Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 May 1916

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 120 VOL. LXXIV. WEDNESDAY, 24th MAY. 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      58 1 oanaanDoannnnanaanoannnnng FOR $3O XTOU can have the Pinang D I Gazette posted everv day for a whole year to your addrwa. n Q (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION. $27). Pro) ortionate Quarterly and g Half-yearly rates. 9 Subscriptions are payable in n advsLoc M and remittance should q be addressed to g PINANG
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    809 2 Mr G Hughe*, latq of the F.M S. Mines Department, has obtained a commission in the Army. Mr A A Armstrong, late of the Straits Trading Co., has been appointed Secretary of the Klang Club. We hear that Mr R B Osborne is likely to be transferred
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    405 2  -  John Johnston. Empire Day was celebrated in the Settlement in accordance with the wish of the Imperial Government, as expressed recently by Mr. Asquith. The flying of flags was the principal indication of the special day in the Empire’s calendar, which this year marks the 97th anniversary of
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    KING AND TROOPS FROM OVERSEA.
    388 2 The King and Queen paid a visit to the Victoria League Club, Regent Street, London, one of a series of such institutions established for the u«e of Oversea soldiers. After being formally received, their Majesties were informed that all rhe lady helpers were voluntary, and
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    IPOH’S CELEBRATION.
    110 2 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 24. Empire Day was celebrated on a big scale in Ipih, where a bank holiday was declared. At 9-15 a.m., a parade took place on the Padang of M.S.V.R, Civil Guard and Police, under Lieut.-Colonel Tyte Commandant M. 8. V. R. There
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      PENANG AND EMPIRE DAY.
      276 2 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”'] Sir, —I read with regret in your last night’s issue that the Penang Fighter Fund had been closed down, as I thought that perhaps the humbler $5 and even the humbler $1 bill might be later on accepted to
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    PENANG AEROPLANES.
    95 2 FUND STILL OPEN. The Chartered Bank advises us of the following further subscriptions to the Penang Aeroplane Fund. In deference to a wish expressed to the members of the Kongsi, they have decided that the Aeroplane Fund will be kept open till the end of May, Balance on
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    Singapore Art Exhibition.
    71 2 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 24. Singapore Art Club’s Exhibition was opened by Lady Evelyn Young. There are 400 exhibits, but there are no adjudications, all the proceeds going to the Red Cross and similar funds. The best oil work is Mr. Bergman’s Taj Mahal.” The
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    Singapore Automobile Club.
    36 2 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 24. The report of Singapore Automobile Club shows a balance of $2,773. The membership numbers 95. The committee think that many Headlights now in use are dangerous.
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    ALLEGED TRIAD SOCIETY.
    1338 2 ACCUSED CONVICTED. On the resumption, yesterday afternoon, of the hearing of the case in which Choo Ah Kow i< charged with being a member of an unlawful Society, Leong Phui Kam, Chinese Translator of the Chinese Protectorate, occupied most of the time with translations of the documents
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    Johore and the Mutiny.
    270 2 The reports for 1915, by the Genera! Adviser to the Goverment of Johore states At the commencement: of the war in 1914, His Highness the Sultan placed him. self and the whole of His Highness' Forces at the disposal of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding
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    TIN PRICES.
    31 2 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin m Penang was $92 60 per picul buyers, co sellers. Tin is quoted in London to-day 4 £193 spot, and £193 5s three months.
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    The Rubber Market.
    29 2 London, May 23. The following is the rubber quotation to-day Plantation Ist Latex Crepe 2 9 Smoked Sheet 2/8 [♦By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead 4 bo.]
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    42 2 kt- at the The tennis ties played, last nig Golf Club resulted as follows Ladies’ Singles Handicapscr beat Miss Pritchard V iLrMr 3 4-6, 6—4 Mr. Thorne 4/6 by 6—3, 6 4. —3/6 beat Miss M Pritchard-1 6—4, 6—4.
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    Russia and Britain.
    80 2 London, May 15.-The comment favourably on the sp ber3 of the occasio nof the visit of t s ffirtB s the Duma to London The at 411 that Russia and England have a .j on< th* agreement on the Eastern settlement of which in accor- the corolnational
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      465 2 WANTED. A RUBBER ESTATE of aboat 50 acres in Penang, near Bagan Tnan Kechil or near any Railway Station at P. W., must, be well cleaned, fully p anted, and mostly all trees in tapping. Apply giving full particulars, distance of trees and price to No. 197, c/o Pinang Gazette.
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      142 2 A Stubborn Foe To conquer an obstinate enemy requires, persistency a-»d preservanoe. It is the same with Rheum*tism, the dread foe of mankind, which ranks foremost in stubbornness. To eradicate it from the system, you must use the right weapon. Little’S Oriental Balm is the only remedy that can overpower
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    THE STORY OF KUT.
    3223 3 MESSAGES FROM “EYE-WITNESS.” siml». May lE— The following telegram d May 3> 1916» has been received from last communication from General Townshend was received on the morning f Anril twenty ninth, at eleven forty a.m. H sent by wireless Have destroyed e o and munitions, I
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    Armageddon in Figures.
    156 3 Statistics Which Dwarf all History’s Records. Amsterdam, April 11.—Interesting notes are published in the Dutch Navy League journal Marineblad." It is announced in Vienna that Kaiser Franz Josef’s army alone fired during the first 17 months of the war 15,000,000,000 infantry cartridges and 12,000,000 shells. Those cartridges
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    Rangoon Para Rubber.
    83 3 The question of reconstructing tbe Rangoon Para Rubber Estates has, in view of the improvement in the rubber market, been abandoned for the time being. Sir William Hood Treacher, who is resigning the Chairmanship, intimated that it was deemed advisable not to distribute more than 3 per
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    TO-NIGHT’S BAND PROGRAMME.
    46 3 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 till 7 this evening:— 1. Finale William Tell ...Rossini 2. Gavotte Moderns ...Tours 3. Waltz blumon ...Cowen 4. Polka The Drum ...Jullien 5. March Sergeants oj the Guard ...Rummer
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    COMING EVENTS.
    51 3 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 Licensing Justices, District Court, 2.15 p.m. July 27th and 29th.—Penang Turf Club’s. Race
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    717 3 (Form Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, May 22. Tuan Teh, the genial State Auditor of Kedah, who was suddenly taken ill, is I confined to his bouse and will not be able 1 to resume his duties for some time. It has been suggested that the inhabitants of
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    Crown Jewels.
    182 3  -  A.L.G. Strangers from the Hinterland Praise the E. O’s string band Praise a lot of other things Swear their money taketh wings. But the stranger up from Klang Says he doesn’t care a hang, For the ladies, oh the ladies Are the pearls of old Penang. Dainty dresses,'perfect
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    WAR LEGISLATION.
    473 3 A Straits Government Gazette Extraordinary publishes three proclamations :—(1) Extending the Exportation of Arms Order for six months (2) extending for the same period the exportation of articles and (3) enlarging the Principal Order under the Defence of the Realm Ordinance, as follows 111. 1 (a) The Governor
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    The Misses Woods.
    322 3 The Misses Woods gave what was announced as their final Cabaret entertainment on Saturday night at the Royal Hotel, says the Rangoon Times” of Bth inst. The large dining hall was used for the occasion, and not only was this packed to its extreme capacity, but numbers
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    BIRTH.
    22 4 De Souza.—On Sunday, May 21, at 7, Bras Basah Road, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. G. F. de Souza, a daughter.
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    1193 4 Before the war it was necessary, perhaps, that means should be found to shake Britons, especially those at home, out of their narrow, parochial and insular habit of mind, and to make them think Imperially, to help them to realise "the crimson thread of kinship which knit them
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1344 4 In German New Guinea” trade and industry are practically normal, despite the change in the administration. Later on, when the North-West Pacific colonies formerly run by the Germans are annexed (an Australian exchange states that they have not been annexed) there will be many changes, and from
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGES.
    182 4 FILGATE—GAUNT. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the St. George’s Church, at 4 pm on the 22nd May, the Rev E. N. Greeoh officiating. The contracting parties m William Ernest Filgate, plantev Victoria Estate, Kedah, and Elsie Louise Gaunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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    THE MAILS.
    270 4 The outward mail is expected to arri>here on Friday morning. The homeward mail closes at < P m Sarurdav. Registration till 6 p.m. The P. and O. steamer Medina, with tn outward mails of the sth instant, P 4 3 Suez at 4 p.m., on Sunday, the 14ch
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      31 4 E. O.” “EMPIRE DAY,” 24th May. specialTdinner. The Dinner will be charged $3 a head and all the takings will be handed over to the Penang Fighter.” BOOK YOUR SEATS NOW.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
  • Obituary
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    33 4 DEATHS. Craig.—On May 18, at Edinburgh, Elenora Campbell Craig, widow of Capt. Edward Eent Craig. Mackenzie.— On May 18, at Sagil Estate, Margaret Fraser Mackenzie, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murdo Mackenzie.
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    BATTLE EXTENDS.
    280 5 FRENCH line firm. fighting at vimy ridge. SUBMARINES ACTIVITY. LORD WIMBORNE AND THE REBELLION. There has been an extension of the battle ft t Verdun, where the enemy’s activities were over a front of 15 miles, on both sides of the Mense. The tale of appallj D a
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  • France and Belgium.
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      VERDUN.
      951 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FIGHTING CONTINUES. [Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, May 22. A most desperate battle is proceeding at Verdun. The infantry actions continued west of the Meuse. French bombers at Avocourt wood gained successes and occu pied several blockhouses. The struggle was particularly desperate in the region west
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      Germany’s Reserves.
      84 5 KAISER CALLS WAR COUNCIL. London, May 23. Berlin telegrams received at Berne announce that the Kaiser has summoned to Berlin, Generals von Hindenburg, Mackensen, von Falkenhayn and von Moltke, and the War Minister, to a War Council, to decide as to the apportionment of the troops on the
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      German Food Supply.
      85 5 London, May 23. It is announced from Berlin that the Federal Council has authorised the Chancellor to establish a new Board War Feeding Office empowered to seize all foodstuff-», and fodder, and their raw materials, in the German Empire, and regulate their sale and consumption. Herr Bottocki,
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      British Prisoners.
      52 5 IMPROVED TREATMENT. London, Mav 22. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said the treatment of B-itish prisoners in Germany had improved, except in some industrial establishments. He assured the House that reprisals would not be lost sight of. hut the Government were anxious to avoid that
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      Post-War Trade.
      71 5 MANCHESTER’S VOTE. London, May 23. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution, hy 932 votes to 234. in •faveur of not .granting, after the war, the same facilities to enemies, for trading with the Empire, as to Allies and neutrals, and also taking steps to make damping
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      Agriculture and Fishing.
      77 5 London, May 22. In the House of Commons, Mr. F. D, Acland, on the debate on the agricultural estimates, warned the farmers that they must not be prejudiced against women working on the land. The danger point had been reached as regards the agricultural labour position. He
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      The Prince of Wales.
      19 5 London, May 23. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales has reamed to the front.
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      THE IRISH REBELLION.
      365 5 EX-LORD-LIEUTENANT’S DISCLOSURES. London, May 22. Lord Wimborne, the ex Lord Lieutenant, testifying before the Irish Commission, emphasised that the doctrine had been established of complete irresponsibility of lhe Lord-Lieutenant. He said he pointed out to Sir Matthew Nathan, the Undersecretary, the absurdity of having to rely on
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  • Turkey and the Near East
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      MESOPOTAMIA.
      225 5 THE BRITISH ADVANCE. London, May 22. General Lake reports that the south bank of the Tigris is clear of the enemy as far as the Shatt-el-Hai, which river joins the Tigris opposite Kut, except for small rearguards covering a bridge over the Hai, 500 yards from its junction with
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      TURKEY’S TROUBLES.
      169 5 According to the New York World,” a diplomat who wa recently in Constantinople states: Half a million Turks, who fled before the Russian advance, took refuge in Sivaz, in the province of Angora (170 miles south-west of Trebizond), bringing destitution and disease with them. Many died of cold
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      ALLIES MARCH THROUGH GREECE.
      236 5 Mr. M. F. Donohoe, special correspondent of the Daily Chronicle,” telegraphing from Athens states Excitement runs high in connection with the transport of the Serbians. It was originally proposed that they should be shipped from Corfu, and three days later disembark at Salonika: but as this
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      GREECE HESITATING.
      169 5 London, May 15—An Athens telegram states that according to the ‘Hesperini,” whose editor has just had an audience of the King, His Majesty considers that that his policy has been fully justified hitherto, and it will be continued on the same lines. The King, it is declared, will
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      RUMANIA'S POSITION.
      128 5 London, May 12, —M. Filipescu, who recently appeared content to leave the question of intervention by Rumania in the Government hands, has now resumed his campaign. The Morning Post’s Bucharest correspondent reports a speech at the Conservative Club wherein M. Filipescu declared that the consequences of delaying until
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  • Russian Campaign.
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      RUSSIAN INACTIVITY.
      34 5 GERMAN EFFORTS FRUSTRATED. Petrograd, May 23. German attacks were repulsed north of Lake Narotch arid north-west of Czartorysk. Elsewhere, from the Gulf of Riga to the Rumanian frontier, there were only fusillades.
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  • Italy's Campaign
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      FIERCE AUSTRIAN ATTACKS.
      90 5 SLAUGHTER SOUTH OF TRENT. Rome, May 23. A fierce enemy onslaught, on Saturday, on the left bank of tha Adige, was repulsed, wvh great slaughter. There were minor actions in the Tonale and Adamello z >nes, and weak enemy attacks between Garda and the Adige. The Austrians,
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  • Naval Operations.
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      GERMAN STEAMERS SUNK.
      182 5 RUSSIAN SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. Copenhagen. May 22. Russian submarines sunk three more large German steamers in the Baltic. Russian Submarine’s Success. Petrograd, May 23. A Russian communiquĕ confirms the sinking of three German steamers iu the Baltic by a Russian submarine. French Steamer Sunk. Marseilles, May 23. A
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  • General News.
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      GERMAN EAST AFRICA
      174 5 A WONDERFUL COUNTRY. London, May 22. Reuter’s special correspondent with General Sinuts says they are campaigning in a land of surprising beauty, with snow-cooled mountain torrents, and deep, dark forests, dominated by the mountain of Kilimanjaro, which the natives worship as a fetish, and infested by lions,
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      Rubber in Mails.
      32 5 SEIZURES CONFISCATED. London, May 23. The Prize Court condemned as contraband a large quantitv of rubber found in mails on the Dutch s'eamers Tubantia Gelria, and Hollandia, from Brazil.
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      The Silver Market.
      38 5 London, May 22. The Times is of opinion that the fall in the price of silver is due to an arrangement by the Allies by which purchases are made through agencies representing their joint interests.
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    ESTATE MURDER IN SUMATRA.
    202 5 SMART DETECTIVE WORK. On the Bth inst., the Administrator of Timbang Langkat Estate, Sumatra, reported to the Magistrate at Bindjey that a corpse had been discovered on his estate, Ou ti e Police accompanving tbe Administrator to the estate, found in the jungle the body of
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    Shanghai Rubber Companies Aiding War Fund.
    437 6 Since Mr. F. J. Barrett recently started on his pilgrimage to the annual shareholders’ meetings of Shanghai rubber companies, propositions moved either by himself or Mr. H. Hanbury have resulted in Tls. 19,500 being voted, all without opposition of any sort, to the Allied
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    SEREMBAN RUBBER ESTATE.
    432 6 15 Per *****, Dividend. Directors.—Messrs G H Alston, Chairman, and R W Harrison, Sir Stanley Bois, Mr T C Huxley. The directors herewith submit the duly audited accounts of the company for the past year. The crop of rubber secured amounted to 593,222 lbs., which, though slightly
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    MANCHESTER COTTON MARKET.
    410 6 Messrs. James F. Hutton <fc Co, Ltd., writing on April 2C, report Liverpool Cotton. day. Meek. Mid-American—Spot 7.89 7.76 Mid-American, Current Month 7.70 7. R 8 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 11.16 10.79 F.G.F. Egyptian, Current Month 11.01 10.65 New York Cotton. Yesterday. Last week. Spot—Cents. 12.10 12.00 Current Month
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    SHIPPING.
    99 6 CLEARANCES. To-day. Konkon Maru for Singapore. Will o’ the Wisp for Deli. Hok Canton for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Pungah for Batu Bahra. Hauroto for Singapore and China. Flying Dragon for Portweld and Taiping. MAILS. CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow. For Per Close. Negapatam and Madras Tara JO-30
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    PRODUCE.
    214 6 Penang, May 24, 1916. 8. 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 $33.90 buyers. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace sno nom. Mace Pickings $7O sellers. Cloves $4O buyers
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      101 6 Special Change of Programme A T THE STRAITS CINEMA, Phone No. 628. EMPIRE HALL. PENANG ROAD. TO-MORROW NIGHT! TO-MORROW NIGHT!! Positively the Last Night. Owing to the Enormous Succ°9-« and by special requests from our numerous Patrons we have made special arrangements with TENKWA and her great party of 25
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    532 7 ANALYSIS of results. Horses. Ist. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. 2 O 1 pretty Molly 1110 L»k« foss 1110 Lady Jean 1 1 1 0 S» aie Ta(l 11 1 0 1 Carrick La 110 1 GlO fy Cirl 1 1 0 1 Q aske 1 0 1 1 Butu&»J
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    Education in Johore.
    208 7 There are now 74 vernacular schools in Johore, of which three are used for the caching of Muhammadan law and seven for Muhammadan law and Koran, for boys, three Malay schools for girls also are used L>r the teaching of Muhammadan law and Koran. All these schools
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    Where to Stay.
    17 7 Eesanq The E& O. Hotel, The Crag, Kanuymede Hotel. Raffles Hotel. “asgoon -.—strand Hotel.
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    RUSSIA IN WAR TIME.
    862 7 THE NEW ARMIES. The Petrograd correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant writes Just as the Euglishmau believes he will win the war by his superior financial resources, the Russian is relying on his abundance of human material. The Germans are running short of men they Bay—and
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    JOHORE IN 1915.
    533 7 The annual renort on the state of Johore for 1915 shows that the total revenue collected during the year amounted to $5,790,393 and the expenditure disbursed to $3,645,421, leaving a surplus of $2,144,972. The revenue, $5,790,393,68, for the past year exceeded the collection for the ptevious year
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    Proposed Federal Chamber
    118 7 It is understood that the purposed Federal Chamber of Commerce has been steadily developing into practical from. Following upon the free discussion of the idea by the Pe»ak Chamber of Commerce last month, the local representatives have had a conference with a Selangor Committee and have arrived
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  • POLICE COURTS.
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      TRESPASSING INTO CENTRAL STATION.
      206 7 Before Mr. E. E. Colman, to-day, Mohammed, clerk to Mr. C. D. D. Hogan, was charged with trespassing into the Central Station without satisfactory excuse yesterday afternoon. It appears that Gopal had been convicted for fraudulant possession of rice by Mr. Ezechiel and sentenced to one
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      ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
      99 7 Chong Ah Chong, a prisoner undergoing sentence of three months’ imprisonment in the Criminal Prison was this morning charged with attempting to commit suicide by stranging himself in his cell with his baju yesterday. He was, however, detected in time and saved. Accused said that he was given
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      ALLEGED QUEER ASSAULT.
      102 7 A queer case of using criminal force was mentioned in the Second Court, before Mr. Colman, to-day. The complainant was Anthonysamy, a dog shooter of the Rural Board. He was on duty at Tanjong Buogah yesterday and shot the dog of Tio Kuan Heng, who, though be
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    MARKET PRICES.
    149 7 Penang, May 24. ett. Soup per catty 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 Mutton per
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    EXCHANGE.
    116 7 Penang, May 24, 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 f| Documentary ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs- J 74 4 3 days’ sight Private L<> Bombay Demand Bank u *7*4 Moulmein Demand Bank
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      34 7 We have no intention of whatever curtailing our advertising on account of the war. We do not believe that it is ever wise to cease reminding customers of our existence.—Charles Churchill and Co.. Ltd.
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