Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 May 1916
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1916-05-23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 119 VOL. LXXIV. TUESDAY, 23rd MAY. 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS20 words
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Advertisement591 1916-05-23 1 B QQaaaDaaaDaa g YOU WANT TO SHIP, g buy OR SELL f I RUBBER g OR TO FORWARD GOODS a to ANY PAfiT of the WORLD a a go to n 5 ALLEN DENNYS Co., S 7. UNION STREET. D ganaaaDaanaDDDDaaaDDoaaaoDaD SUN LIFE >*“*%. CANADA. 3 B UCMANAN S SCOTCH591 words
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Advertisement55 1916-05-23 1 nannanDoannoDnaDOODaaannDt FOR $3O a t VOU can have the Pmang I Gazette posted every day g for a whole year to your address. J (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). Proj ortionate Quarieily and q Half-yearly rates. 9 Subscriptions are payable in advanc* 4 and remittance should j a be addressed to PINANG55 words
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Article984 1916-05-23 2 EX-DETECTIVE IN THE DOCK. In the Second Court, Penang, to-day, the hearing was commenced of the case in which an ex-detective, named Choo Ah Kow, was charged with being a member of an unlawful Society. Mr. H.H. Ahbul Cader appeared for the defence. Mr. P. T. Allen,984 words
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Article253 1916-05-23 2 BALANCE TOWARDS A MOTOR AMBULANCE. The sum of $19,200 for the Penang Fighter Aeroplane having been subscribed the amount was cabled home by the Chartered Bank, yesterday, to be handed to Lord Inchcape, for transference to the War Office, for a Fighter” to be named Penang,” and attached253 words
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Article444 1916-05-23 2 Mr H C Sells, Collector of Land Revenue, Registrar of Mohamedan Marriages etc., who is going on leave on the 27ch inst., was on Saturday last entertained to a dinner by the Kathis of Province Wellesley. The function took place at the Vernacular School,444 words
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Article1849 1916-05-23 2 ITS PERMANENCE REAFFIRMED. With reference to a tdverse criticisms of the Anglo Japanese Alliance recently appearing in the Jingoistic circles of the minor press in Tokyo, Japanese statesmen and leaders of thought have submitted to interviews, eliciting unequivocal reaffirmations of Japan’s loyalty to the alliance and characterising the1,849 words
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Advertisement470 1916-05-23 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. SMALL FURNISHED BUNGALOW. Suitable for two, or three, bachelors fairly central. Apply No. 198, c/o Pinang Gazette. W ANTED. A RUBBER ESTATE of about 50 acres in Penang, near Bagan Tuan Kechil or near any Railway Station at P. W., must be well cleaned, fully p anted,470 words
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Advertisement449 1916-05-23 2 ROBBER STAMPS. JHE PINANG GAZETTE p RBs Ltd., is now in a position to exe orders for all kinds of Rubber Stamp. A MEETING of the B >ard o f the Licen n sing Justices will be held in k District Court on Wednesday, lhe June, 1916, at 2 Id449 words
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Article942 1916-05-23 3 SINN FEINERS CONDEMNED. If there is a Sinn Feioer in Shanghai, s the China Press he certainly was 9R 't at the meeting of Irishmen at the pllace Hotel, called by the local St. Patrick’s Society. If he had been, no one would have denied that at least942 words
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1310 1916-05-23 3 THE BRITISH KRUPP’S. M. A. Bashmakoff, one of the Russian journalists who recently paid a visit to England, has contributed to the Official Messenger of Petrograd his impressions of a great industrial centre. We are in a celebrated city. The sky is metallic—l have1,310 words
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Article189 1916-05-23 3 A Singer’s Claim v. Warwick Major. Calcutta, May 13. Before Dr Thornhill, the Chief Judge, Calcutta Small Cause Court, a case was settled, in which Mr Kelso Henderson, theatrical performer, sued Mr Warwick Major' of the Threatre Royal under the terms of a contract for the balance189 words
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Article174 1916-05-23 3 Bangalore, May 11.—In connection with the theft of Mr. Skipp’s diamonds, it is interesting to recall that the larger stone, which is valued at R 25,000, was one of the two found on the leased property of the late Mr. Henry Abraham, of Bellary, The other vanished174 words
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Article164 1916-05-23 3 Boys and girls after reaching the age of 14 are very prone to develop a debility that predisposes to consumption. Neglected debility has often ended in consumption, and for this reason it is highly desirable to cure a bloodless condition. Whenever the lips and gums of164 words
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Article571 1916-05-23 3 GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. Tne Government Report on the East Ooast of Sumatra for 1915, has just been published and affords many interesting details of the enormous progress that has been made in nearly every department there. Taxes. In 1910, the Custom Houses brought in G. 3,271.843.76571 words
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Article115 1916-05-23 3 The Punjabee,” of Lahore, learns that the police enquiries into the murder of Mr Priestley, the late agent of the Alliance Bank of Simla, who was found murdered in the Lawrence Gardens three or four months ago, have been completed, and the accused are now being tried115 words
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Advertisement452 1916-05-23 3 Debility t D When you feel limp and washed out, weary fl fl 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 5 “go” into you —you need a fortnight's Iron ‘Jelloids’ g452 words
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Article1286 1916-05-23 4 For three full months, the German forces around Verdun have thrown themselves, in great or lesser strength, against the French lints, with results, in the matter of ground won, that have come very far short of compensating for the tremendous expenditure of German life and munitions which1,286 words
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Article1413 1916-05-23 4 This is the month when big offensive movements on three front* are expected, but up to date there is no sign of an offensive such as we are led to anticipate, from our own troops and the French, the Russians or the Italians, so that it cannot1,413 words
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Article31 1916-05-23 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin it in Penang was $94.40 per picul, buyers no sellers Tin is quoted in London to-day st £196 spot, and £196 ss. three months.31 words
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Article46 1916-05-23 4 London, May 21.* The following is the rubber quotation for to-day Plantation Ist Latex Crepe 2/9| [*By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead i Co., The ou’put of the Kuala Sidim Rubber Coy Ltd., for the month of April amounted to 10,819 lbs dry rubber.46 words
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Article76 1916-05-23 4 We are informed by the agents, Messrs* Islay Kerr Co., Ltd., tbe B I. contract packet Thongwa, sailed from Negap a iuyesterday morning, with the outwar English mails, and is expected to arrifE a* Penaug about 10 a.m. on Frid»y> 1 e 26 r h instant. We are76 words
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Article, Illustration504 1916-05-23 4 Chapters 13 aud 14 of “The Oir tive will be shown at the ec^ ric cope to-night, together with The per in five reel?, the latest Pathe 1,111 ed Gazette," aud Counsel er Defence in 3 reels. The Straits Cinema announces t Tenkwa and her company o •‘P504 words
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Advertisement252 1916-05-23 4 J EUROPEAN ACETIC ACID 99/ i Galvanized Latex Pails and Pans. J m ASAHI LAGER BEER m The most popular brand in the East. jg BIG VAT BRANDY HI H Guaranteed Pure Fine Old Brandy Produced and Bottled g g in France. X The Eastern Trading Co., 35. PITT STREET.252 words
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Advertisement32 1916-05-23 4 E. AO.” “EMPIRE DAY,” 24th May. SPECIAL DINNER. The Dinner will be charged $3 a head and all the takings will be handed over to the Penang Fighter.” BOOK YOUR SEATS NOW.32 words
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Miscellaneous23 1916-05-23 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for tomorrow, Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water, 6-22 a.m. 11 44 a.in. 5-12 p.m.23 words
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Article230 1916-05-23 5 ENEMY’S NEW FAILURE AT VERDUN. AUSTRIA’S GREAT EFFORT. BALKANS AND ASIA MINOR. GERMANY'S FOOD MEASURES. The greatest German offensive at Verdun within the last six weeks was delivered on the front west of the Meuse, the enemy’s operations extending over a line of seven miles, from Avocourb230 words
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France and Belgium.
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Article175 1916-05-23 5 [Reutrk’s Trlrgrams.] CEASELESS ACTIVITY. [Copyright Telbgrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, May 22. On the left of the Meuse, a desperate battle continued all day, between Avocourt wood and the Meuse. A French attack, in the vicinity of the Esnes-Haucourt road, resulted in the capture of two German[Reutrk’s Trlrgrams.] - 175 words
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Article379 1916-05-23 5 Paris, April 16.—The object of the oscillatory movement of continuous hammering |of our Verdun front is. says the French,report, first seriously to inconvenience the manoeuvring of our reserves by the variety of the points of attack and, secondly, to secure better positions in which379 words
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Article88 1916-05-23 5 NEW ARRANGEMENTS. Amsterdam, May 22 The German p pers state that the new scheme for organising the food supply, which the Bundesrath is discussing, empowers the Chancellor to seize and distribute all foodstuffs and fodder, and their raw materials, and fix the sale prices. The authorities in88 words
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Article281 1916-05-23 5 A caustic comment on the present situation in Germany is made in the Chemnitzer Volksstimme,” with an ominous stress on the irregularities of the food question. It says The grand council of war of our eight enemies is sitting in Paris to ensure the final victory.281 words
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Turkey and the Near East
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Article87 1916-05-23 5 TEUTONIC REINFORCEMENTS. London, May 22. A telegram from Bukharest, dated May 16th, states that 4,000 German troops are expected at Baghdad in June, snd that 12,000 Austrians are already there The Turks are weakening their defence? at Constantinople and sending all possible reinforcements to Asia Minor. They are concentrating87 words
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Article282 1916-05-23 5 The military situation of the Allies in Turkey is improving daily. Turkey’s regular army here has practically ceased to exist as a whole The Dardanelles operations alone, at the lowest estimate, cost the Turks 300,000 men. The defeat of the third Turkish army at Erzerum and282 words
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Russian Campaign.
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Article66 1916-05-23 5 GERMAN ACTIVITY. Petrograd, May 22. A Russian communique says an attempt by the Germans to take the offensive in the lilukst region, and north of Lake Ilion, was repulsed, with heavy enemy losses. Hostilities were confined to an artillery and rifle duel on the remainder of the66 words
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Italy’s Campaign.
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Article146 1916-05-23 5 STOUT ITALIAN DEFENCE. Rome, May 22. The continuance of persistent Austrian attacks is recorded. The Italian communique says After an all day bombardment of the Bonizugna positions in Lagarino valley, great masses of the enemy infantry attacked late in the evening and were repulsed, after a desperate fight,146 words
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Article100 1916-05-23 5 ITALIAN CONFIDENCE. Rome, May 22. A semi-official statement says that on the 15th inst, there were on the Italian front 38 Austrian divisions drawn from Galicia and the Balkans and some new formations. Sixteen divisions of the best troops were intended for the offensive in the sector100 words
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Article93 1916-05-23 5 NEGOTIATIONS ADVANCED. (from Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May 23. The scheme proposed for a Federal Chamber of Commerce is well advanced. Representatives of the Perak Chamber bed a conference with a Committee of the Selangor Chamber, and arrived at an agreement on practically all the points93 words
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General News.
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Article44 1916-05-23 5 London, May 22. Professor Fox well in the course of a lecture at the Royal Institution, on Fu.ance and the War,” said he could not understand why we had not tried to tap the large hoards in India for loan purposes.44 words
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Article14 1916-05-23 5 Lisbon, May 22. The Portuguese Parliament has been prorogued till December 2nd.14 words
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Article316 1916-05-23 5 The report that the Government will not allow a strike in the Lancashire cotton trade is overdue. The expectation is that a 5 per cent increase will be a basis for settlement. The last advance was a war bonus of 5 per cent which came into operation316 words
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Article180 1916-05-23 5 THE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE. (Specially Translated.) The Stampa learns on good authority that the Grand Duke Nicholas has set out for the Austrian front to take command a great Russian offensive. According to an Austrian communique the Italian have evaculated Col Santo and they have made progress in180 words
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Article260 1916-05-23 5 The Malay Dolah was charged before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel to-day with indecent behaviour by masquerading as a woman. Dr. J. C. Pestana, Medical Officer, District Hospital, said that, at the request of the Police authorities, he examined accused and found him to be a man,260 words
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Article801 1916-05-23 5 Herr Jessen was recently seen in th» streets of Medan, riding a bicycle. The Rev. Brother James returned to Penang to-day by the s.s. Huroto from Rangoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Heap, from Kuala Lumpur, are renewing many acquaintanceships in Penang. They return early to the801 words
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Article1109 1916-05-23 6 DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT. The tenth ordinary general meeting of the above Co., was held at Colombo on May 10, at the office of Messrs. Lewis Brown <fc Co., Ltd., Agents and Secretaries, represented by Mr. W. R. Donaldson. Present Hon. Mr. W. H. Figg (Chairman),1,109 words
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Article238 1916-05-23 6 Four persons were killed and ten wounded in Shanghai on M*y 2, by a Chinese policeman from the station in Chapei. The man is said to have gone off his head and to have been seized with a mania for murder. The shooting occurred about 7.10 o’clock on238 words
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Article121 1916-05-23 6 Mysore, May 11.—On Monday a case came before the Deputy Commissioner in which Mr A C Hughes. Superintendent of the Chamrajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore, was charged with having offered an insult to Mr Gustav Haller, of Coorg; It was alleged by the complainant that when he visited121 words
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Article87 1916-05-23 6 CLEARANCES. To-DAT. Indrawadi ’for Port Swettenham, Singapore and New York. Van der Parra for Deli and angsa. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, P. Dickson and Malacca. Ban Lee for Langta. Kaloma for Edi and Langsa. Trang for Trang. Hebe for Bagan Datoh Teiuk Anson. Kedah tor Bindings and Sitiawan. Klang87 words
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Article63 1916-05-23 6 May 23.—Straits Sumatra Syndicate General Meeting, Chamber of Commerce. 4 p.m. May 24.—Empire Day. May 24.—Empire Day, Special Dinner E O. Hotel. May 29.—P.L R.C. Shoot 4 30 p.m. June 3.—P.V.R.C. Shoot 7 a.m. June 9 and 11.—Cricket, Penang v. Perak, Esplanade June 21. —Meeting Board of Licensing63 words
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Article188 1916-05-23 6 Penang, May 23, 1916 S. P. Tapioca $7.70 sales. M. P. Tapioca $8.05 tales Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper $25.00 buyers. White Pepper s33.9o'buyers. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $7O sellers Cloves $4O buyers Nutmegs188 words
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Advertisement594 1916-05-23 6 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. P.M-UP Capital Reserve Fund £1,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 t Head Office I 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E.C. < Agencies and Branches. t Amritsar Hongkong Peking Bangkok Iloilo Penang Batavia Ipoh Puket Bombay Karachi Rangoon Calcutta594 words
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Advertisement238 1916-05-23 6 AM EASY W 1Y TO GET FAT AND BE STRONG The trouble wi h m >«t thin folks who wi*h to gain weight is that they insist on drugging their s’omach or stuffing it with greasy foods rubbing on useless flesh creams,” or foil wing -ome foolish physical culture stunt,238 words
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Advertisement176 1916-05-23 6 LIQUID FUEL" FOR Diesel and Semi=Diesel Engines, Smelting Furnaces, Boilers, etc. KEROSENE FOR KEROSENE OIL ENGINES. LARGE STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND. For particulars and prices, apply direct to THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. {lncorporated in England} WELD QUAY, PENANG. THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. Invites applications for the position of176 words
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Article441 1916-05-23 7 Italian’s Impressions of thk British Soldier. Milan, April 10—Some of the characteristics of British soldiers have been humourouly portrayed by one of the Italian war correspondents who have been at the British front. He writes thus The English are ever reserved, with the air You can never surprise441 words
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Article116 1916-05-23 7 The shoot at Kampong Bahru yesterday afternoon resulted as follows g'S IS *2 rt 2* c “3 O «O aS 2 Mrs Durege 29 27 27 83 Mrs Sproule 31 22 20 73 Miss M. Pritchard... 24 26 21 71 Miss Smith 25 22 22 69116 words
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Article147 1916-05-23 7 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The tennis tie» played last night at the Golf Club resulted Ladies’ Doubles Handicap—Mrs Cleaver and Mrs Watson beat Miss Pritchard and Mrs Hogan by 6—2, B—6 Ladies’ Singles Handicap—Miss Heim scr beat Mrs Smith Steinmetz —5/6 by 6 3, 6—3. Miss Barnett—2/6 beat Mrs147 words
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Article484 1916-05-23 7 AN IMPORTANT BRITISH MOVEMENT. Recently a society was formed in various important towns in South Africa, notably Johannesburg, Durban, and Port Elizabeth, under the title of the British Patriotic Traders and Consumers’ Alliance. The object of this alliance, briefly stated, is to enlist members pledged484 words
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Article81 1916-05-23 7 Hongkong, May 3 d.—Over a hundred dissatisfied shareholders of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company held a meeting, to-day, at which the Hon Mr H E Pollock presided and discussed the Directors’ proposed appropriation of the 1915 profits, in a view of the forthcoming annual meeting. It was unanimously81 words
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Article160 1916-05-23 7 Penang, May 23, 1916. {By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/4 1/4 4 months* sight Bank ...2/4 5/8 3 Credit ...2/4 13/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174| Moulmein Demand Bank 173| 3 days'sight160 words
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Article357 1916-05-23 7 Word has reached Shanghai of a sea mystery that may never be solved. The Rio Pasig, a steamer belonging to Madrigal y Cia of Manila, has been given up for lost. She is more than three months overdue. The steamer left Seattle in January, with Russian war materials357 words
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Article215 1916-05-23 7 Penang, May 23. cis. Soup per citty 16 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat... 17 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 40 Tongue 60 Feet 20 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Pork Pork per catty 40 Pig s Head 18 Feet 22 Tongue 32 Mutton215 words
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Advertisement458 1916-05-23 7 INSURANCE. the corporation of the -ml EXCHANGE ASSURANCI Keyed Exchange, London xl< mu\’CED business in a.d. 1717 »ni‘ C las Incorporated by Royal Charter it V 1-10 and is therefore one of the oldest A,P in existence. It has granted the o f Assurance to the Public for a Agents,458 words
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Advertisement109 1916-05-23 7 4 9 JUST ARRIVED ft Irish Crochet Hand Lace Buttons, SIZE BIG AND SMALL. M Irish Crochet Lace Night Gown M MADE IN JA 3 AN. “DAIBUTSU" No. 56, SEACH STREET, PENANG. X ♦mm as John Kidd Co. u<l Printing Ink Manufacturers, LONDON, ENGLAND, announce that they have appomted The109 words
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Miscellaneous275 1916-05-23 7 TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT 11 the ELECTRIC POLYSCOPE Co., LYCEUM THEATRE, ARGYLL ROAD. Present Kalem’s Sensational Detective Serial. 40 Parts The Girl Detective, so.ooo Feet A series of the most exciting and sensational detective dramas ever filmed. Full of exciting incidents and strong plots. Series Nos. 13 and 14. Parts XXV—XXVIII.275 words
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Advertisement2233 1916-05-23 8 P. 0.-B. I. APCAR N. Y. K. K. P. M. fe O«*N MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. J,p.O Mail Steamship Co. Ld. KONiN MAXTSCHM’ I HJ VAART Homeward (for Europe). Outward (for China and Japan). (Royal Packet S. N. Company /W 'T HK c.«p* n k.’ »tow mWi Due Penang. Steamer.2,233 words
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