Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 March 1916
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1916-03-01 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 49 VOL. LXXIV. WEDNESDAY. Ist MARCH. 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS20 words
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Advertisement723 1916-03-01 1 gjY BELL musß E R fOItWAItD ***** i„ un e X j AH-FJi DENNYS Co, the sfNG 1 a>x Motor Repairing Co., £*«2 s—--61 Biirm ah Road and ffiLli f 111 ph9Be No 2M Km Whiti> s HI The Famoas Aatomabih Hospital. HHfl TT »JL lv [I I f| |J723 words
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Advertisement72 1916-03-01 1 MKNRMIQDOUUaDDr .nriaaccDa g FOR $B4» g VTOU can have the Hnang 3 b X Guuotte" posted every day q foe a whole year to your addreaa. > (local suascaimoN. san. c S Fsupoetionato Quarterly and a g HeW yearly rates. g Bubetii I igloos are payable in n adteemuo mad72 words
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Article819 1916-03-01 2 Mr. R. F. Talbot, of Klang, has obtained a commission and gone to France. Mr. W. E. Pepys, who is at present stationed in Kelantan, is on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. We regret to hear that Dr. J. S. Rose, Assist. Municipal Health Officer, is an819 words
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Article945 1916-03-01 2 DRAGON, LECK AND DAFFODIL. When last year little Dragon flags were sold in the London streets on St. David’s Day to provide cimforts for Welsh troops Mr. Llewellyn Williams, K.C.M.P., contributed an interesting artie’e to the press in explanation of why the Red Dragon was selected instead of945 words
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Article266 1916-03-01 2 Mr. Wolseley Charles’s company, The Scamps,” made their first appearance in England in the Spring of 1912, and immediately sprang into the favour of the English speaking public and Press. It was during a tour of the English provinces that a well known west-end London Manager, who saw266 words
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Article375 1916-03-01 2 On Saturday la«.t at 1 p.m. the Singapore Chinese Committee in aid of the Red Cross Fund entertained the Penang Chinese visitors to lunch at Club St. in Mr. Khoo Hun Yang’s residence, which had been kindly lent for the use of the guests during the375 words
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Article254 1916-03-01 2 New Industries. In response to our request for suggestions as to new industries for Malaya after the war is over, we have received several from a local resident. He first instances the case of chenopodium oil, used in most of the hospitals in this country and in Ceylon254 words
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Article228 1916-03-01 2 One of the largest secures of the history of Hongkong was Water Police on February 20 on n. Funnel steamer Alcinou®. The just arrived from Liverpool h *i the usual ports of call. A party f at once boarded her, the police f P lice valuable assistance228 words
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Article66 1916-03-01 2 VISITATION BY BISHOP OF THF DIOCESE. Friday, March 3, Litany 10.30 a.nrService of Intercession for the war 6 p.m ('h n i' practice 6.30 p.m. Saturday, Confirmation 6 p m. Sunday, Quinguagesima, March 5: 8 a.m. Matins 8.30 am. Holy Communion; 10]j am.; Chinese Service; 566 words
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Advertisement1068 1916-03-01 2 *****7 A ItWDTIfFIiWTC TTNGINEER I. B. O. T. Certificate. NCrW AW Vl/KllOl/MDn 10. A-* Dredging experience 5 years. Shop charge 10 years, desires re-engagement. PENANGNURSING ASSOCIATION. Apply No. 149, c/o Pinang Gazette. 203-10-3 *T*HE ANNUAL MEETING of SubHall, Penan”, on ESTATE ASSISTANTS WANTED. 1916, at 5-15 p.m. K. M. Crabb1,068 words
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Advertisement336 1916-03-01 2 AUCTION SALE. AN ESTATE in Perlis 58 reloogs planted with Rubber and Coconuts years old. There are also 350 Rubber trees about 50 inches in circumference, 3 feet from ground. Road frontage and one mile from Railway Station. To be auctioned at Perlis on 6th March, 1916. 213—4-3 NOTICE. NOTICE336 words
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Article576 1916-03-01 3 anl T IND’S RELATIONSHIP TO HJ GERMANY. There ie no secret treaty.” With these or /s the Prime Minister, Mr. Cort van j er Linden, speaking in the Second Cnamler, denied the rumour which has >een persistently spread both here and jbrcad that there exists a secret576 words
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Article275 1916-03-01 3 A Rsmariablb Nbw Ray Discovered Medical and scientific men are keenly o-erested ja e t now in a new ray which may, according to the expert views of it, have a peat future. It is the discovery of Mr W Simpson, a well-known Scottish engineer, -eg275 words
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Article884 1916-03-01 3 A REMARKABLE LIST OF SPORTSMEN. One notable feature of the present war has been the way iu which sportsmen have distinguished themselves Many of them have laid down their lives, but many more remain to bring into action the lessons learned from games before the war. Probably no884 words
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Article416 1916-03-01 3 BEER PHILISTINES AND TRUE KULTUR. Professor Rudolf Eucken, the eminent philosopher, spoke recently in the great Aula of the Berlin University on the Ethical and Hygienic Tasks of the Present. He is one of the most universally honoured men in Germany, and his audience included statesmen, excellencies416 words
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Article347 1916-03-01 3 The club waitress has come to stay. All the West End clubs now employ women waiters. The first club to introduce women was one of the most exclusive, the Athenaeum, but clubs as a whole, which are rather conservative institutions, shrank from the innovation, and limited the347 words
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Article626 1916-03-01 3 AMERICAN LADY’S LETTER. The following are extracts from a letter received in Rangoon by an American lady from her brother iu the United States A great many German people in the U. S. A. are too much partizans of their old country to be at626 words
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Article322 1916-03-01 3 Some Contributory Causm. Rotterdam, January 19.—The report from an American source that England intends to regard Rotterdam and other Dutch ports as, in effect, German import harbours, with blockade as the logical consequence, at first created considerable anxiety. But later, when the story remained uncorroborated the opinion322 words
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Advertisement53 1916-03-01 3 To Correct Constipation and Biliousness, clear the complexion of blemishes and sweeten the breath, use the dainty laxative They gently assist nature and will help to keep you well. Tiny but thorough, do not gripe. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, or post free from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co.,53 words
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Advertisement166 1916-03-01 3 IHJW iFli IHfcs -Az PRODUCE OF FRANCE “Cordon s ue l’ ICordon U HIBBERT. WOODROFFE&C? LT? KOUGE. (Incorporated in England.) ’uAUNE. ENGLISH ACETIC ACID Guaranteed 9978 o chscooii la Earthenware Jars containing 45 lbs. Commercial SULPHURIC ACID In Earthenware Jars containing 2 r gallons. THE DISPENSARY (PENANG) Ltd., a. BISHOP166 words
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Article18 1916-03-01 4 Mudie.—On February 26, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of N. D. Mudie, of a son.18 words
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Article1333 1916-03-01 4 Any celebrations of St. David’s Day will naturally be sobered by the times of war in which we live. The principality has no need to evade comparison with other portions of the Kingdom or Empire. Proud may Welshmen be of the part played in the war by1,333 words
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Article951 1916-03-01 4 The promise of yesterday’s wires telling the story of the Verdun attacks was made good this morning. The confidence which could then be detected obviously rested on solid grounds, and M. Briand’s statement removes any lingering fears of the imminent danger of the German pressure. The sudden951 words
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Article53 1916-03-01 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 1 Haytor Rubber Co., Ltd., reports a pr )s of $69,418. A final dividend of 20 v per cent is recommended, making 25 per cent f the year. The all-in cost was l/o|. estimate for the current year i 853 words
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Article92 1916-03-01 4 Messrs. Allen Dennys St Co. advise the under-mentioned prices were rea’i.?for rubber sold by them at thei auction sale yesterday (115 600 offered, 86,000 lbs. sold); Smoked ribbed sheet $173 t 0 $137 Piain 168 n 0 No. 2 smoked sheet diamond 162 155 Unsmoked sheet 16292 words
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Article28 1916-03-01 4 OUTPUTS FOR FEBRUARY. The following are additional rubber outputs for February Batak Rabit lbs. 21,500 Bagan Serai Penang 132,000 Rnbana 56,000 Straits 186,000 Tali Ayer It 43,30028 words
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Article40 1916-03-01 4 The following are the latest quotationsin our share list Yesterday. To-day. 02 3Q a Sharks. S 3 QQ MW Mining. K. Kamunting 36/G 37/6 37/- 37/9 SungeiGau... $l2 $l3 sl2| 513 f Rubber (Dollar}. P.-Perak $H $1.6940 words
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Article26 1916-03-01 4 London, February 29.* The following is the rubber quotation for to-day Plantation Ist Latex Crepe 3/8| [•By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead i Co.j26 words
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Article32 1916-03-01 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin Penang was $91.25 per picul, business done—an increase of 15 cents. Tin is quoted in London to-day £lBB spot, and £lBB 10s. three months.32 words
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Article53 1916-03-01 4 The Band will play the following P r 3 gramme of music at the Esplanade fro® 6 till 7 this evening:— 1. Selection The Gay Parisienne ...CaryU 2. Two Step Why Don't The Band Play Boeder 3. Waltz Merry Widow 4. Polka ...W»® 5. March Death or53 words
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Article123 1916-03-01 4 The homeward mail closes on s 1 at 7 p.m. Registration till 6 p.mThe contract packet Gregory Ap«- ar the mails from Europe is expe bte arrive here at daylight to-morrow. Lord Chelmsford has a PP®. iDted Assistant Private Secretary i« n H. A. F. Metcalfe; Military S««“*123 words
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Advertisement107 1916-03-01 4 we are SOLE AGENTS for PERRIER WATER a Xofje Qfjampagne of ‘ffiabh XVaters.” CUDBECK, MACGREGOR 6 CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 31. BEACH STREET. PENANG. RENEW YOUR ENERGY w ITH CEREGEN THE GREAT NERVE-FOOD AND TONIC. BRITISH MADE. -QH/V7S CASH CHEMISTS LIMITED, 62-54, BEACH STREET. PENANG. SHERRY IS AN EXCELLENT107 words
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Advertisement13 1916-03-01 4 “E. O.” MOTOR GARAGE. CARS ON HIRE $4 AN HOUR. Telephone No. 322.13 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous25 1916-03-01 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for tomorrow, Penang Standard Times Low Water. High Water. 5-34 a.m. 11 32 a.m. 5-46 p.m 11-20 p.m.25 words
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Obituary48 1916-03-01 4 DEATH. Inch.—On January 27, at Haiphong, Florence, the wife of James Ince, of Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Forbbs.—At the Perak Hospital, Hongkong, on February 18, after a long illness, J. Forbes, of the China Sugar Refinery, son of the late Mr. J. Forbes, of Greenock aged 34 years.48 words
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Article305 1916-03-01 5 TIDE TURNS at VERDUN. maloja s deathroll BRITISH SUCCESS IN EGYPT. TBE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN. Germans have been baffled north-east o f Verdun. Some fighting was still in progress in the neighbourhood of the Pooaumont position, and also south-east of that old fort, but it is clear that the305 words
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France and Belgium.
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Article640 1916-03-01 5 [Riutir’s Telegrams.] TRENCH re-capture positions. [Copyright Telegrams.] 'By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, February 29. M. Briand, the Premier, in the Lobby of French Chamber, gave a graphic Ascription of the re-capture of Donaumont. The enemy had advanced from ChampWuvija to Donaumont, and thought they Ad captured a formidable position,[Riutir’s Telegrams.] - 640 words
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Article61 1916-03-01 5 London, February 21. Mackensen and Hindenburg are at loggerheads, ore desiring to continue the offensive and the other advising defensive tactics on all the fronts. The Austrian Generals, the German Crown Prince. Prince Henry, von Tirpitz and the Kings of Bavaria and Saxony all favour an61 words
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Article88 1916-03-01 5 APPEAL FOR RELIEF. London, February 29. A large and influential meeting in the City, at which the Dominions and India were represented, passed a resolution, unanimously, that in the interests of Imperial trade and commerce, and the unity of the Empire, it was essential that steps be88 words
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Article30 1916-03-01 5 London, February 28. Colonel A Skeen is gazetted BrigadierGeneral on the General Staff; Second-Lieut Ronald Wilson of the Bombay Volunteer Rifles temporary Second-Lieutenant, while employed with a maxim detachment.30 words
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Turkey and the Near East
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Article, Illustration147 1916-03-01 5 GENERAL AYLMER ACTIVE. London, February 29. On the morning of the 22nd February, General Aylmer bombarded the enemy’s camp on the left bank of the Tigris The enemy were completely surprised and lost heavily. Our aeroplanes obtained useful information, and a small punitive column from Nasriyeh attacked a hostile147 words
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Article67 1916-03-01 5 THE STRAIN RELIEVED. London, February 29. Reuter learns that official telegrams from Persia show that the Russian capture of Kermanshsh ends a series of operations which have entirely relieved the strain to which the Allied interests in Persia were subjec ed by German intrigue. Previous anxiety has disapp67 words
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Article343 1916-03-01 5 Some valuable evidence regarding the activity of German agents in Persia is given by Dr. Evelyn Constable, an English lady-doctor, who recently arrived in England from Bandar Abbas via Bombay. She was at Kerman in Eastern Persia last autumn and saw what happened on the arrival there343 words
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Article213 1916-03-01 5 London, February 21.—“ The Daily Telegraph’s” Petrograd correspondent says: It is now evident that a considerable proportion of the E zerum garrison escaped before the entry of the Russians. The final resistance was left to a strong i earguard. There is possibly some truth in the rumours213 words
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Article130 1916-03-01 5 DECISIVE BRITISH SUCCESS. London, February 29. General Maxwell reports that Saturday’s fight ended in a decisive success. Nuri Bey, a brother of the Turkish Minister, Enver Pasha, commanding the enemy, was killed and his chief Lieutenant, Gaafar» wounded and taken prisoner. The enemy left over 200 killed130 words
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Article495 1916-03-01 5 Cairo, January 18.—The heavy weather, which we had at the beginning of the month, did a great deal of damage to the Mariut Railway. The torrential rains washed the ground away on the line and for over two days no trains could be got through the495 words
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Article27 1916-03-01 5 London, February 29. Mr. Coote (Unionist) has been returned unopposed for South Tyrone, in succession to the late Mr. A. L. Horner, k.c„ (Unionist).27 words
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Article14 1916-03-01 5 MR. HENRY JAMES. London, February 29. The novelist Mr. Henry James is dead.14 words
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Article364 1916-03-01 5 LATEST PARTICULARS. London, February 29. Fifty bodies from the Maloja have now been taken to the mortuary. Several have been identified. Two of the liner’s boats have been washed ashore. Mrs. McLeod, wife of Brigadier-General McLeod, is among the dead. A German Mine T The evening newspapers are364 words
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Article25 1916-03-01 5 London, February 29. Fifteen of the crew of the Glasgow steamer Deuaby were landed at Marseilles by the steamer Treverbyn from Pondicherry.25 words
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Article87 1916-03-01 5 London, February 21. It is notable that German destroyers have recently operated far out in the North Sea and it is suggested that faster and heavier craft are being employed. Mr. Archibald Hurd recen ly stated that Germany had been building craft combining the characteristics87 words
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Article228 1916-03-01 5 Berlin, February 13.—The Deutsche Ueberseedienst reports A memorandum of the German Government about the treatment of armed merchantmen, issued today, concludes: “Under these circumstances, hostile m* rcbautmen, armed with guns, have no more right to be considered as peaceful merchantmen. The German naval forces, therefore, will,228 words
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Article610 1916-03-01 5 VERDUN BATTLE. [Specially Translated.) The Dutch telegrams regarding the battle near Verdun also indicate that thaGerman losses have been tremendous. In many cases, whole regiments and ia other cases complete brigades, advancing ia close formation, were wiped out almost to the last man. The losses of the610 words
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Article92 1916-03-01 5 [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, February 29. and Kleinman (Singapore) beat the Penang Chinese champions at tennis by 6-2—6-4. A Chinese-owned estate in Negri Sembilan is reported to have been sold recently to a Shanghai company.—“ M.M.” Captain W J Clifford, addressing the members of the Calcutta University92 words
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Article534 1916-03-01 6 EFFECTS OF THE WAR. The trade in oconut oil in Hongkong and Far Eastern ports generally, states the American Consul-General at Hongkong, has come to be somewhat demoralised, not only as an indirect result of the war, but by reason of changes in industrial processes in Far534 words
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Article328 1916-03-01 6 The German Socialist paper Vorwarts draws the attention of its readers to two pamphlets which have been published in Germany recently advocating a rapprochement between Germany and Japan. The author of the first is Dr. Georg Inner, who candidly recognises that Germany’s role as a colonial328 words
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Article365 1916-03-01 6 DOGS TO DEAL WITH THE PEST. The following despatch has been received from Mr* Warner Alien, the British pre-s representative with the French armies on the western front There has recently been some controversy in the French press as to the precautions that have been taken365 words
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Article282 1916-03-01 6 The following is a genuine letter received by a reader of the Siam Observer.” May it please your Excellency. With due respect I the undersigned most humbly and painfully, beg to bring the following few lines to your kind amiable perusal. I beg to say282 words
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Article141 1916-03-01 6 Value Estimated at £105,000,000. Mr. Runciman informed Mr. King in the House of Commons that the estimated value of property in Germany registered with the Public Trustee as belonging to British subjects was approximately £72,000,000. The property in this country owned by persons in Germany, he141 words
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Article23 1916-03-01 6 Penang :—The E. O. Hotel, The Crag Runnymede Hotel, Hotel No-man, Singapore:—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel. Java.—Hotel Beau Sejour Lembang.23 words
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Article890 1916-03-01 6 The steamer Belle of France, which is reported by Reuter ss having been sunk by an enemy, was well known in the port of Rangoon where she had been several times as a chartered boat of the British India Steam Navigation Company. She was a steel crew steamer890 words
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Advertisement248 1916-03-01 6 you. It has a Body-building power proved equal to from io to 20 times the amount of Bovril taken. BRITISH TO THE BACKBONE. I The finest Whisky Scotland Produces Hi s I* HERE ARE MANY WAYS of producing s I Scotch Whisky, almost as many ways as there j JL248 words
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Article832 1916-03-01 7 CASE OF INDIAN AND COLONIAL FIRMS. The xixnes.’ which has frequently urged the hard case of Indian and Colonial incomes whose possessors as residents in the nited Kingdom did Gheooseives mulcted in a douoie or treble income tax returns to the subject in its Cry article of the832 words
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Article431 1916-03-01 7 DISCUSSION IN COMMONS. London, January 28.—1 n the H >use of Common 4 S.r Richard Essex referred to the prohibition of pap«-r pulp importation. He hoped that it woa.d not operate adversely on newspapers which had not their own means of paper supply. Mr. Runciman said ail arrangements431 words
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Article400 1916-03-01 7 Some few days ago M-. Harry Gild’s godowu in Trenggaaa was rifled and goods were stolen of some considerable Mr. Gild has energ“tically run some of the depredators to earth and, it is hoped, in Trengganu. that if convicted these thieves will be dealt wi*h severely. The case400 words
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Article322 1916-03-01 7 Mr. Maurice Maud*, interviewed the other day by a Penang contemporary, (the P.G.”) made the interesting suggestion, says the “Malay Mail,’’ that ruboer companies should encourage their assistants co save and a-sist them by advances to plant up land of their own. In advocating compreaensive measures for322 words
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Article338 1916-03-01 7 The pull-through is at the best an emergenev mstrumen”, very v&,uaoie at that, but bearing abou the same relation to proper cleaning that a soft broom does to scrubbing a floor on han.is and knees. An important d'fference between Cleaning a ride and a wooden338 words
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Article28 1916-03-01 7 The Chartered Bank. Penang, has received the following subscriptions for the Malayan Air Fleet Fund Mr. R. Owen 950 Mr. H. W. Rickeard, Kulim 2028 words
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Article89 1916-03-01 7 CLEARANCES! To-DAT. A’ng Thye for Alor Star 'Sedan',. Ban Fo Soon for Bagan Dacca Taluk Anacn. Flying Dragon for Portweid and Taiping. Jar an for Rangoon, Calcutta and Durban. Hong Sheng for Singapore and China. MAILS. CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Moaaow. For Per Cloee. Tongkah Calypso 12-30 p.m89 words
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Article141 1916-03-01 7 Punang, Mahcs 1, 1916. (Sf Cawrtesy at Uu Ckartored Bank> London Demand Bank ~~2/4 7/32 H 4 months sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 n Credit -2/4 7/8 H 3 Documentary —3/4 20 32 Calcutta Demand Bank R«. 174 3 days' sight Private n 176 Bombay Demand Bank M 174141 words
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Article242 1916-03-01 7 Pinang. Maßch I, 1916. 3. P. Tapioca 57.90 sales. M. P Tapioca 58.20 sales. Gold leaf 564-40 Pepper W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz 516 1/2 buyers Black Pepoer 518.00 buyers. White Pepper 535.00 sellers Treng Pepper 536 buyer». Mace 5110 torn. Mace Picking» 562 sellers. Clcvee 531 s242 words
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Article126 1916-03-01 7 Marco 3.—Penang Volunteers B Co., Concert and Dance, Drill Hall, 8 p.m. 4. Harmstou s Circus and Menagerie, Date Kramat Gardens. 5. Visitation, by the Right Reverend Bishop of Singapore, at Penang. 6 and 7.—■“ The Scamps. Bandmann Co.. Town Hall. 9-15 p.m. 7.—Penang Chamber of Commerce. A.126 words
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Advertisement348 1916-03-01 7 TOWN HALL, PENANG. HOf (DAY mA TUESDAY NEXT, March 6th and 7th, at 9.15, NIGHTS ONLY I Miur-w E. BMdman prwent» Wolseley Charles Co. “The SCAMPS” IN A High Class Vaudeville Entertain menu. Masic, Mirth. Melody and Up-to-date Burlesque. CHANGE OF 3ROGHAMHE EACH EVENING. Popular Prices!s3, $2 and $l. 3o„<:ai348 words
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Advertisement101 1916-03-01 7 kre you a Slave to pain Do E< u Ever tie*t Or is voa. ife a perpetual burdee—• wnlc ful. test tevereu t.riured exuteuce u:— l»o y a start and cry ou from iw.toning nervrs or ng pain- Are ya »o b- of your oighci at rr i-. Mvi tra101 words
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Advertisement570 1916-03-01 7 Completely Paralysed. iw Dream She Saw Herseff Cured |y Dr. GasscU’t TaMcts. Got mum. anu— Her Dream Came True. tSfrs. Hop k ns. of L Be-ue Cottage. Lett-brdge-road, Hanrpden Pirk, Eastbourne. Eng., says; I was paralysed, I had to be lifted m and out of bed, and is I was570 words
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Advertisement2500 1916-03-01 8 p. 0.-B. 1.-APCAR N.Y. KjgEk K. P. M. mail .‘no ‘passeng'erTe’rv.ces. J.... Mail SuuuM, Co. U. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. INCORPORA TED IN JAPAN. I (INCORPORATED IM HOLLAND.) CH,NA BTEAM N V 00 IT» MAIL SERVICES. 1 Pn^t o N Company). HB ZTT ,M ENGLAND Homeward (for Europe). Outward2,500 words
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