Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 February 1916

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 30 VOL. LXXIV. TUESDAY. Bth FEBRUARY, 1916. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 721 1 wa*t to SHIP. I 5 BUY 0« BELL j fi U S 3 B ER; OB TO I FORWARD QOOD9 1( n f*#t vmu •4 V* MJJh DENNYS A C&, f. OTUWX .«THE PINANG GAZETTE." U RO DO M OFFICEW PRESS Nonham House Photographic Sled». Penang. M QUALITY’S LIMIT SUBSCRIPTION.
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    • 62 1 naaoima naDDoma ar<j a aaaaw g FOR J3U g VTOU ean have Iba ■> q I Gtemotta pouted every day for a whole year to your add re m. T fl (LOCAL BUIKIIFTION, $27) B Pvoportiemto Quarterly and 4 IHaM-yaariy ntoa. BabaoripitfaM aro payable in 5 advwwoe amd remittances should
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  • 840 2 H. E. Yuan Shih kai has selected the Ohiaho or Excellent Crop as the national flower of the new Empire. Brigadier-Ge neral St. J Harvey, who a year ago was a Major of the Black Watch is reported to have been dangerously wounded in Mesopotamia. M. Albert
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  • 588 2 ALTERCATION AT THE ABBATOIRS. The case against Mutu and Ramasamy coolies in the Abattoirs, for voluntarily causing hurt, and Mr. H. C. Rice, Assistant Superintendent, for attempting to use criminal force to a pork butcher named Law Khoon on January 18th last, was resumed before Mr. V.
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  • 73 2 The Hon. Treasurer sends us the following list of further contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang. Balance on Feb 5 $1,130.14 The Employees of the United Engineers Ltd 55.00 H De Z Lancaster, February subscription 25.00 The European employees of the Malakoff
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  • 87 2 The following are the latest quotations in our share list Y este rday. T o-day. to 0D SD S Shares >. S’ ”S s’® CQ 02 SQ m Mining. K. Kamunting 31/6 33/- 32/- 34/9«nerai. M. Collieries $3 dis s2| dis s2s dis s2| dis Rubber (Dollar).
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 165 2 The shoot yesterday at Kampong Bahru in the McGregor Challenge Trophy resulted tn «J <n r O < —2 T 3 a a S►. -s Si i 2 •Mn Liston 24 29 29 82 *Miss Mathieu 25 30 26 81 •Mrs Hulme-Sharp 29 27 23 79
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    • 193 2 The following ties have been fixed for to-day Single Handicap A.—F G Penny v A W Harries (4); F N Syer v A S Hall (5). Single Handicap B.—W A Fell v A W Blackford (6); MM Stewart v ORA Goatly (1). Single Handicap C.
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    • 273 2 THE SECOND DAY. The second day of the Selangor Turf Club’s Chinese New Year Meeting, favoured with gloriously fine weather, attracted a big crowd, and provided interesting racing. In the first pony race La Vie upheld her form, and, leading all the way, was brought in an easy
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  • 98 2 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Golf Club from 5-45 till 7-15 this evening 1. Selection Cavalleria Rusticana ...Mascagni 2. Alexander's Ragtime Band ...Berlin 3. Selection The Qeish*... Jones 4. Waltz Gobi Rain Waldteufel 5. Serenade ..Mooszkouwski 5 March The Honeymoon ...Rosey
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  • 471 2 CAMP OF 2,000 GERMANS. The general situation in the conquered German South-West is a very encouraging one. No little surprise appears to have been created among the general population by the manner in which British justice has been dispensed since the great surrender,” especially
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  • 322 2 Kinta Ice Factory Involved. On Sunday morning, between 6 and 7 o’clock, an outbreak of fire was reported to have occurred at the premises of the Kinta Ice Factory in Silibin Road, Ipoh, but, fortunately, it did not prove to be serious and there was little for
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  • 887 2 FRENCHMEN WHO CALL YPRES WIPERS.” It has become a tradition of the British nation that in naval matters we set the fashion to the entire world, and that in military matters we copy the rest of the world. This is no longer true, writes a war correspondent.
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  • 362 2 What German Chemists Have Do n e. In its “German Letter” the "Q. de Lausanne” makes some inter observations on the present state 8 many. After interrogating several men who have been travelling a ll Ge’many, the correspondent com eB to r conclusion that the national tation which followed the
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  • 70 2 Feb. 10.—Meeting Church Workers’ Association, St. George’s Girls Home, 10 a.m. 11.—Ministering Children’s League, 4.30 p.m. Free School. 12.—Penaug Club, Club Night 8 p.m. n 14.—Penang Volunteers Parade 5.15 p.m. Esplanade. n 16.—Penang Choral Society A. G. M. Town Hall, 6.30 p.m. 19.—P.L.R.C. Open Shoot. The Jardine liner
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 159 2 TO LET. NO. 30, LOGAN ROAD, European Bungalow fitted with Electric Lights. Apply to M. M. NOORDIN. NOTICE. LABOUR CODE. 1912, F.M.S. -INDIAN IMMIGRATION FUND ORDINANCE 1911." EMPLOYERS of Indian labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Dy.
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  • 2045 3 PINK DIBEABE-A FEW "DONIS’ MALARIA—CRIMPING. (P. G. Special.) Good old Pink Disease I Here it is again 1 I mean in the Agricultural Bulletin Sorry if I startled anybody. Mr. F. W. South’s resume, complied from notes made by his staff of Inspectors, is in a way unique—i.e.
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  • 208 3 Mr. C. Alma Baker earnestly appeals to the people of Malaya of all Nationalities who desire to take an active part in ending this war, to subscribe without delay towards completing Malaya 15 and Malaya 16, so that the various units of the Malayan Air Squadron may
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  • 184 3 Washington, January 15,—With the official announcement of the execution by the Carranza troops of Rodriguez, the leader of the bandits who wantonly killed sixteen Americans at Chihuahua, and the assurance that General Carranza is able to handle the situation that has arisen in Mexico, it is believed
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 495 3 vaVTED by Scotsman 25 yean of ’W* age BILLET in healthy district MS near Siam preferred. 2| years t ence of Rubber in Sumatra. Please *nfflmaoicate to No. 137, c/o Pinang Gazette. IQ3--1 5 810-2 WANTED TO B^ Y FOR CASH. good RUBBER ESTATE, up to A 2,000 acres, fully
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    • 256 3 A MESSAGE TO THIN, WEAK, SCRAWNY FOLKS. An Easy Wat to Gain 10 to 30 lb«. of Solid, Healthy, Permanent Flesh. Thin, nervou®, undeveloped men and «omen everywhere are heard to say, I jen’t understand why Ido not get fat. I esc plenty of good, nourishing food.” The reason is
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    • 294 3 THE Eastern Produce Exchange In offering their services to the public beg to announce that they also undertake to negotiate Loans, do General Agency business and act as Brokers I i and Auctioneers of Landed and Moveable Properties. AUCTION DAYS: Every Monday and Thursday. t-< i NOTICE. The management is
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  • 1272 4 A week ago we expressed the belief that the Bulgarians could not be viewing the situation with any degree of satisfaction. A Salonika telegram published to-day helps to prove that the opinion then advanced was in keeping with the ac ual state of affairs. We are now told
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  • 1191 4 The late Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, a.c M.G., p c retired in 1893, after many years, administrative work in the East. He came from Ceylon to the Straits as Governor and Commander-in-Chief in 1887, exactly 20 years after the introduction of direct government by the Crown in
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  • 206 4 A BALIK PULAU FUNCTION. Balik Pulau was en fe’e on Sunday when the Government servants and the public mustered at 5 p m. in the Recreation Club-room to present a farewell address to their popular Inspector of Police, Mr. Robert Purvis, on the eve of his departure
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  • 38 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $B6 70 per picul buyers,, no sellers—a d- crease of 75 cents Tin is quoted in London to-day at £lB J spot, and £179 15s. three months,
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  • 57 4 The output of the New Tambun Mines, Ltd., for January, amounted to 88 piculs and 10 katties. The output of the Tronoh Mine”, Ltd., from all sources for the month of January was piculs 3 295. w The output of Katoo Deebook (N® Liability) for January was 6<
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  • 26 4 London, February 7 The following is the rubber quotation L-to-day Plantation Ist Latex Crepe 3 3. [♦By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead i Co.
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  • 140 4 The outward mail by the P. pected on Wednesday evening or 1 morning. The following week's m»» J the B. I. is expecbd on Satur Sunday. The Chinese Government has already minted a gold coin of about the va ue sovereign, bearing the effigy °f Yuan Kai as
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 165 4 IN PEACE 1W VAB HAS WON THE W HAB WON THE (RAND PRIZE GRAND PRIZE T th at the Anglo-Japan Panama-Pacific Exhibition, 1910 International ajgn Exposition, THE MOST POPULAR The Taisho (Japan) DRINK IN THE EAST. California, National MCA DM s A 1915 Exhibition, 1914. AO A ill DLIK OBTAINABLE
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    • 38 4 LEAP YEAR DANCE AFTBB A SPECIAL DINNER AT THE E. O. HOTEL On Tuesday, 29th Feb., 1916. E. O. Orchestra and Town Band. Successful Proposals will have the privilege of a free week’s Honeymoon AT THE CRAG HOTEL.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 110 5 ENEMY disagreement. GREEK KING’S ORDEH. A FIGHT AT DUfiAZZO. THE RECENT GERMAN ATTACKS. Reater reporta that the recent activity on the part of the Germans in the West is due to the necessity of improving the moral of their troops, who are being adversely affected by the continual harassing
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 181 5 [Rsutsr's Sbrviobs]. REASON FOR ENEMY’S ACTIVITY. [Copyright Telegram».] (By Submarine Telegraph). London, February 7. Reuter’s correspondent at the British Headquarters discredits the idea that the increased activity by the enemy in the northern British sector presages an offensive. These operations are purely local and limited in character,
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    • 561 5 Th mof th Wea er ance B nce th® coming 'ttteuj 6 UeW ear bas been wild in the an blowiu g with Breat8 reat fitful f Q 1 tbe raiQ down with frsed trZi am tbere^ore not at »11 surfrom tfe e e&r Q tbat the
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    • 35 5 London, February 7. Admiral Sir Percy Scott, at the end of the week, relinquishes command of the aircraft defences of London, which will henceforth be under the charge of the Home Army.
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  • Turkey and the Near East
    • 179 5 DISUNION OVER SALONIKA. Salonika, February 7. There is considerable friction between the Teutons ani Bulgars over the question of an’attack on Salonika. The Bulgarians are opposed to this, realising that they will have to do the lion’s share and therefore would sustain heavy losses, which must compromise
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    • 510 5 I have just visited the British lines round Salonika, and I return infected with almost the same enthusiasm as our officers with regard to the defensive qualities of that position, writes a correspondent on December 27th. Few sites are better adapted by nature for the object
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    • 325 5 Telegraphing to the Paris Journal on the 23rd December from Salonika, M. Eiouard Hesley says We are backed up here bv the sea and the guns of the fleet, and, having received powerful artillery, we have nothing to fear concerning any rupture of our lines of communication
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    • 155 5 According to a message from Geneva to the Petit Journal,” the Bulgarians are becoming deeply agitated over the increaing control of their German Allies. It is not only a question of their military subordination to the Germans through the latter’s representatives on the Bulgarian Headquarters Staff; there
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    • 71 5 London, January 13 —The Rome correspondent of the Daily News announced that Austria has decided to proclaim a puppet King of Serbia. The person selected is an illegitimate son of King Milan, who abdicated in 1898. and died in 1901, being succeeded by bis son Alexander, who was
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    • 498 5 Criticism of Alliss’ Actions. The Greek Premier, M. Skouloudis, has been expressing himself somewhat strongly to the correspondent of the Daily Chronicle on the sul ject of the Allies’ attitude towards Greece. If,” he said, Greece is not now fighting wholeheartedly on your side, it is due
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  • General News.
    • 69 5 A RECRUITING FILLIP. Ottawa, February 7. Though the police bold the theory of an accident, the public are convinced that Germans burned the Parliament buildings, and the result has been a fillip to recruiting. Every military »nd police precaution has been taken against further outrages. Messages
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    • 88 5 EFFECT ON PRICES. London, February 7. In connection with an announcement of the indefinite extention of the Indian Government’s monopoly of the export of wheat, a correspondent of the Times remarks that unquestionably the monopoly has been a considerable factor in the cost of the English loaf.
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    • 18 5 London, February 7. The Bi itish steamer Balgownie was sunk, the Second Officer being drowned.
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  • 551 5 GENERAL’S INSPECTION AT IPOH. [from Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, February 8. This morning on the pad a ng, BrigadierGeneral Ridout inspected C Company MSV R. After inspection platoon and section drills we-e carried ou r and attack practice with the Club as subjective. The inspection
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  • 849 5 DIVIDEND PROSPECTS. The adjourned fifth annual general meeting of the Perak River Valley Rubber Co,, Ltd., was held iu the registered office» of the Company, No. 1 Downing Street Penang, to-day. The Hon. Robert Young, the Chairman, presided, and the other» present were Messrs.
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  • 32 5 Obituary. RT. HON SIR C. CLEMENTI SMITH. London, February 7. The death has occurred of the Right Hon. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, q.c.m.g., p.c Governor of ’the Straits Settlements 1887, aged 75.
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  • 1705 6 Pioneer.” A DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY. 1 i Cairo, December 26.—Sultan Hussain baa just celebrated the first anniversary bis accession to the throne founded by the illustrious Mohamed Ali and left vacant by the deposition of that worthless grandson of his, Abbas Hi!my. No reception was held at the Palace
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  • 131 6 Honolulu, January 14.—Becoming somewhat exuberant over reaching shore for the first time in eight days after leaving San Francisco, soldiers of the North Cavalry regiment, en route for Manila on the transport Sherman, went on a rampage in the red light district here last night
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  • 600 6 DISCUSSION IN COMMONS. London, January 11,—In the Commons last night Mr. Hewios, Chairman of the business committee to the Unionist party* moved in accordance with notice given in December, for the consideration of commercial relations. His idea was, that io conjunction with representative of the overseas dominions,
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  • 254 6 Calcutta, January 25.—Mr. Gregory, an engineer in the employ of Messrs. Martin and Co. at their iron ore mines on the Bengal Nagpur Railway, and bis assistant, Mr. Crow, are in the Presidency General Hospital suffering from somewhat severe injuries. While out shooting they fired at
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  • 394 6 DEBATES AT WASHINGTON. Washington, January 20.—The prohibition measure, as an amendment to the Jones Bill, forbiding the importation, sale or manufacture of all liquors except vino, tuba, tapuy and vasi, was passed by the Senate. Senator Clarke’s amendment for the withdrawal of the United States from the government
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  • 224 6 Baron Adelsward, the former Minister, has given a Swedish newspaper his impressions of the trip recently made to France and England by a party of dis r inguished Swedes, of which he was a member. The journey was undertaken with the object of dissipating the bad
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  • 181 6 A Madras paper has received from one who witnessed the event at close quarters a most interesting account of the destruction, some time ago, of a German submarine. The presence of the hostile submarine having been detected, the small vessels used for chasing and trapping
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  • 295 6 Burma's Resources, Rangoon, January 26.—1 n connection with Reuter’» telegram regarding Sweden’s decision with respect to the export of paper palp the Rangoon Times says It is surprising that the brief summary given by Reuter differentitates between grasses in northern and Central India and bamboos in
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  • 219 6 Considerable surprise has been evinced at the presentation in Rangoon of a cinema fi'm which, had been banned by the police in England. An appeal against the ban wa* made to a Divisional Court but failed, the judges pointing out th it the certificate given by the British
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  • 89 6 Calcutta, January 27.—Ruling Passion, dropped dead yesterday morning after a gallop on the Calcutta track and, by a strange coincidence, alike calamity befell Fickle Hugh, in the afternoon almost in the same place after a school. Ruling Passion’s last appearance in a race was in the
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  • 217 6 When vegetable food ferments it causes sour rising in the throat, the formation of gas in the stomach which distends it and causes pain often exteudiog to the region of the heart and arousing a fear of heart disease. This condition is called acid dyspepsia. Heartburn, a name
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  • 25 6 Penang The E. AO. Hotel, The Crag Runny med e Hotel, Hotel Norman, Singapore:—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. Java.—-Hotel Beau Sejour Lemhaqg,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 572 6 banks. CHARTERED BANKOrTjm? AUSTRALIA. AND CHIN* I.corpor.t.J by g 0)ll Ch Irttt Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors.’.*.’ Head Otricr 38, BISHOPBGATE, LONDON Kn AGENCIES AND Branch nJ Amritsar Hongkong Pekin» Bangkok Iloilo Batavia Ipoh p u J“ f Bombay Karachi Ra r#n Kl. n O*!™ U. 5“
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  • NEWS FROM CHINA.
    • 138 7 v r ]v two years have elapsed since the eft n cement of the Chinese Government’s DDO ”j O n to open Lungkou, Lienshanwan, ShXcbiakou, Shinjuancheng, Taonanfu, n„ oa»r .nd Tzufeng to foreign trade. In rkiition to the actual opening of the port f lon’kou
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    • 85 7 The Ministry of Agriculture and Commercais going t 0 im P rove the cottonplanting industry in China under the Lervision of experienced foreigners, whose services will be solicited shortly, says the Peking Daily News.” In addition, the Ministry is doing all in its power to promote sugar industry in
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    • 135 7 Lieut-General Tien Chung-yu, ViceAssistant Manager of War, and Mr. Chao Chun-lien, Accountant of the Bank of China, in Peking, who were appointed Joint Investigators of the Likin System in the various Provinces, will not proceed to the Provinces until they have completed their close investigations in the
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    • 59 7 In view of the fact that immense quantities of soap are imported into China every year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce has lately appropriated a large sum of money for the establishment of an up-to date soap factory in Hankow. The work will be started by
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  • 451 7 German Infants Taught To Exult Over Air Raids. Up to now it has been understood among civilised folk that children should be spared is much as possible the horrors of warfare. In Germany, apparently, the teachers are trying to militarise even the tender minds of their
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  • 241 7 In the Penang Municipality for the week ended January 22, there were 57 deaths —42 males and 15 females, equal to a death-rate of 28.32 per mille per annum, compared with 33.79 in the preceding week, and with 27.46 in the corresponding week of last year. The following
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  • 117 7 OUTPUTS FOR JANUARY. The following are rubber outputs for January Alma lbs. 21,500 Ayer Tawah 24,000 Batu Gajah 505 Bernam-Perak 20,000 Bruas-Perak 2,948 Bukit Toh Alang 17,330 Cluny 19,500 Cicely 33,101 Chemor United 16,778 Glenealy 16,500 Gloucester 10,220 Footbills Malaya 7,189 Henrietta 32,342 H'll Rise 6,028 Kurau 31,000 Kinta
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  • 176 7 British Soldier and French Peasant Girl Mr. Edmund Gosse, reading a paper on foreign languages at London University today, said Our officers in France report that a frequent sight on the flat roads in the district behind the fighting line is an English soldier sauntering along with a
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  • 177 7 SHIPPING ARRIVALS. Indragiri, Dut., 160, Wilhelmers, Feb 7, B. Bahr*, gen., K. P.M. Alcinous, Brit.,' 4278, Kie, Feb 7, Liverpool, gen., W. M. Co. Klang, Brit., 732 Fawcus, Feb 7, S’pore, gen., A. G. Co. Pangkor, Brit., 94, Caswell, Feb 7, Bindings, gen., E. 8. Co. Van Riebeck, Dut,
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  • 134 7 Penang, February 8, 1916. (5y Oourt«»y of tho Charted Bank).' London Demand Bank ...2/4 7/32 ,i 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 7/8 3 Documentary ...2/4 29/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 3 days' sight Private H 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 Moulmein Demand Bank 173
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  • 236 7 Penang, February 8, 1916. 8: P. Tapioca J 6.50 buyers. M. P. Tapioca 57.00 buyers. Gold leaf J 64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper $lB.OO buyers. White Pepper $34.00 s<*Hew. Trang Pepper out of season. Mace nom Mace Pickings S6O sellers. Cloves
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  • 213 7 Penang, February 8. elt. Soup per catty 18 Bowt 26 Steaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail each 50 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Fork per catty 36 Pig’s Head 22 Feet 26 Tongue 36 Mutton per
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 96 7 WORLD’S CYCLE RECORD y. Plane» o»» 7 v«.ar old British-made All-Steel Y FLYER" K’ 'l< 34,3®U Mlles, m 365 a. ttys (orticially authenticated Beat Vtr o-c com;-etitors on up-to-MEA) CYCLES STAND THE TEST. Tjr- riab!e- w :-*-ed Gears, etc. roTOI £3-10 to £9 IRMV if II tfr f.Kiorv. Packed Free.
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    • 50 7 HEALTH FOR ALL In hot climates nature needs helpwholesome nourishment for blood, bones, nerves and muscles. Nothing supplies this nourishment like SCOTT’S Emulsion. Whatever the cause of your weakness, it will make you stronger, healthier and better m every way. For nearly 40 years doctors have recommended genuine SCOTTS Emulsion
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    • 93 7 UNION S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND Ld., INCORPORATED ZEALAND. Auckland. Wellington, Lyttleton and Dunedin also calling at Samara ng and SFijiJ (if inducement offers). The Company’s Steamers maintains a regular four-monthly service between Singapore and New Zealand. Approximate Dates of Sailing from Singapore: For Sailings apply to Agents. For
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    • 390 7 1 Debility I H When you feel limp and washed out, weary n f and fatigued with no inclination for exertion U A your body is in a run-down condition—you are A g debilitated. You need something to put fresh S 2 "go" into you —you need a fortnight's Iron
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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