Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 December 1915

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833, No. 292 VOL. LXXIII. SATURDAY. 18th DECEMBER, 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 887 1 F ir YOU Want to BHiP, r BUY OR BELL ft OB TO i W FOWWAWO GOOD* w AMY MART or na VMU R 8 ALLEN DENNYS Ca, n a. bbomi maar. JUST TO HANB «MBBMMBMMBMMMBMMMMMMMMBBBMBBMB .ysoiafefti un/~' I afott Ytnat Navdtipt M S LAWM Aimw nvvKUM» paQi CDCCO DTTD
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    • 55 1 D FOB $3O g g can have the Pinaag B X <l—tte" posted every day a for a «bole year te your addreM. D (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). O Proportionate Quarterly and S Half-yearly rates. g J BobaoriptfaMM are payable in S oAmmo and rearittenoee ehoold g boaddrwoodto g s g
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  • General News.
    • 109 2 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] EXPECTED RUPTURE WITH AUSTRIA. Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Washington, December 17. President Wilson and Mr. Lansing reserve comment on the Austrian reply, pending receipt of the official text, but it is stated authoritatively that the United States has declined to enter into the suggested exchange
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    • 346 2 Are Germans to be allowed to continue with impunity to war upon America asks the New York Herald. The list of their monstrous misdeeds is already too longthe Lusitania, the Hesperian, the Arabic; the attempt to destroy the Senate Chamber in Washington; the attempt to
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    • 198 2 Washington, November 17.Washington does not propose to be put off by Austrian official apologies for the sinking of the Ancona. Mr. Penfield, the American Ambassador in Vienna, has been instructed to obtain informally answers to the following eight questions (1) Was the submarine which torpedoed the
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  • 80 2 At the E’ectric Polyscope, episode 20 and 21, of The'Million Dollar Mystery,” The Beggar Princess a drama in 3 reels, and A Gamblin' Rube” a keystone comedy produced by Charles Chaplin himself, will be shown to-night, supported by the latest edition of the Gaumont War Graphic. The Straits
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  • 844 2 Now that good weather has set in the race course is improving every day. The horses that appeared first this morning were Sador, Batu Gajah, and Lady Jean. These three animals look in the pink of condition. Sador, was not expended. Batu Gajah ran in front of Lady
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  • 743 2 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Halgh have left for India via Penang. Mr. C. 0 R. Beb, of Midlands Estate, who has been serving as a private in Gallipoli, has been wounded Mr. E. J. Malim, who i< a captain in the 18th Manchester Rifles, has (the M.M.”
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  • 24 2 Penang :The E. <fc 0. Hotel, The Crag Runnymede Hotel, Hotel Norman, Singapore:Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. JavaHot Beau Sejour Lembang.
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  • 269 2 Principle of Sound Finance Peking, November 29.—1 n a covering despatch forwarded by President Yuan Shi-kai to the Tsancheugyuau with the Budget for 1916, the President says that in foreign countries, both east and west, the principle of sound financial administration is to make the revenue cover the
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  • 134 2 Dorgee, a Bengalee, was charged before Mr. V. G Ezechiel, th s morning, with the theft of a passage ticket belonging to a Tamil named Kaliani yesterday afternoon. It appears coat comp'ainant with the ticket in hand, was standing near the gangwav with several others, among
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  • 18 2 Tin is quoted in London yesterday at £167 10s. spot, and £l6B 10s. three months
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  • 335 2 The output of the Katoo Deebook (No Liability) for the first fortnight of December was 87 piculs. The Deebook Dredging (No Liability) output for the first fortnight of December was 208 piculs. Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd., piculs 360, hours run 289 Chenderiang Tin Dredging Ltd., Dredging piculs 250,
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  • 245 2 NEW EXPEDITION REPORTED. Rome, November 14.Reports received indirectly from Constantinople by the Tribuna state that recruits continue to arrive there from Anatolia. Uniforms and a- ms are lacking however and the recruits are trained with ancient muskets taken from the arsenal. The German successes have revived
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  • 551 2 The series of articles on Toe Economic Resources of the German Colonie*" is continued in the new number of the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute the German West African Col miesthe Cameroon and Togolandbeing considered. The Cameroon, which on the whole is mountainous, the chief peak
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 455 2 THERE is a Vacancy for a third man in a quiet MeSS Logan Road. Barage and stables. Apply No. 108, c/o Pinang Gazette. RAWING to the war MADAME CECILE will make considerable reductions in all her Millinery and kindly solicits an inspection of same at the E. O. Hotel, Room
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    • 15 2 II I J— <«■». At times of crisis it must be Bovril BRITISH TO THE BACKBONE.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 48 2 THE GONSALEZ BROTHERS Italian Grand Opera COMPANY, TOWN HALL, PENANG, FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY, At 9-15 p.m. prompt. TO-NIGHT, 18th Dec. LA TRAVIATA” (Verdi) In 4 Acts. Monday, 20th Dec. FAUST (Gounod) In 5 Acts. ADMISSION: $3, $2 and $l. Booking at Robinson’s for $3 and $2 only.
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  • 1134 3 S. T.” MR. WILKINSON FETED. There was a large gathering at Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore when the Hon. Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, c.M G. on his promotion »>o Sierra Leone wa* presented with an address by the Moslem Association. The guests were received by Syed Omar Alsagoff,
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  • 502 3 LAW TO PREVENT TRANSFER TO FOREIGNERS.’’ The possibility of the sale of German merchant vessels tied up in American ports has been disposed of by the action of the German Government in forbidding it, say* a Washington message. The State Department has received advices from Berlin to the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 816 3 JUNIOR ASSISTANT NOTICE. Wanted for Robber Estate in Johore. PENANG VOLUNTEERS. Apply i Q writing to No. 110, c/o Pinang Gazette. IVTOTICE is hereby given that the Gov--2 eminent is prepared to sanction the hojo-jj-i addition of A CHINESE COMWAMTFD PANY to thp Penang Volunteers. Yw CM *!> U 2.
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    • 243 3 YOUR GIRL’S APPETITE. When your growing daughter’s appetite becomes fickle and she shows a desire for sour, starchy or chalky articles look after the condition of her blood. If she is pale and languid, nervous, without ambition and irritable, her blood is unable to meet the demands made upon it.
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    • 44 3 Stelastic” Tyres. THE ONLY /W-Z Sr PNEUMATIC TYRES WHICH ARE puncture proof. SOLE AGENTS: INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co., SINGAPORE. ellerman line. FOR LIVERPOOL. FOR LONDON AND HULL. as KIOTO” due Singapore about 30th December. For Rates of Freight and parage apply to McAlister co., Ltd.,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 458 3 For 3 Nights only For 3 Nights only EMPIRE HALL, FOR AMUSEMENT PENANG ROAD. For EducationFor RecreationFor True Enjoyment attend the STRAITS CINEMA, Every Night is Gala Night! where there will be 3 Changes a week owing to the Enormous Stock of Films in hand. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT 11 THE BROKEN
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  • 15 4 Williams. On December 13, in Dablin, to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Williams, a son.
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  • 1243 4 There are signs and rumours that the Germans are preparing to make another big thrust in the West, with the object of rolling back the Allies and, inter alia, occupying Calais and the whole of the Channel coast line, thus directly menacing Britain and improving German chances
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  • 1786 4 In Brief Authority,” by F. Anstey. Publishers, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., London To take up a stodgy suburban family and transport them from rows of artistic ilia residences in a car drawn by Storks, to Fairyland is an amazing project, yet this is what Treuherz von
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  • 25 4 Owing to s. s. Karma a being late the a. s. Nellore is no c-xp-c’ed to leave Colombo before Sun lay 26th instant.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 174 4 CHAMPAGNES FOR X’MAS. rroy Co. 1906 I Vintage. Dry. By Royal Warrant Gicsler Co. Extra Superior. Dry. SOSK, BOLLINGERI9O6 to his majesty Vintage. Very Dry. KING GEORGE V. q Veuve Clicquot p (Ponsardin) Dry. i——W——— SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, PENANG. O t T-'WraMfi i A
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    • 31 4 E. 0. HOTEL. A SPECIAL XMAS EVE DINNER Will be served at 8 p.m. Covers should be booked in advance* THE TOWN BAND will play daring Dinner and for DANCING afterwards.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 34 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for tomorrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. 10-26 a.m. 4 58 a.m. 10- p.m. 4-29 p.m. 11- a.m. 5-35 a.m. 11-0 p.m. 5 13 p.m.
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  • 43 4 DEATH. Adam. On December 10, at Waterloo Liverpool, in her 84th year, Maria Dennison, widow of John Lindsay Adam, of Glasgow and Java, and daughter of the late William Dennison Ridder, of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, of Sindang Laut, Cheribon, Java.
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  • 237 5 BALKAN NEUTRAL ZONE. THE FORCES IN ALBANIA. BRITISH RECRUITING FIGURES. nioht attack at armentieres. The situation on the Serbo-Greek frontier has not changed, the Bulgarian forces conforming to the policy of the Bulgarian Government to respect Greek neutrality, Greece and Bulgaria are arranging a neutral frontier zone in
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 158 5 [Reoter’s Services], ENEMY’S HEAVY LOSS. [Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarlie Telegraph). London, December 17. The British Headquarters report that last night hostile trenches were entered near Armentieres. The occupants were disposed of. It is estimated that seventy were killed. Our losses wer* trifling. Tc-day there were mutual bombardments
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    • 134 5 THE PRESS TRIBUTES. London, December 18. The newspapers are unanimous in declaring that Field-Marshal Viscount French is the la-ting gratitude of the nation, and chat he will still be precious to the country, and of most valuable assistance to Lord Kitcheuer. His Work at Home, The“ Times says
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    • 80 5 FRENCH OPINION. London, December 17. The British newspapers also pay a tribute to General Sir Douglas Haig’s brilliant leadership. The French Press give many appreciative notices of Field Marshal French and Geneial Haig. It appears that Sir Douglas Haig is known to the French soldiers as Legs
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    • 70 5 FLYING CORPS’ HEAVY LOSSES. London, December 17. In the House of Commons, Mr. H. J. Tennant, Under Secretary for War. said the total casualties of the Royal Flying Corps, for the three months ending August 31st, were 11 killed, 22 wounded, and 18 prisoners. For
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    • 26 5 London, December 17. In the House of Commons, Mr. H. J. Tennant said the War Office had an effi cient range-finder for Zeppelins.
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    • 194 5 In the eight volume of Nelson’s History of the War,” just issued, Mr. John Buchan has the fullowing interesting notes on the enemy’s lost Zeppelins It is difficut to estimate with any accuracy the casualties among German airships. During the first six tnon’hs of war probably at the
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    • 507 5 Christiania, November 10.The Aftenposten,” Norway’s leading journal, publishes the following dispatch from its London correspondent, Mr. N. Kittelsen, m.a.: Your representative received through the British Foreign Office an invita'ion to visit, in company with a small party of American and French journalists representing leading New York
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    • 160 5 DEPUTATION TO PREMIER. Lot-don, December 17. The eve of Mr. Asquith’s speech on Lord Derby’s compugn finds the supporters and opponents of compulsion very active. A deputation of anti-cmscriptior.ist members of Parliament waited upon Mr. Asquith yesterday. It is understood they urged that the returns were most
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    • 36 5 London, December 17. In the House of Commons, Mr. H. J. Tennant, Under Secretary for War, said hi did not know of any promise to Major Churchill that he was to command a brigade.
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    • 74 5 COUNT’S DECLARATION. London, December 17. The Morning Post” publishes a telegram from Budapest, dated December 7th, to the effect that Count Karolyi, leader of the Hungarian Independence Party, speaking in Parliament, demanded that the Government make peace proposals. He declared that Hungary had achieved all she wanted.
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    • 68 5 London, December 17. The prospectus is published for the issue of 5 per cent. Exchequer Bonds at 100, repayable at par in 1,920. They will be accepted at face value as cash for subscription to future War Loans. An interesting feature is that whc r e they
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    • 40 5 A LEAD IN ECONOMY. London, December 17’ In the House of Commons, Sir Frederick E. Smith, the Attorney-General, stated that the law officers of the Crown had suggested a reduction of their emoluments by £5,000 each yearly.
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    • 134 5 THE NEW WAR LOAN. Paris, December 17. Ths French Chamber unanimously agreed to a vote on account, for the first six months of 1916. M. Ribjt, the Minister of Finance, winding up »he debate, said he was as yet unable to give the results of the War
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    • 359 5 The receipts from French State monopolies and indirect taxes for October, the fifteenth month of the war, show no improvment on previous month.", but rather the contrary. The t'»t»l is 12,309,968, an increase of £3,360,700, or 37.5 per cent, as compared with October, 1914, the third month
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    • 50 5 A GERMAN SCHEME SPOILT. London, December 17. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said considerable quantities of food were being sent to Germany by parcel post from America. Steps were being taken to deal with the matter effectively.
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  • Turkey and the Near East
    • 440 5 FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT. London. December 17. Tn the House of Common», Lord Robert Cecil, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced that the Allies in Greece desired to regularise the military position at Salonika, and deny the Central Powers control of the town. It is believed this is in accordance
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    • 120 5 ITALIAN FORECASTS. London, December 17. The Italian Press states that the next Austro-Bu'garian objective will be Albania. The Austrians propose to overrun Montenegro, and advance to San Giovanni, joining up with the Bulgarians advancing by Elbasan and Tirana, hence Albania will shortly be a new theatre of
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    • 375 5 A small, neat, and upright old gentleman is M. S. Skouloudia, the new Greek Premier, whose white whiskers and sombre attire betoken the professional man rather than the polit cian. Hi* unexpected appointment to the head of ti»e Hellenic Government at such a period of turmoil and upheaval
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    • 252 5 SHAH’S DECI lON TO STAY. Loudon, December 17. A vivid, account of the crisis in Persia during November has been received. Reuter describes a dramatic scene at the Palace, on November 15t>>, when the young Shah was trying to decide whether to leave his capital. Cn one
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    • 51 5 London, December 17. General Townsh-nd telegraphs that, according to Arab report*, the Turks lost 2.000 in their attack at Kut- l Amara, on December 12th. General Townshend says he cannot confirm this, but he estimates that they lost fully a thousand. The attacks have not been renewed
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  • Italy’s Campaign.
    • 32 5 ITALIANS SHELL GORIZIA. Rome, December 17. An Italian communique says the enemy continued intense artillery activity, especially with long range guns. Our artillery replied, and it also bombarded Gorizia.
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    • 40 5 London, December 17. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that the Press report that Sir J. N. Jordan, British Minister at Peking, is shortly to retire is absolutely unfounded.
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    • 124 5 {Specially Translated.) There has been a split in the German Socialistic Party. From thirty to forty members have pas*ed a protest against the policy adopted by Van Haase. South-west of Plevje. 27,000 Montenegrins have been made prisoners. King Cons’antine had an interview with the Bulgarian Ambassador which
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  • 985 6 war-pi; T. P’s Weekly.’’ BY SIR JAMES YOXALL, M.P. Our war against the Boers lasted two and half years. We went to war for five years, from 1756 to 1761. We were seven years at war, from 1775 to 1782. From 1*739 to 1748 we
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  • 949 6 WILL MORAN BE WILLARD’S OPPONENT? There seems to be very little doubt that the next contest for the World’s Heavyweight Boxing Championship will be between the bolder, Jess Willard, and Frank Moran, the American heavy-weight, who is pretty well-known in England. The statement has been made that
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  • 590 6 In spite of the fact that a well-known resident of Borneo once began a lecture in London with the remark Borneo is not a hilly country,” there are some hills in Borneo, and in the interior some so steep that cultivation is impossible, while on the coast
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  • 313 6 Observator in the Observer has this paragraph Mr. W. Langley Smith writes to me from Bournemouth to refute the idea that Mr. Gladsrone’s Margot verses were his only jeu d’esprit in rhyme. He recalls one other instance It was after an attack on the
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  • 671 6 HOW PTE. DE HAMEL CAME TO WRITE WAR MATES.” The Daily Chronicle of November 12th gives the following regarding War Mates” a play written by Private Herbert de Hamel, a younger brother of Major H. Barry de Hamel, of Penang. A photograph of Private de
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 376 6 Influenza and Afterwards take ANGIER@MUISION Both during and «after influenza, Angier’s I overcomes the nervous depression and Emulsion is invaluable. Healing to throat, debility. After influenza, pneumonia, lungs, stomach and intestines, an.l a most pleurisy or bronchitis, nothing will so invigorating tonic and restorative, it not quickly and surely heal
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  • 572 7 A TEUTONIC PLOT. The Catholic Herald” publishes what it describes a* the fullest evidence yet available of the German plot to enrol Irish prisoners of war in a German-Irish Brigade." The papers, which it reproduces, were, it is stated, smuggled home from Germany. One is a copy of
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  • 287 7 How Dvinsk is Defended. A war correspondent writes from Russia to the Vossische Zeitung We are informed that Dvinsk was the first modern fortress which had barred our way. A modern fortress is no longer built of concrete and armoured plates, but o f sand. From
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  • 22 7 By Alma (December 18) from Deli. The members of Italian Coy, 42 persons, Mr W Lewis and Mrs Y Ngooh Lain.
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  • 623 7 IMPORTANT STATISTICS. The following circular of the above Association has now been released for publication: 38, Eastcheap, London, E.C., September 22nd, 1915. Dear Sir,I am instructed by the Statistical Committee to forward you the enclosed Charts and statements showing the percentages of crop harvested, and of
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  • 248 7 According to Blue-books recently published con'aiuing the despatches regarding operations in the Persian Gulf and in Mesopotamia, the officers and crews of certain British merchant vessels are specially mentioned as meriting great commendation. Amongst those mentioned who are members of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild
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  • 48 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Alma, Brit., 459, Bell, Dec 18, Deli, gen., E. S. Co. Perak. Brit., 254, Glenday, December 18, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co. Kedah, Brit. 94, Manus, Dec 18, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Fazilka, Brit., 2698, McNair, Dec 18, S’pore, gen., H. L. Co.
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  • 56 7 To-day. Tong Chay Un for Aior Star (Kedah). Pungah for Batu Bahra. Rotorua for Tongkah and Renong. Cornelia for Bagan Datoh Teluk Anson. Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Will o’ the Wisp for Deli. Fazilka for Madras taking mails for Europe etc., via Bombay. Aing Thye for Alor
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  • 23 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. Monday. For Per Close. Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m. Tuesday. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30 p.m.
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  • 126 7 Penang, December 18, 1915. (By Oourloty of tho Ohartwi Bank}. London Demand Bank ...2/4 7/32 4 months* sight Bank ...2/4 9/16 3 Credit ...2/4 27/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 7/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 175 3 days' sight Private 177 Bombay Demand Bank 175 Moulmein Demand Bank 174 3 days’
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  • 260 7 Penang, December 18, 1915. 8; P. Tapioca $6.40 buyers M. P. Tapioca $6.80 sales. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper $31.50 sellers Trang Pepper out of season. Mace l lO nom. Mace Pickings ssB} sales Cloves
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  • 181 7 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19. Church of Easlaai. St. George's Church.4th Sunday in Advent; Matins, 8 a.m; Holy Communion, 8.30 a.m.; Chinese Baptisms, 9.15 a.m Holy Communion Chinese Service. Rev. R. Richards, 9.40 a.m.; Sunday School, 5 p.m Evensong and Serm< n, Rev, Frank W. Haines, 6 p.m. Hymn 193.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 321 7 USEFUL BOOKS. Price. Post Free. Planter’s Medical Guide By E. N. Graham, F.R.C.S., (Edin.) Medical Officer, Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited $2.00 2.50 Contains very valuable advice for Estate Managers on Plantations situated some aistance from a Doctor, and in case of emergency when delay in waiting for the arrival of
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    • 186 7 MARTIN’S A French Remedy tor all Irpegular’’tleu. ThouMnde of Ladies keep a box of Martin v Plllsi in the house, to that on the first sign of any Irregularity of the System, a timely dose mar be administered. Those who use them recommend them, rence their enormous sale. At all
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 166 7 THE TIDES. PenangDecember, 1915. Penang Standard TimesHeights referred to Datum of Soundings in Admiralty Charts High Water. Low Water. Standard Da i A^ tan<^ Ht Date Time. H D Time. h m ft. h m ft. s 18 mlO 2G 4.8 429 a 2 6 10 27 a 6.3 19
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2669 8 F. 0.8. I.APCAR N. Y. K.|®rv K. P. M. |E| J?«*” MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. Mail Steamship Co. U. KwW KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART Mt peninsular and oriental sailings. MAATSCHAPPIJ OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV. 00. LT6 Homeward (for Europe). Outward (for China and Japan). (Royal Packet S. N. Company). T from Liverpool
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