Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 May 1916

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 122 VOL. LXXIV. FRIDAY, 26th MAY. ISI6 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 901 1 aoaoaD hod □□auDDnon jy YOU WANT TO SHIP, BUY or sell g S RUBBER n OR TO 0 FORWARD GOODS 2 TO ANY PART or thb WORLD d H 13 2 GO TO n j ALLEN DENNYS Co., I 7, UNION STREET, r "ggaoDDaaaaatiDDaDaaDDaDDDDDD SU^ E t™ o of miK
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    • 61 1 B□□□□□□MUUUD FOR $3O n n XTOU can have the Pinang g 1 Gazette posted every day D for a who!» year to your address. (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). g Pro| ortionate Quarterly and 01 Half-yearly rates. n Subscriptions are payable in n advauc* 4 arid remittance should q be addressed to
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  • 796 2 Major-General Peyton is gazetted Military Secretary, replacing the Duke of Teck Private W. G. Stirling has been appointed Lance-Corporal in No. 1 Company, of the M.V.R. The Lord Bishop of Singapore left Belawan for Penang, by the Will O’ the Wisp, on Tuesday. It is understood that
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  • 242 2 SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION. A very successful exhibition of the Singapore Art Club was opened at Singapore on Tuesday, by Lady Evelyn Young, in aid of charities. The Red Cross will benefit from the proceeds and the results of sales will go to one or other of the war
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  • 166 2 TENNIS TIES. The tennis ties played last night at the Golf Club resulted. Men’s Doubles Handicap B—Allen and Ellis w o from Goodrich and Saye. Profession Pairs F >rrest and Sharpin v Everest and Prentis (unfinished). Men’s Open Singles—F W Harris beat C R A Goatlv by
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  • 44 2 Ladies’ Spoon Competition fob May. The result of this competition was Mrs Duxbury 4 up) Miss Brown 4 J tle Mrs Winfield all square. Macintyre 1 down. Sproule 2 Mrs Sellar, Mrs Murray, Miss Evans also played but made no return.
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  • 35 2 The May monthly medal competition viz 50 Yards Handicap, will be held at the Swimming Club, ou Sunday, May 28, at 11 a.m. The annual general meeting will be held at noon.
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  • 218 2 DANGEROUS HEADLIGHTS. {Form Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 26. At the annual meeting of Singapore Automobile Club, Mr. May was elected Vice-President, and Messrs. Carver, Elliot, Perkins, Kemp and Sims to the committee. It was resolved to draw the attention of the authorities to dazzling headlights in
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  • 89 2 It has b o en decided to keep the Fund open till June 7th. The Chartered Bank advises as of the following further subscriptions to the Penang Aeroplane Fund No. 1 subscribed ...$19,200,00 Balance on May 25 $4,846 60 Mr. Bhall Singh, J.P. $500.00 Mr. Lee Toon
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  • 225 2 We forwarded a cheque on Monday, says the Straits Times to the Treasurer of the Malayan Air Squadron Fund (the Manager, Chartered Bank, Ipoh,) the amount being sufficient to complete the purchase of six Fighter Aeroplanes. We have received his acknowledgment as fol lows Your cheque to hand
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  • 195 2 Per P and O Medina. London, April 28. —To Singapore: Mr and Mrs Pearson, Mr Norman, Mr Walker, Mr PC James, Mr H M Ball-Green. To Penang Miss Mi'ne, Mrs Spring, Miss Jameson, Mr E D Lowe, Mr R H Paterson, Mr R K How Per
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  • 148 2 In the course of a letter dated April 20th, Sir William Taylor writes as follows The number of patients in the Hospital to-day is 56. A batch of 20 is due to arrive which will bring the number up to 76. The Director-Generai of the Medical Department
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  • 79 2 Four more parts of “The Exploits of Elaine will be shown at the Electric Polyscope to-night, besides Wiffles Puts his Foot in It," the Official War Gazette and The Galloper 5 parts. At the Straits Cinema this evening there will be a return to the kinematograph form of
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  • 72 2 A despatch from Rome says the Italian authorities have handed over to the British authorities at Malta the two German prisoners, Ernest Pleutel and Henry Filhentcher, formerly officers of the German cruiser Emden, who escaped from Malta on a sailing vessel some time ago. When the
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  • 358 2 SENT UP FOR TRIAL AT ASSIZES. > In the Second Court, before Mr. E. E. Colman, yesterday afternoon, the preliminary enquiry was concluded into the charges of possession of instruments and materials for counterfeiting coins and possession of counterfeiting coins, brought against three Chinese—Tan Tua Cheng, Oog Tan
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  • 529 2 ACCUSED DISCHARGED. The hearing of the case brought against thirteen Chinese arrested, in the AngloChinese Reading Room, Chulia Street, on the 31st March, for gambling, was continued before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel, in the Third Court. Penang, to-day. Inspector Bartels, who accompanied the raiding party, stated
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  • 861 2 E. R AN ARTICLE FOR WOMEN. Women lose their I, osband cases, because they do not ma fcJ effort to keep it; and this 8 cause most women wish to k enn 8 be A good many of them consider that a weddio e rin 01 them for
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  • 72 2 For the period from the Ist Jane, 1916, inclusive, the va highest grade of rubber Da y shillings and nine pence one > rU bbe f per lb" and the duty on on which export duty is l eV4a t |j e rfll® 1 valorem basis in
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 358 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE. ONE Twelve Horse Power (12 B. H. P.) STEAM ENGINE and One New RUBBER CREPING MACHINE. For particulars apply No. 201, c/o Pinang Gazette CHIEF CLERK WANTED. FOR Healthy Estate in Krian District one with previous estate experience preferred. Must have thorough knowledge of book-keeping and
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  • 792 3 vhaPORE’S wealth steadily S iSGA increasing. p J. Hallifax, President of the Municipal Commissioners, in £2» f 11,8 rep rt 'X ***** sys: ThA total revenue for the year amounted l- which is $3,202.78 less t 0 1914. Compared with the revenue should have been received according hp
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  • Article, Illustration
    1417 3 [BY AN ARTIST CORRESPONDENT.] April 27. THE DEATHLESS GLORY OF ANZAC. •Anzac Day was celebrated in London with great enthusiasm. The illustration shows (1) the Dean of Westminster, who conducted the service in the Abbey (2) General Birdwood (3) Mr. Hughes (4) the start of the Australians on
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 83 3 THE OFFICE MAN leads a sedentary life; his brain grows sluggish—so does his liver. His health suffers —so does his business, the tiny laxatives, gently stimulate the bowels, thus toning up the system and nerves which lead to sparkling good health. Do not gripe. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial,
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    • 392 3 The Mirror Shows Plainer Than Words What a Wonderful Improvement May Be Realized by a Gain of Even 10 or 12 Pounds. “SARGOL MAKES PUNY, PEEVISH PEOPLE PLUMP AND POPULAR.” j If you are tired of being called Skinny,” Bean-pqle or any of the other tormenting names shouted at thin
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 391 3 Coming I Coming!! Coming A Great Detective Serial “Lord John’s Journal.’’ In 12 Episodes. AT THE STRAITS CINEMA, Phone No. 628. EMPIRE HALL. PENANG ROAD. TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT 3 Reels Bells of Death 3 Reels A powerful war drama of the revolution days in Italy. Those be'ls whose chimes now
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  • 1328 4 The German Imperial Chancellor has attempted to answer Sir Edward’s Grey’s recent statement on the question of peace by asserting that only if the Allied statesmen would accept the war situation as it is shown by the map, and desire to discuss a practical peace,
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  • 1816 4 Several of tbe Home newspapers received by the mail publish comments on the Order in Council signed last month, which lays it down It shall not be lawful for any person in any newspaper, periodical, circular, or other printed publication, or in any public speech, to publish
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 315 4 KODAKS. We have a large selection of Kodaks in all Sizes. Vest Pocket Kodak $17.00 No. la Kodak $25.00 No. 3a Kodak $45 OO No. 4a Kodak $74.00 We also have a selection of Sanderson, Ensign, Tenax, Klito and other well-known makes of Cameras. FILMS. J\ Get Your Films from
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    • 10 4 E. SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY Wednesday and Saturday. E. O. ORCHESTRA.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 307 5 THREE MONTHS’ RESULTS. the aviation board. SIR E. GREY REPLIES TO CHANCELLOR. ITALIANS RETIRE BEFORE TRENT. The fighting on b ot h “des of the Meuse shows no abatement, and while Germans and French have each had to retire at isolated points, the general position is summed up
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 666 5 [Reutkr’s Telegrams.] REPULSES EAST OF MEUSE. [Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph.) Paris, May 24. Artillery preparation and infantry attacks succeeded one another with unabated violence in the region of Haudromont and Douaumont. Despite furious assaults, regardless of human life, the Germans only succeeded in gaining a footing
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    • 332 5 Baron d’Estourneller de Constant, in an article in the Temps,” relates the impressions which he received during his visit to England. He says I expected much from my visit, but its results surpassed my expectations. It fortified and made more definite my realisation of
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    • 541 5 .—Ex, How comes it that the Germans, who one would think, must be in a considerable numerical inferiority on the west front, are able to keen up the offensive continuously at one quite narrow section of the front for months without so obviously weakening themselves at other
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    • 112 5 London, May 24. The House of Commons adopted, by 160 votes to 69, the House of Lords’ amendment to the Compulsion Bill, after Sir George Cave had pointed oat that it is confined to men who j lined their present occupation since August, and thus affected only
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    • 64 5 INDIA’S POSSIBILITIES. London, May 25. Commenting on Colonel Churchill’s speech in the House of Commons regarding the Empire’s reserves, the Times points out that recruiting in India has been surprisingly good and emphasises the difficulty of officering new units. There would probably be little difficulty in raising
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    • 435 5 CHANCELLOR’S STATEMENT. London, Mav 25. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial Chancellor, in an interview, mentioned that Sir Edward Grey in the interview he had given an American journalist grossly misrepresented Great Britain’s aims and actions prior to the war. The Chancellor declared Only when the statesmen
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    • 436 5 Copies of reports of visit made to lazarets at Munster and Crefeld, to the officers’ prisoners’ camps at Werl, to the mens camps at Dulmen, and to the Sennelager camps and lazarets have been received by the British Foreign Office from the American Embassy at
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    • 250 5 GENERAL HAIG’S MESSAGE TO THE KING. London, May 24. General Sir Douglas Haig telegraphed to the King on Empire Day, as follows On behalf of Your Majesty’s Armies now in France, representative of every part of Your Majesty’s Dominions, I respectfully submit an assurance of our loyal devotion
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    • 47 5 THE SEVEN MEMBERS. London, May 25. In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon announced that the Air Board had been constituted as follows Lord Curzon (President). Rear-Admirals Tudor and Vaughan-Lee. Major-General Sir David Henderson, and Brigadier General Brancker. Lord Sydenham, and Major Baird, M. P.
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    • 74 5 THE RACING CALENDAR. London, May 25. The Times’ says Mr. Runciman has decided definitely not to change the racing arrangements of the present season. The consumption of petrol by race-goers, owing to the abolition of railway facilities, is engaging the attention of the authorities. The Board of Trade
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    • 48 5 A SERIOUS POSITION. London, May 24. In the House of Commons, Mr. Harold Tennant said but for parcels of food from Britain, many British prisoners in Germany would have starved He dissented from the suggestion of reprisals. Lord Robert Cecil expressed grave anxiety regarding their future.
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    • 36 5 A NEW REGISTER. London, May 25. The Local Government Board is preparing a bill for a new Parliamentary Register, to include provision to record the votes of soldiers and sailors on active service.
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    • 22 5 Amsterdam, May 25. A new German vote of credit of £500,000,000 will shortly be submitted to the Reichstag.
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    • 23 5 London, May 24. The German submarine U 22 was mined near Zsebrugge, and seriously damaged. It was towed to Ostend.
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  • 26 5 Petrograd, May 25. The Tsar, Tsaritsa, and the Tsarevitch arrived at Odessa, where they were accorded an enthusiastic reception. The Emperor reviewed troops.
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  • Italy's Campaign
    • 276 5 Rome, Mayj2s. The Italian evacuation of the upper basin of the Posina and Astic > was completed in an orderly fashion and they are strengthening their position on a protective line in the Arsiero basin. 1 hey destroyed the guns it was impossible to remove. The enemy yesterday
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  • General News.
    • 55 5 MR. REDMOND’S STATEMENT. London, May 25. Mr. John Redmond gave a luncheon to the Hon. T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland, at the House of Commons. Mr. Redmond said he hoped the result of events in Ireland would not only be good, but unexpectedly good, though he was unable
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    • 51 5 London, May 25. In the House of Commons, in reply to Colonel Yate, Mr. Chamberlain said there was no reason to suppose that the claims to promotion of officers who has been serving in the Indian Army Reserve since the outbreak of war had not been duly
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  • 41 5 {From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May 25. Messrs Fraser and Co’s, report says the share market is dull. Local rubbers are weak and mines steady generally. The F. M. S. loan is at two per cent premium sellers.
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  • 46 5 The output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited, from Ist to 15th Alay, are as follows :—No. 1 Dredge 190 piculs; No. 3 Dredge 256 piculs. No. 2 Dredge closed down for repairs and is expected to re-start at the end of May.
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  • 80 5 The homeward mail closes at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Registration till 6 p.m. The P. O. Royal Mail steamer Nagoya, having left Colombo, is expected to arrive here at 6 p.m. on Sunday, and will leave for Singnpore, Hongkong and Shanghai at 10 p.m. the same day. The P.
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  • 46 5 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 till 7 this evening:— 1. Finale Belisario ...Donizetti 2. Mazurka sbn Neckarstrande Schlay 3. Waltz The River oj Years Liddell 4. Gavotte Abschied ...Kappey 5. March Far Away ...Evans
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  • 1306 6 HIS ACTIVITIES IN IRELAND AND GERMANY. When the Foreign Office on Friday the 14th instant, stated that they had no confirmation of the reported arrest of Sir Roger Casement in Germany, which a Copenhagen cable said had been effected somewhere in the Fatherland “on a charge which
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  • 306 6 Means of Communicating. Simla, May 7.—With the surrender of Kut and the internment of a large number of British and Indian prisoners of war, there has naturally arisen considerable anxiety among their relatives and friends in India as to the best methods of communicating with them. The post office
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  • 52 6 May 27.—M.F.A. Annual General Meeting at Cresent Star Sports Club 3 p.m, May 29.—P.L R.C. Shoot 4 30 p.m. June 3.—P.V.R.C. Shoot 7 a.m. June 10 and 12.—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.
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  • 1278 6 NEW PROPERTY. The seventh ordinary general meeting of the Alor Pongsu Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on 19th ultimo at the registered offices, 3/4, Great Winches’er-st., E. C., Mr. E. E. Moreau (Chairman of the Company) presiding. The Secretary (Mr. R. Lawrence Spicer, F.C.1.5.), having read
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  • 211 6 Messrs Guthrie Co, Ltd., in their weekly report dated Singapore, Wednesday, 24th inst say At the usual weekly auction held to day the demand was better than has been experienced for some time and considering the lower values advised from other markets prices realised are satisfactory. Fine
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  • 153 6 At the monthly meeting of the Aberptwith Town Council a motion was carne condemning the action of the Coanci the University College of Wales in recoin mending the payment of an annuity o £l5O for the years 1914 and lO Dr. Ethe, who had been Professor German
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 883 6 WANTED. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. SENIOR EUROPEAN ASSISTANT 'HE Commissioners of George Town, for a Rubber Estate in Kedah. A x Penang, invite separate tenders for knowledge of factory as well as field work the f o ii ow i ng i, desirable. Write .rating term, etc., to L Conßtraction Back Lane
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    • 19 6 Where to Stay, Penang :—The E. <fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel. Singapore :—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon -Strand Hotel.
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    • 136 6 Violent Methods Are unnecessary to couque* cremy of civilization Rheumatism fo'in«, including Rheumatic Gou cured permanently, safely and ine x P® I, by th. Ltlle'. Ori.at.l matter how much pain your is causing you. No matter i brOC Died a d< zen oils, ointments an j 3 t tions without
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  • 356 7 FOOTER.” The padang—Time about 11-15 a.m. I know it is an ancient subject—a sight known by heart to many residents on their way for the morning smile.” But how much of it all does one see The busy, chattering throngs of natives under the ancient trees—the swing round of the
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  • 270 7 The football championship of the Netherlands has been won by the Go Ahead team of Deventer who defeated the Rotterdam team Sparta by 3 goals to nil in the final. Five hundred visitors paid for admission to inspect the German vessel Marie at Batavia on Sunday last. A
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  • 239 7 Following is the report of the committee of the Singapore Automobile Club submitted to the annual meeting held at the Tanglin Club on Thursday evening. It is signed by Mr W A Sims, the bon. secretary. The committee have pleasure in presenting their report and accounts for
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  • 620 7 The most remarkable German comment on the Imperial Chancellor’s speech comes from an unexpected direction—from tbe Headquarters of Marshal von Hindenburg. The completion of Hindenburg’s 50th year of military service was celebrated with much speech-making. Lieutenant-General von Ludendorff, Hindenburg’s Chief of Staff, delivered a speech
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  • 273 7 Early in March, I cabled, writes Mr W T Massey, the war brief account of how the advanced defences were progressing. Since then the works have been continued at a speed highly creditable to the troops, and while the big defences are being completed, positions are being
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  • STOP PRESS NEWS.
    • 88 7 THE ITALIAN RETIREMENT. Rome, May 25. It is semi-officially reported that, after inflicting very bloody losses on the enemy in a week’s fighting, the Italians have withdrawn before Trent to the principal line of defence, where they steadfastly await the renewal of the attacks. Only one small section
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    • 43 7 GERMANY’S PEACE EFFORTS. London, May 25. It is Darned from an authoritative source that Germany has intimated to America that now is an opportune time fur President Wilson to s art peace mediation. President Wilson is unlikely to acquiesce,
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    • 28 7 Reuter. London, May 25. The Grand Jury returned a true bill in the charge of high treason against Sir Roger Casement, at the Old Bailey.—
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  • 15 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $92.75 per picul, business done.
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  • 29 7 London, May 25.* The following is the rubber quotation for to-day Plantation Ist Lattx Crepe 2/8 j Smoked Sheet 2/7| [•♦By courtesy of Messrs Boustead Co.]
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  • 81 7 The following are the latest quotations in our share list Yesterday. To-day. 0D IX2 UD tO Sharks S’© s© PS xn M V. Mining. Bangnon V. 2/- 4/- 3/- 6/Kamunting... 31/- 32/6 29/- 31/P. Bharu 80c 90c 75c 85c RahmanH.... sll| s!2j sllj $l2 Tongkab H. sl4|
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  • 173 7 Tin is quoted in London to-day at £192 10s spot, and £192 15s. three mor-t >B. 2,068 coolies arrived by the s s. Thongwa to-day; 715 proceed to Pulau Jerajak for quarantine. The balance go on to Port Swet 1 enham. It is notified in the London Gazette
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  • 128 7 CLEARANCES. To-day. Aing Thye for Alor Star (Kedah). Benoa for Deli snd Asahan. Kutrang for Singapore, China and Japan. Anjow for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan. Jin Ho for Asahan. Thongwa for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Alma P. Swettenham Singapore. Hebe for Bagan Datoh Teiuk Anson. Un Peng for Pulau
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  • 126 7 Penang, May 26, 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 f 3 days’sight
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  • 228 7 Penang, May 26, 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 J 33.90 buyers. Trang Pepper no stock. Maoe $llO nom. Mace Pickings $7O sellers. Clcvea $4O
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 193 7 Necessity is the Mother of Invention TRADE MARK C COAGULATExX 0 A 13 G“ A Boon and a Blessing” to Planters A new discovery for Coagulating Rubber. Superior to Acetic Acid. U Cheaper than any recognised Coagulant. Guaranteed free of any vegetable matter. Equally suitable for Sheet or Crepe Rubber.
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    • 158 7 YOU MUST IRRIGATE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Advertising has made thousands of men rich, just because they recognized th*- possibil ties of utlizing the newspapers to briim streams of buyers into neighbourhoods that could be made busy locations by irrigation—by drawing people from other sections. The successful retaiier is the man who
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    • 101 7 EUROPEAN AGENCY, f X y HOLESALE baying agencies underv V taken for all British aud Continental goods, including Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes aud Leather, Chemicals aud Druggists’ Sundries, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motor Cars and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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