 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $73.80 per picul, business done—-an increase of 80 cents. Tin is quoted in Loudon to-day at £l5O ss. Spot, and £l5l 10s. three months. The s. s. Alma will leave at 4 p.m. tomorrow for Deli. There will be
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      36 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for today and to-morrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. 0-36 a.m. 6-46 a.m. 0-28 p.m. 7-12 p.m. 1- 8 a.m. 7-21 a.m. 1- 3 p.m. 7-42 p.m.
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    ZEEBRUGGE
    164 5 ATTACKED BY BRITISH FLEET. german destroyer sunk. holt LINER'S LOSSES. evacuation of ossowiecs. NEW CREEK CABINET. q-q- activity is reported on the heights of the Vosges, inside the Alaace herder. The Germane are making strong attempts to hold up the French offensive, bat unsuccessfully, the French having carried new
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      FRENCH SUCCESSES.
      127 5 l ßf.uter’s Services.] PROGRESS IN THE VOSGES. Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, August 24. The French are again successfu ly attacking in the Vosges, carrying trenches on the crests of Linge and Barrenkopf. The French artillery preparation was particularly effective. Elsewhere there were lively cannonades and the
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      Battles in Alsace.
      62 5 GERMANS ATTACKS FAIL. Paiis, August 24. The Germans are making great efforts to stem the French offensive in the Vosges. A very violent battle is raging on the heights east of the Fecht. The Germans’ frequent counter-attacks have all failed to recapture the ground lost on Barrenkopf.
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      French Aviator’s Escape.
      35 5 London, August 24. The French aviator, M. Gilbert, who was interned in Switzerland, where he was obliged to laud when returning from a raid in Germany, escaped, and has arrived in France.
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      German Hydroplane Stranded.
      27 5 London, August 24. A German hydrop’ane has stranded on the banish Island of Manoe, and will be confiscated unless it leaves within 24 hours.
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      Germany’s Equipment.
      53 5 Paris, August 24. The General Commanding the Fourth bavarian Division has issued the significant D derthat no arms and equipm-nt must be left on the battlefield. Dead Get mans must be stripped, except of trousers and vests, and the rest of their clothing and Ltbmt s seat to
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      V. C. HEROES.
      640 5 VALOROUS DEEDS RECOGNISED. London, August 2*4. Victoria Crosses have been awarded to the following Gallantry in Cameroons. Captain J. F. Butler, King’s Royal R fles, attached to the Gold Coast Regiment, for most conspicuous bravery in the Cameroons on November 17th. With a party of 13 m
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      Cotton.
      89 5 AMERICAN OPINION. New York, August 24. The comparative smallness of the present cotton crop and the probability of a new record war consumption, with Britain and her allies supporting the market, leads the American cotton grower to accept with calmue s the British cen’raband declaration. Editorials in the leading
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      Allies’ Financial Conference.
      94 5 London, August 24. The Press Bureau states that a meeting was held between Mr. McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and M. Ribot, the French Finance Minister at Boulogne, at vhich various financial questions were discus-ed, including the pre-ent position of the American exchange. The Ministers found that
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      The Coal Agreement
      72 5 London, August 23. The award of Mr. Walter Runciman, President if the Board of Trad’, in regard to the outstanding questions in the South Wales coal dispute, facilitates the arbitration proceedings, and adjusts various points in the provisional agreement regarding .the increase of wages, bonuses, etc. but
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      THE KAISER’S DESIRE.
      99 5 London, August 14.—Germany is making great efforts to profit by the occupation of Warsaw to set the neutrals peacemaking before the efforts of exhaustion begin to tell. During the second year of the war the operations in the Dardanelles have increased Turkish uneasiness, as the new ro
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      AMERICA AND PEACE.
      74 5 London. August 12. The “New York Tribune,” referring to the German peace movement, states that peace to-day would mean that the Germans' means of terribleness have been justified by their achievements and would establish the doctrine that treaties are mere scraps cf paper and that Lusitania crimes
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      ANOTHER FORTRESS FALLS.
      60 5 OSSOWIECS EVACUATED. Amsterdam, August 23 A Berlin communique states: We occupied the fortre s of Ossowiecs, which had been evacuated by the Russians. German Offensives. Petrograd, August 24. A Russian communique says the situation in the Riga district is unchanged. The Russians a e holding up a
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      ITALIANS MENACE TOLMINO.
      79 5 SUCCESSFUL SURPRISE ATTACK. Rome, August 24. An Italian communique says the operations for the investment of Toimino are developing methodically, with continual progress. A surprse night attack on Carso Plateau captured strong Au t ian trenches, which, hitherto, had been preventing the advance of our left. PelagosaAmsterdam,
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      RUSSIA’S NAVAL SUCCESS.
      88 5 ENTHUSIASM IN PETROGRAD. Petrograd, August 24. Ti e naval successes came as a great relief after the strain of the past week. The scenes of joy lasted long, and included enthusiastic demonstrations outside the British Embassy. The Lost Gunboat. The plucky little gunboat Sivoutch was of 960
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      Zeebrugge Bombarded.
      109 5 BY BRITISH WARSHIPS. Amsterdam, August 23 A German communique says; Early to-day an enemy Flest of some forty vessels appeared off Zsebrugge, but disappeared towards the north-west after it had been attacked by our coast artillery.” A Terrific Cannonade. Flashing telegrams describe the British warships as directing their
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      German Destroyer Sunk.
      40 5 BY FRENCH DESTROYERS. Paris, August 23. A French communique announces that two French destroyers encouote i a German destroyer off Ostend, to-day, and sank her in action. The French vessels only sustained insignfiant damage to their hulls.
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      E13.
      113 5 GERMANY APOLOGISES. Copenhagen, Augmt 24. Germany has apologised to Denmark for firing on submarine El 3. The German commanders have been stringently instructed to observe Denmark’s neutrality. The Dead Sailors. Copenhagen, August 24. Britain accepted most gratefully Denmark’s offer to transport the dead bluejackets from El 3, consequently the
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      Holt Liner Sunk.
      49 5 CAPTAIN KILLED. London, August 23. The Holt liner Diomed (4,6-0 tons) was sunk. The crew vere landed to-d*y. The Captain was killed on the bridge, and several of the crew injured. London, August 24. Three were killed outright on the Holt liner Diomed, and seven drowned.
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      GERMANY'S SUBMARINE LOSSES.
      113 5 The Observer of July 2oth contains a mild protest against the suppression by the British Government of certain very satisfactory news which is well known and deplored in Germany. Reading between the lines this evidently refers to the way German submarines are being tackled. Persistent rumours about
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      Turkish Transports Sunk.
      46 5 London, August 24. A British submarine sank another two transports in the Sea of Marmora. One was laden with supplies, and the other with munition®. Turkey is suffering intensely from a shortage of coal. The towns are adopting petroleum lighting instead of gas.
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      THE GOEBEN.
      49 5 London, August 14th.—The u Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Athens states that the Goeben has been torpedoed, and run aground in a narrow creek of the Bosphorous Lacking a large dry dock the Turks have built a dyke around her for the purpose of pumping out the water.
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      The Arabic.
      99 5 New York, August 24, The American Press continues to denounce the linking of the Arabic, snd s- ates that a fresh appeal for reason by Germany would merely be parleying with a murderer. Information Wanted. Washington, August 24. Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, has cab’ed to Mr Gerard,
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  • Turkey and the Near East
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      GERMANY AND RUMANIA.
      175 5 EXPECTED ULTIMATUM. Sofia, August 24. It is feared at Bukharest that Germany is about to send an ultimatum to Rumania on the question of the transit of munitions to Turkey. It is reported that Rumanian troops are concentrating at Predoal, where many railway trucks laden with war
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      The Venizelos Cabinet.
      131 5 —Reuter. FORMER MINISTRY IN OFFICE. Athens, August 24. The membets of the A Cabinet have all taken the oath. All of them belong to his former Ministry, except the distinguished Greek General, Danglis, who is the new Minister for War. Captain Miaoulis is Minister of Maiine. Greece
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      German Schemes in U.S.
      47 5 —Reuter. New Yoik, August 24. The Wcrld makes further levelations of German activity in the United States. One plan to obtain supplies was to flood Denmark with wheat and other food,so that the Danes would be glad to get rid of the surplus—
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      “UNFRIENDLY.”
      247 5 Washington, July 23 —This is a summary of the last Lusitania note to Berlin, under the following six heads 1. Germany having declared that it is only by way of reprisals against the so-called illegal acts of her enemies that she is waging the kind of submarine warfare which
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    Singapore Dock Accident.
    77 5 THE ENQUIRY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 24, At the Coroner’s Enquiry into the accident at King’s Dock when two sailors were killed, a verdict of death by misadventure was returned. No blame i« attached to the Dork authorities. The evidence showed that the gangway was
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    361 5 [From Dutch, The German Fleet in the Baltic has sunk the Russian destroyer Gromonossez, and the gunboats Sbai'fj’W? KlI Koreiets, after fierce fighting Over 40 severely wounded Russians were f-aved. Three German torpedo boats were damaged, one suuk h and one wrecked England has sent back to F
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    SUMATRA JOTTINGS.
    258 5 Governor van der Plaa returned from Batavia on Monday by the Melchior Treub. On Sunday, Hee- C.M N. Siegmund, managing director n f Kehding Co., was given a farewell by his numorous friends cn the occasion of his retirement and home-going. Heer Siegmund has been 20 years on
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    Singapore Auto Club.
    200 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 24. The Singapore Automobile C.ub’s report shows a balance in hand of $2 663. The members number 110. It is proposed to reduce the entrance fee and the substripti.n. It is not generally known that there is now a veterinary school
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    SUBTERRANEAN OPINION IN GERMANY.
    1751 6 SOME STRONG PROTESTS. While England germ's its labour and o her papers to criticize the G jvernment openly, there is working in Germany a subterraneous spirit of eri-icism and protest against the designs and methods of her governing classes. This seems indicated by signs that now
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    GERMAN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA.
    263 6 American-Born Citizens Solid for President Wilson. Washington, July 26—Telegrams and messages of congratulations coming from all classes of society and from all points of the United States continue to pour into the White House. The general anti-German sentiment is all the stronger among true Americans as the Germans
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    500 British Have Gone to War From Shanghai.
    206 6 not include men from the outprts —"China Press.” Those who are interested in the part Shanghai is playing in the war may shortly bs in possession of a full list, so far as it is possible to compile one, of a’l those
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    TRAIN SERVICES.
    167 6 The southward-b mnd mail train leaves Penang at 8 a.m. daily, arriving at Kuala Lumpur at 6.22 p.m. and the southwardbound train from Kuala Lumpur leaves at 8-30 p.m., arriving at Tank Road, Singapore, at 8-16 a.m. next day. The night trains between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, and
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    The Japanese Navy.
    173 6 According to the Tokio correspondent of the Morning Post,” Japanese naval circles are discussing the new programme of increasing the fleet This programme comprises four super-dreadnought;», 24 destroyers, two advice-boa*s, 8 submarines, one aeroplane-ship. It would be carried out in four years and would cost 190.000,000 yen
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    SHIPPING.
    35 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Bengalen, Dut., 4716, Oden, Aug 25, Rotterdam, gen., K.P.M. Glenogle, Brit., 2399, McGitrie, Aug 24, R’goon, gen., K. K.L. Co. Will-o-the-wisp, Brit., 148, Sampson, Augt 24, Deli, gen G. H. Slot Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    25 7 To-day. Will o’ the Wisp for Deli. Glenogle for Singapore and China. Cornelia for Bagan Datoh Teluk Anson. Flying Dragon for Portweld and Taiping.
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    MAILS.
    63 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chay Un 7 a.m. Singapore, China and Japan Nore 11 am. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Perak (E.S. Co) 2 p.m, Malacca J Deli Alma 2 p m. Trang Trang 3
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    E ll’S EXPLOITS.
    638 7 REMARKABLE SUCCESS. One of the crew describes the exploits of the British submarine E 11, for which Lieu"enant-Commander Nasmith receive! the Victoria Cross and each of his men the Distinguished Service Medal. We le‘‘t Imbros one marning abeut 3 o’clook aud s’eimed toward the Dardanelles and dived
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    EASTERN EXTENSION CABLEGRAMS
    176 7 solved so far as he is concerned. Boston Transcript.” The following undelivered cibles lie at the office of the Eastern Extension Telegraph C 10-7-15 Engthai from Amoy; 10 7-15 Chuthey Afgnee St. from Medan 12-7-15 Robert Stephen passenger Karmala from Singapore 18 7 15 Calderwood from London
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    119 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m. this evening 1. Selection Leslie Stuart’s Songs ...Godfrey 2. Two Step iwmirtn L'<ke Whijny 3. Polka Whistling ...Lawton 4. Waltz Blue Bells ...Waldteufel 5. March Cadetten ...Sou a Moonlight Band.
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    Chinese Runs Amok.
    237 7 Towards eleven o’tlock last night, says the M.M.” of Monday, a Chinese, armed with two large clasp knives, appears to have been taken with a sudden desire to kill all and sundry people be met, He commenced work in Peta'ing Street where he stabbed a compatriot. Frightfully
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    PENANG RUBBED AUCTIONS
    76 7 M ssrs. A’len Dennys i Co., advisa that the undermentioned prices were realised for Robber sold by them yesterd»y:— Smoked ribbed sbeot $124 to $129 plain 125 No. 2 smoked sheet 118 Unsmoked sheet 117 119 No. 2 unsmoked sheet 115 116 Crepe fine pale thin and
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    65 7 The following ties have been fix?d for Thursday, 26sh Championship.—H W«ugh v S F B Martin (4); A W Harries vJ R Bennett (6); HCSeis v F W Harris (5). Single Handicap B.—C D D Hogan v Dr F R Sayer- (2). Profession Pairs.—W S Dunn and
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    THE CINEMAS.
    58 7 At the Electric Polyscope to-night three more chapters of Lucille Love will be shown, also a drama entit'ed Badming u on Hunt,” and the htest Gaumont War Graphic and Studdy’s War Cartoon. A grand exhibition of Jujitsu by Japanese Prof-ssors will be eiven at the Straits Cinema to-night,
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    PASSENGERS.
    59 7 Arrivals. By Alma (August 25) from Deli, Messrs Plimmerani Dr Magnee. There was a doubt in the examiner’s mind whether the writer of this answer in a general knowledge examination was a humourist or m rely grossly ignorant. The question was, How is bee* sugar produel?” The answer submitted
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