Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 September 1915

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 221 VOL. LXXHI. MONDAY. 27th SEPTEMBER. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1011 1 U-U ll !Bg-<! I! wr-n J U TOU WANT TO SHIP, 4 BUY on sell C ER A OB TO H L FORWARD GOODS k M to any >AfiT O» rai WO2LD p g ALLES DENNYS Co., J p Bwaow mum. n N. Y. K. r I- SUN LIFE Japaa
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    • 60 1 a FOR S3O H X7OU can have the Pinang g B I Gasetta" posted every day o for a whole year to your addreM (LOCAL SUBSCBIPTION. $27). Proportionate Quarterly and c g Half-yearly rate*. E Subscriptions are payable in c advance and remittances should be addressed to a H a
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  • Turkey and the Near East
    • 1013 2 [Reuter’s Services.] GREEK PREPARATIONS. Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Athens, September 25. There was perfect accord at a conference at the Palace, regarding the Greek mobilisation. The Greek Chamber will meet on Wednesday to proclaim martial law. The Government has ordered the requisitioning of steamers, and railways are
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    • 88 2 AUSTRIAN ATTACKS FOILED. Nish, September 26. A Serbian communique describes artillery actions on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday on the river Save front. Serbian artillery interfered with an enemy fortification work on the heights opposite Ostrovitza, and were fired at by the enemy’s guns, but the Serbians promptly silenced
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    • 235 2 Mr Crawford Price, who has recently returned from Belgrade, gives a more or less intelligible account of the manner in which the heavily armoured Austrian monitors that formerly terrorized the Serb shore of the Save and Danube have been bottled up. A British naval officer, accompanied by
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    • 44 2 ANOTHER QUIET WEEK. Paris, September 25. A French communique says The week has been quiet at the Dardanelles. A Turkish mine attack was defeated by counter-mining, fifteen Turks being killed. French warships effectively bombarded a big gun battery on the Asiatic coast.
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    • 75 2 AN IMPROVING SITUATION. Petrograd, September 26. The Ru-sian and French Colonies at Ispahan have safely reached Teheran, escorted by 27 Russian Cossacks, a Swedish officer, and thirty Gendarmery. Brigands constantly hovered around. The situation at Teheran is improving rapidly. The Russian forces at Kazvin have been considerably strengthened. German
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    • 56 2 AMERICA’S REPRESENTATIONS. Washington, September 25. Appeals by Americans, to prevent further massacres of Armenians, are reaching the State Department, which has instructed the American Ambassador at Constantinople to investigate, as the p-evious protest to Turkey was ineffective. Information has reached Washington that 450,000 Armenians have been killed and
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  • General News.
    • 130 2 PRESIDENT WILSON ANGRY. New York, September 25. It is stated that Dr. Dumba’s vilification of President Wil-on, mentioned in the recent White Paper, and the publication of his letter to Mr. Lansing, have so irritated President Wilson that he insists on Dr. Dumba being formally recalled, instead of
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    • 84 2 .—Reuter. PREMIER AND COMPULSION. Washington, September 25. New Z >aland has given a favourable reception to the National Register bill, which was passed by Parliament through all its stages. The Premier said it was absolutely necessary to ascertain the country’s resources, and it was the Government’s duty
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    • 247 2 The latest figures show that there are in Australia at the present time 336,000, adult males between the ages of 18 and 26 330,000 between 26 and 35; and 644,000 between 35 and 60. The physically fit among the citizen forces are officially estimated as amounting to
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    • 19 2 London, September 25. M. Bark, the Russian Finance Minister, was received in audience by the King.
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    • 53 2 Amsterdam, September 25. A Berlin telegram states that the subscriptions to the third Garman War Loan total £6'01,000,000. It must, however, he pointed out that this sum doubtless includes la r ge sums advanced by the Government Loan Offices to subscribers, on various securities, including scrip of
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    • 33 2 GERMAN INTRIGUE. Stockholm, September 25. A c inference of the Metal Workers’ Federation uttered a grave wa r ning against German agitators, who are scheming to drag Sweden into the war.
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    • 25 2 Loudon, September 25. The King has signed an Order in Council applying liqurr restriction regulations which include no traa‘mg iu the Londo area.
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  • 65 2 MR. L. B. FISHER KILLED. (From Our O ion Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, September 27. News has been received that Mr. L. B. Fisher, 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifles, and late of N >rth Hum nock Estate has been killed in action. The latest casualty list mentions
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  • 68 2 [From Our Own Singapore, September 27. In the rowing race of coxed fours between crews from Messers. Pa’erson Simons Co. and Messrs. Boustead Co., on Saturday inside the harbour mole great interest was taken. The Governor attended and handed the cups to winners, Messrs. Paterson Simons
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  • 95 2 The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Mixed Doubles—Mrs Ebden and Mrs Everest v Mrs Martin and Miss Hogan (4) (final). The following ties have been fixed for Wednesday Singles Handicap A—Threlfall v Waugh (<)• Singles Handicap C—Tryner v Fitzgerald (3). Agerhoira v Blackford (7). Singles
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  • 28 2 The following ties have been fixed for Wednesday Teams of Four—Houston, Southam, Messrs C E Wright Motion v Rose, W S Dunn, A RjAdams, Owen.
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  • 266 2 Tha despised monkey-nut is coming into its own, says the Chronicle.” The high price of feeding stuffs for cattle has led to the discovery that it is a substitute for higher-priced foods, and one of the results of the war should be its permanent establishment
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  • 378 2 (Special Translated.) According to the Telegraaf Captain Blankenburg of a Dutch tug boat has been charged with supplying the German Con sulate at Rotterdam with a plan of the English mine fields near ths Thames. Public opinion in Athens demand, the cessation of the new Austro-German offensive
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  • 149 2 A Statesman’s Loudon cable of September 18 states: Great interest has been excited here by the statement iu a weekly war magazine chat an enormous munitions lactory at Ochta, near Petrograd was blown up last spiing by German agents with the assistance of German workmen employed
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  • 321 2 A special correspondent of the Pioneer,” writing in regard to the effects of the floods at Lucknow and of the measures being taken to meet the situation thus created, says that during the first floods caused by the rise of the Goomti and the heavy rain on
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  • 216 2 INSPECTION AT PENANG. Yesterday evening, on the Esplanade the Malay States Guides, before their d e parture on active service, were inspected by Brigadier-General Ridout, c.m q General Officer Commanding, Straits Settlements. The regiment, to the numbar of about 600, crossed from Prai, and were drawn up
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  • 167 2 Our Taiping correspondent writes: Oae of the most stirring scenes in the history of Taiping was witnessed yesterday (Sunday) morning, when the officers and men of the Malay States Guides left by special train—the longest that over touched at Taiping—for Penang. The whole length of the Railway
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  • 280 2 VISIT TO PENANG. His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Straits Settlements, Brigadier-General Dudley H. Ridout, c.m.g., is on a short visit to Penang. Brigadier-General Ridout arrived by the B. I. mail steamer Eliora, from Singapore, yesterday morning, accompanied by Cap tain Hooper (Shropshires) Staff Officer. The
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  • 52 2 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade fro'-> 6 to 7 p.m. this evening 1. Selection Florodora ...Retford 2. The Egyptian Patrol Passes ..Vale Lan» 3. Waltz The Dancing Mistress ...Higgs 4. The Belle oj the Barber's Ball ...Cohan 5. March The
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  • 3475 3 “3.T.” COLONIAL SECRETARY EXPLAINS BUDGET. CREATION OF A NEW DEPARTMENT. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held Friday at which there were present H. E. the Governor (Sir A. H Young, K.C.M.G.), the Colonial Secretary (Hon. R. J. Wilkinson, C MG.), the Treasurer (Hon. A. M. Pountuey),
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  • 315 3 Many of the newspaper articles op economy in the home offer little but disappointment to the middle-class housewife. So many of them only repeat suggestions for economies which she has been practising as a matter of course ever since food prices ro-e. But there are many
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 361 3 WANTED. EUROPEAN to take charge of a plant near Penang. Some engineering ex perience required. Also ability to handle labour. Must speak Malay. Free quarters. Reply No. 79, c/o Pinang Gazette. 912—29-9 to let. House No. 14b, barrack road from Ist October. Apply to E. O. MATHIEU, 5, Arratoon Road.
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    • 492 3 —J Will you still deal with an enemy whose vicious countrymen are killing our brave comrades by asphyxiating gases? Sanaphos is All-Britisb. *t displaces the enemy product. SANAPHOS helps soldiers bear the heavy stress of military duties THE MAN FROM INDIA. Depot, The Buffs, largely—and who has tried many local
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  • 53 4 Wemyss.—On September 25tb, at Utrecht, Lloyd Road, Singapore, the wife of Mr. T. A. Wemyss, of a daughter. Lim.—On September 25, at 27, Upper Nankin Street, to Mr. and Mrs. Lim Teck Leong, a son. Rosa.—On September 23, at St. John’s Hill Road, Malacca, to Mr. and Mrs. W,
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  • 1209 4 The latest reports from the Eastern and Western war areas are tbe most satisfactory, from the point of view of the Allies, that have reached us for some months. The recent successful Russian offensive in South Eastern Galicia has had its effect on the operations farther north and
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  • 1069 4 The death of Mr. Keir Hardie removes a personality in the political and labour world, and a very striking personality. This will be admitted by his fiercest opponents, who were legion. No man had more, and since Britain went to war they accumulated like the pebbles washed
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  • 173 4 Messrs. Kennedy Co as Secretaries to the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association inform us that they have received the following subscriptions which have been forwarded to tha Central Fund. Monthly Subscription. B M Webber, Pundut Estate $l6 On W B Taylor, do j'qq, CF K
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 66 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette." Sir,—As it is proposed to close this fund shortly, I would be much obliged if those who have any collections for the above, will forward the same to me or the Chartered Bank, by the 10th proximo. Yours
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  • 61 4 The British Consul-General, Marseilles, notifies that the French Government has. withdrawn the concession by which passengers on British boats can travel overland, or land at Marseilles during the steamers stay in port when passports had not been vised by the French Consul at the embarking port. A
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  • 43 4 By Klang (September 27) from Singapore, Messrs A C Davis, W Macdonald, D Carmichael and Inspector Benge from. Port Swettenham, Mr and Mrs H L Lamotte, Mrs Freeman ani child, R Brother James, Mr Lim Eow fhoon an Mr Lim Eng Hooi.
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  • 20 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Peuang was $73.80 per picul, business done—an iuecrease of 30 cents.
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  • 21 4 The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tic Dredging Co., L‘d., for the week ending 25th inst was 24 tons.
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  • 196 4 The business for the meeting of Penang Municipal Commission to be held tomorrow is as follows 1. Minutes of last meeting to be rea-'. and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5. Application to join
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 466 4 Vitaf erl b™ qrf^ e,t of n t6 r°jgg) I l| t/ierefore }9 ,s superior to and mnch cheaper than Sanatogen iWx BEST /It G ermaD or ffi n ap d all other Tonic Foods. An absolute cure for functional nerve trouble of every kind BE —from temporary debility to
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    • 13 4 “E. £r> O,” MWOTOR CARS ON HIRE $4 AN HOUR. TELEPHONE No. 322.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 34 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for tomorrow, Penang Standard Times IT. .High Water. Low Water. 1-44 a.m. 8-20 a.m. 1- p.m. 8-15 pm. 2- 5 a.m. 8*43 a.m. 2-14 p.m. 8-32 p.m.
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  • 299 5 VICTORIES IN EAST AND WEST. GREAT CAPTURES BY THE ALLIES. THE BALKAN SITUATION. The Allies have had substantial victories on the Western front, as the result of offensive* undertaken by them at various points. Sir John French reports important progress south of La Bassee, and a
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 357 5 [Reuter’s Services]. PROGRESS AND CAPTURES. [Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) London, September 25. Field Marshal Sir John French’s communique says; The hostile artillery was active during the last three days, on our front, to which we replied effectively. There has been mining activity, without any important result. Our
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    • 848 5 IMPORTANT BRITISH VICTORY. London, September 26. Field Marshal Sir John French’s bulletin says A British attack, south of the La Bassee Canal, captured German trenches over a front of over five miles, penetrating the enemy’s lines at some places for a distance of 4,000 yard’. There were
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 1154 5 THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS. Petrograd, September 25. The Russians have recaptured Luck from the Austrians, taking 4,000 prisoners in a battle north of the town. Fighting Near Dvinsk. The Germans in the Dvinsk region continue their furious attacks, and are developing a hurricane artillery fire. A desperate uninterrupted battle
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    • 363 5 WHOLE NATION AT WORK. In the course of an interview with a representative of the Ceylon Observer Mr. B. P.' Kadomtz-ff, Russian Consul, gave some information from Russian newspapers regarding the elaborate preparations going on in Russia for the manufacture of munitions. He said that all sorts
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  • Italy's Campaign
    • 154 5 CLEVER ENVELOPING MOVEMENT. Rome, September 25. An Italian communique says: The Italians stormed a strong position on Mount Sosten, on the Tyrol frontier, which had previously been almost isolated by a clever enveloping movement. The enemy, on Friday and Saturday, and again on Wednesday, attacked most violently, in
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  • Naval Operations.
    • 87 5 IMPORTANT STAFF CHANGES. London, September 26; Admiral Holtzendorff, who was formerly the commander of the German High Seas Fleet, has been appointed head of tbe German Naval General Staff, in succession to Admiral Bachmann. The latter, and Admiral Behncke, who has also b°en displaced, represented the ruthless
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    • 143 5 GERMAN STATEMENT CONFUTED. New York, September 24. The Captain of the steamer Crossby says after he sighted the Hesperian, the latter lurched, and began to settle. The Crossby turned to rescue, wh c n a submarine rose and approached the Crossby, which turned and went off at full
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    • 33 5 London, September 25. The Dutch steamer Eemdijik, 4,500 tons, from Buenos Aires to Copenhagen, with a cargo of maize, was sunk. The Dutch crew were rescued by a Swedish steamer.
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    • 21 5 London, September 25. Naval Lieutenant Louis Hamilton ia awarded the D. 3.0. for services in the Cameroons.
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    • 32 5 Petro ria, September 24. Two Indian Bearer Companies are being raised in South Africa. It will be a mixed force of Hindus and Mahommedans, under a European Doctor.
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  • 28 5 Obituary. MR. KEIR HARDIE. London, September 26. The death has occurred of Mr. J. Keir Hardie, Labour M.P. for Merthyr Tydvll, and Chairman of the Independent Labour Party.
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  • WAR NEWS.
    • 112 6 WOMEN’S MEETING IN LONDON. London, September 5.—-A mass meeting of women whose relatives are serving at the front passed a resoluion that tbe time had come when every fit man in the Empire should be available for the fighting line or national service. Lord Denman, who
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    • 61 6 Borne, September 7.—The Pope did not s-nd his letter to President Wilson, but is awaiting a more favourable moment. He considers that the mediation of America would be unsuitable because American policy tends towards the Quadruple Entente. Medi-ition he thinks is only possible by a country
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    • 113 6 London, September 7.—The Divisional Court has dismissed the appeal of interned Germans who were claiming that they bad no nationality because they possessed certificates of discharge from German nationality. The court remarked that spying was becoming the hallmark of German Kultur. Inventions, especially wireless, had so
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    • 128 6 r Copenhagen, September 7.—A German biplane constructed on the model of the Russian giant plane which was shot down in East Prussia is about to be tested at Frederichshaven. A second is nearly ready, which it is claimed will travel to London and back fin five
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    • 259 6 New York, September 7.—List, a sailor boy of German American parents, who was on board a Norwegian steamer, when she was submarined and held a prisoner for 11 days on board the U 39, has narrated that the latter had chased 14 ships and sunk
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    • 101 6 London, September 7.—The French Patriotic Association has issued a declaration that the German Crown Prince was killed by a German bullet last autumn but but faked photographs were subsequently published and the Crown Prince was resurrected in official despatches. It is easy, the association adds, to
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    • 184 6 London, September 15.—The Tim Q s Petrograd correspondent points out that Sventsiany, some forty miles north of Vilna, where the enemy cut the DwinskVilna line, is the point of a salient that is unlikely to prove an effective wedge separating the Russian armies while the Russians hold
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    • 107 6 London, Sept. 15. Tho total British casualties are less than was anticipated earlier in the year, when a loss of half a million was anticipated. Many of the recent casualties are not severe. It is still safe to say that the permanent loss is only forty per
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    • 63 6 London, Sept. 15. The steamer Saint Alina, ex-New York, carrying 1,700 Italian reservists is on fire in the Atlantic. Tbe fire has been extinguished and she is proceeding under escort. Ifi is firmly believed in New York that the fVe is due to a bomb
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    • 145 6 London September 16.—The Russian papers publish a sensational story of the treachery of Colonel Masoyedoff of the Russian Gendarmery, for long the special police guardian of the Tsar. Masoyeioft was recently hanged. On the outbreak of war Masoyedoff acted in the same capacity towards the Grand Duke
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    • 124 6 London, September 17.—The Motorship Weekly estimates that twenty German submarines have been lost. Germany at the outbreak of war possessed 11 large and 16 smaller submarines. The total number added has probably been about 18 large ones. It may be assumed that 15 of the 20 lost
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    • 139 6 New York, September 7,—Americans realise that the loose peace talk which was recently given prominence in newspapers was the direct result of German propaganda. The opinion is apparently prevalent in Europe that the Americans have been bamboozled and that President Wilson is possibly ensnared by German subtlety. The
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    • 29 6 Copenhagen, August 27.—Owing to the recent disasters in the Gulf of Riga the bulk of the German Baltic fleet has been removed from Libau to Danzig.
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    • 79 6 London, August 30.—The Daily Telegraph states The Munitions Parliamentary Committee visited tbe munition workers in five leading centres last week, and had a frank and friendly dheussion with the men on the need for redoubling their efforts, especially in view of their comrades' patience and self-sacrifice in
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    • 74 6 London, August 29.—Asked yesterday as to the probable duration of the war Sir Gilbert Parker replied A year.” Sir George Reid said that Germany’s resources, physical and mental, were immense, but if he were forced to guess he would say that the war would begin to
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    • 57 6 Paris, August 27.—German inspired statements in the neutral press to th-s effect that gas from French shells blinded many German troops is officially denied, as no gas has been used by the French forces. It is pointed out that the allegation may be a
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  • 245 6 Terrible as is the account given by our Sining correspondent of the prevalence of drunkenness in that city in Kansu (says the North China Herald) there is, from the foreign point of view, a certain amount of comfort to be derived from the fact that these inebriates
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  • 152 6 The sentences of death which were passed on three prisoners in the recent CourtsMartial in Ceylon were carried out by hanging on the 6th instant. Mr. Justice Ennis has delivered judgment in the Colombo case appeal, in which B. Perera, Assistant Cashier, Wharfage Company, was charged with
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  • 63 6 Washington Life.” The managing editor wheeled his chair around and pushed a button in the wall. The person wanted entered. Here,” said the editor, are a number of directions from outsiders as to tbe best way to run a newspaper. See that they are all carried out
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  • 729 6 COMPANY’S PROGRESS DURING SECOND YEAR. The report of the directors of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., for the year ended June 30 last, which is to be presented at the meeting on Thursday, reads as follows During the year application was made for the conversion of a further 265
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  • 81 6 Evelyn is very cowardly, and her father decided to have a serious talk with bis little daughter. Father,” she said at the close of his lecture, when you see a cow, ain’t you ’fraid No, certainly not, Evelyn.” When you see a bumblebee, ain’t you ’fraid No
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  • 132 6 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Ban Watt Soon, Brit., 199, Taylor, Sept 26, Langkat, gen., E. S. Co. Nam Sang, Brit., 2591, Gilroy, Sept 26, C’cutta, gen., Boustead Co. Ellora, Brit., 2367, Begnolo, Sept 26, S’pore, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Golcouda, Brit., 3730, Johnson, Sept 26, S’pore, gen., H.L Co. Hebe, Brit.,
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  • 68 6 To-day. Perak, (E. S. Co for Port Swettenham Port Dickson and Malacca, Alma for Deli. Speelman for Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli Olehleh and Sabang. Neieus for Port Swettenham, Singapore, China Japan. Hongkheng for Singapore and China. Jin Ho for Asahan. Un Peng for Pulau Langkawi, Perlis Setul. Flying
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  • 127 6 Penang, September 27, 1915. (By Courtesy of th« Chartered Banh}. London Demand Bank ...2/4 5/32 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 1/2 3 Credit ...2/4 13/16 h 3 Documentary ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 175 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 175 Moulmein Demand Bank 174} 3
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  • 63 6 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For per Close* Deli and Batu Bahra Indragiri 10 Port Swettenham and Singapore Ekma 3 p m Teluk Anson Hebe 4 p m Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4.30 p. m Wendksday. Yen Jit Seng 7 a<m Deli Will 0’ the Wisp 1
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  • 252 6 Penang, Srptrmbkr 27, 1915, 8; P. Tapiooa $5.70 sales. M. P. Tapioca 56.05 buyer». Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers. Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper $28.30 «ales. Trang Pepper out of season. Mace $llO com, Mace Pickings $55 buyers. Cloves $45
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 103 6 TO Be Shot at Sunrise would seem a welcome relief to many who suffer the red hot pain thrusts of neuralgia. These are the hopeless torture-wracked beings who live in the shadow of constant dread of the stabbing, twisting, unbearable sudden pains and spasms of neuralgia. Little's Oriental Balm> has
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    • 88 6 I Shave Yourself. 1 I J “Every razor I ever used,” writes f A one of our friends, “was a razor A W to swear at Now I have a razor W I to swear by—the Gillette Safety I 0 Razor and the smooth keen A Y Gillette Blades,” British
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 204 6 Judge a man by the company he keeps. Judge a Picture Theatre by its Front. It is a true sign on a good show. THE STRAITS CINEMA, 'Phone No. 628. EMPIRE HALL, PENANG ROAD. TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT 11 THE BLACK BOX. STRAITS’ SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. The Absolute
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  • 1277 7 Vice-Admiral Sir T. M. Jerram passed through Penang yesterday. Ma'acca Volunteer Rifles participated io a route march on Friday* We regret to hear that Mr. H. Waugh has bten indisposed for about a week. We understand that Mr. S. C. Ambrose a assisting in the output of
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  • 1296 7 HALF-YEAR REVIEWED. At the half-yearly meeting of the Selangor Chamber of Commerce the Chairman, (Mr. Clodd) addressing the meeting at Kuala Lumpur, said In reviewing the trade of Selangor for the first part of this year it is advisable, in order to obtain a clear perspective of the
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  • 340 7 Mortgage Withdrawn. The report by the directors of Kempa». Ltd., to be submitted to the fifth ordinary annual general meeting of the Company to be held on Thursday next at Malacca, states The directors have pleasure in submitting the balance sheet and profit and loss account for the
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  • STOP PRESS NEWS.
    • 470 7 —Reuter. 20,000 PRISONERS. Amsterdam, September 27. A Berlin official telegram admits the Allies’ successes, and says South-west of Lille, the enemy repulsed one of cur divisions, near Loos, from our advanced line, to the second line. Naturally, we had considerable losses, including material of all kinds, lying
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 109 7 After Dinner assist your digestion by taking one or two the tiny laxatives, which gently correct all distressing results of over indulgence. HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS AND CONSTIPATION. Of Chemists, or po«t free for 50 cents, from The Dr Williams’ Medicine Co., Dept. 1, Singapore. MAN —do you know the danger of
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    • 267 7 INSURANCE. THE CORPORATION OF THE KOVAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Royal Exchange, London Commenced business uj a.d. 1717 and was Incorporated by Royal Charter la a.d. 1710 and is therefore one of the oldest Companies in existence. It has granted the benefits of Assurance to the for period exceeding 190 years. Amenta,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2369 8 P. &p. |L_ intended sailings. straits Steam Shtp Co., Ltd, Ocean NaVlgSiiOft Co. INDIA Per i Intended to SaiL I Steamer. STEAM SKIP Ce l. d k Port tiwettenham and Singapore. Every Tuesday, at 5-30 n.m. Klanp. Wireless Telegraphy fitted on »11 i Do. Do. Every Saturday, at 5-00 p.m.
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