Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 July 1916

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 155 VOL. LXXIV. WEDNESDAY, sth JULY. 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 1091 1 Summer Meeting 1916. >»♦>< (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) >i>lt RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 25th July, 1916. SECOND DAYThursday, 27th July, 1916. THIRD DAY Saturday, 29th July, 1916. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 25th July, 1916. 1 THE OPENING STAKES. Value SS(X). A Selling Handicap for
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 433 1 □□□□□□D□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ WANTED- I o RUBBER to sell by auction or pri- u vately, or for shipment. GOODS for forwarding to any part of the world. INSURANCE risks against Fire. D IFe specialize in the above. g Apply to—ALLEN DENNYS Co., 6 Beach Street, Penang. c Established 1902. The Northern ——~>
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    • 65 1 Daaaaai3DflDaDnaQDDDDaaabS9a a a a FOR $3O n a n ‘X/’OU fean have the Pinang X Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your addrew. g =1 (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). Q U Proportionate Quartetly and n Half-yearly rates. n q Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittance should g
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  • 801 2 Baron Hayashi has been appointed ■Japanese Minister at Peking. A casualty list includes Major Evart, Royal Artillery,formerly Adju’ant of Singapore Volunteers. Mr T W Patton, of the F. M. 8. Civil Service and now 2nd Lieutenant in the R. Irish Fusiliers, is with his regiment somewhere in
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  • 1255 2 THE WARSPITE’S PART. A Portsmouth correspondent says the manner in which the Warspite fought the whole of the German battle fl et, and beat them, when she went to the rescue of the Warrior, provides one of the most thrilling battle stories in our annals. Quite helpless lay
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  • 200 2 About 40 members of A .and the Maxim Companies of Penang Volun’eers afended a farewell dinner at the E. O. Hotel last night to Sergt J A. Alexander, a popular N. C. O. of No. 1 platoon of A Company, who is leaving the Corp- 1
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  • 194 2 Per P and O Kaisar i-Hind. London, June 9.—To Singapore: Mrs Palmer and 2 children, Mr Tickler, Mr Keyzer, Mr Edwards, Mr Collett, Mr McCrae, Mr Brow a. To Penang: Mrs Turner and child, Mr and Mrs Clarke, Mr Vetrick, Mrs R N Goodwin, Mr Moe,
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  • 72 2 (Specially Translated). The Dutch government will shortly take over all stocks of wheit, barley and oats. The Dutch Admiralty has decided that the Rejndyk was sunk by a Whitehead torpedo. During the recent disturbances at Berlin 50 person? were arrested, and 11 severely wounded. The garrison there
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  • 862 2 VIEWS OF HER STATESMEN. A Japanese supplement has been issued by the Times.” Naturally the war fills a place. Count Okuma addressee a special message to the English people; Baron Takxh-ishi writes on the Importance of the Alliance,” Viscount Kaneko on th j Ideals of
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  • 116 2 The Burmah Oil Company for 1915 pays tfoe same dividend (27| per cent) as for the last two years, but could easily have distributed more, fur the profits have risen about half a million sterling, the total being returned at £1,413,170. Of this amount the ordinary dividend
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  • 1351 2 GERMAN RECOGNITION OF THE WINNING FACTOR. Tn April there was an article in the Fiemdenblatt” by Professor Flamm, of Charlottenburg, quite a respectable professor in his way, and with a great reputation in Germany. He is widely read and as his views no doubt represent the attitude
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  • 106 2 Mrs Hall, Alor Star, sends the sixth list of subscriptions to the Kedah Aeroplane Fund, as follows Already acknowledged ...$1*2,693 90 MS H McArthur Esq 100.00 Third collection by W E Speers E-q $755: Tang Ah Ee $5OO, B N B Supramanian Chetty 50, Khee Chin Beng
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  • 160 2 PENANG STAB GARTER BUILDING FUND The following donations have been received by the Chartered Bank Balance on June 30 $2,833.03 Mrs Lim Hin Leong 200 00 Mrs Lim Saw Boey 100.00 Mrs Lim Saw Yean 60.00 Mrs Lim Saw Geg 20.00 Mrs Khaw J o Chie 50.00 Mrs P Mitford
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  • 41 2 The following undelivered cables lie at the office of the Eastern Extension Tel 0 graph Co.:— Ist Calcutta to Sweekee c/o Chinfo° D 3rd Calcutta, to Lam Sweekee; 3rd Semarang, to Beanthong and delete 26th June:—Koetaradj* to Limchuneng-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 53 2 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.,
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  • 1288 3 FOURTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS. The hearing of the case brought against Wan Chee Ariffin of Hutton Lane by his wife Che Jan binti Abdul Cader for maintenance was resumed in. th) Third Court Penang, before Mr. V. G, Ezechiel, yesterday afternoon. Mr. C. D. D. Hogan appeared for complainant,
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  • 221 3 The question of the trial of coolies for the attempted murders of Estate Assistants both in Java and Sumatra has for some little time formed the subject of much comment in Java. The Preanger Bode ”in a recent article says that the Manager of Kaliredja Estate
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  • 141 3 An Indian Army Order was issued from Simla, on June 14th last, by H. E, the Commander-in-Chief in India: Complimentary.—The following telegrams are published for information From His Excellency the Commander-in Chief in India, to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, London, dated
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  • 52 3 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 til! 7 this evening 1. New Dance The Ghorolistha ...Scott 2. Song The Last Watch ...Pinsuti. 3. Waltz Wein Weib und Gesang ...Strauss 4 Mazurka Margaret Luschwitz 5. March The National Fenciblea ...Sou
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  • 54 3 Perlis Siamese Boundary Reached. The Chief Resident Engineer for Construction, F. M. S. R., informs us that the ra’lhead had reached the Perlis-Siamese boundary. This is the terminus of the F.M.S. Railway which runs through Kedah and Perlis, and the point where the Siamese Railway will join
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 141 3 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette."] Sir,—l have followed with interest the discussion in your paper re the proposed income tax which it appears does not seem agreeable to the Chinese. No one for a moment I am sure would grudge doing their bit for the Government,
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    • 852 3 “E. A. B.” Malacca, writes to the Editor of the “Straits Times.’’ A good deal has been written on the subject of the proposed income tax, and the general trend of public opinion seems to be against it, principally because the Europeans in the country would have
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  • 427 3 Messrs. James F. Hutton Co, Ltd., writing on June 7, report Liverpool Cotton. Tester- Week, aay. Mid-American—Spot 8.49 8.54 Mid-American, Current Month 8.15 J 8.32| F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 11.90 11.67 F.G.F. Egyptian, Current Month 11.64 11.48 New York Cotton. Yesterday. Last week. Spot—Cents. 12.80 12.90 Current Month 12.60
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  • 281 3 Despatches from Brigadier-General Barnardiston are published in a Supplement to the London Gazette of 30th ult. They describe the share of the British force employed under him in the taking of Tsingtao, General Barnardiston had under his command the 2nd Battalion of the South Wales Borderers and the
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  • 19 3 Penang :—The E. <fc O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel. Singapore :—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon Strand Hotel.
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  • 562 3 The Roman Catholic community of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States in general, and that of Singapore in particular, will learn with deep regret that on Saturday afternoon, Monseigneur Barillon, Bishop of Malacca, received a telegram from the headquarters of the Missions Etrangeres in
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  • 240 3 Tullibardine Chapter Consecrated. The Consecration of the Tullibardine Royal Arch Chapter, Kuala Lumpur, No. 399, S. 0., took place in the Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, under the auspices of M. E. Companion David D. Ince., Hon. Grand Director of Ceremonies. The office-bearers forming the provisional Supreme Grand
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 617 3 CERTIFIED MATERNITY NURSE (English) open to engagements. Apply Mrs. G. R. STEVENS, 1 Orchard Road, Singapore. 680— w s 29-7 TYPIST WANTED. WANTED AT ONCE TYPIST with previous Office-experience. Apply with testimonials, stating salary expected to No. 229, c/o Pinang Gazette, 698—6-7 for Sale. HULL of Motor Launch, in excellent
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    • 111 3 There is Nothing? to Joke about in a backache. It may be serious, particularly with women. In all events it is rare to handicap to your activities, at work or at play. There is no need te suffer. Speedy relief is found in Little’s Oriental Balm The sovereign cure for
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  • 46 4 Latham-Molony.—On Jone 29th, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, S.S. by Father Ruaudel, Charles Reginald Christopher, only surviving son of Harold Latham, of Rogie, Singapore, 8. S. to Elizabeth Philomena, fourth daughter of the late Daniel Molony of Kilkerin, Labasheetla, Co. Clare, Ireland.
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  • 1246 4 When discussing the question of an income tax for the Colony it is important to remember that it is no new idea. The Government, as a war emergency measure, are now seeking to revive proposals which the opposition of the public and of the unofficial members of
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  • 1475 4 The Germans are indulging in their favourite ruses, and in those par oxy ms of fury that lead to the murder of wounded men. They are hard up against it this time, and as the struggle at Fricourt and La Boisselle developed they resorted not only to
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  • 16 4 Tin is quoted in London to-day at £l7O ss. spot, and £l7l th’ee months.
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  • 287 4 The output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company, Limited, for the mon*h of May, whs 1,045 piculs. Dredge No. 2 was laid up for repairs during the month, but was to re-start in Jone. The output of all three Dredges for the e’even months to the end of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 82 4 WE Bollinger very Dry Champagne Perfection (d. 4J- McCallum’s) Whisky Bulloch Lade's) Whit a e nd Label Whiskies Gold Label Jas. Coutt’s Old Tom Dry Gins. Coates Plymouth Gin Humphrey Taylor’s Liqueurs Allsopp’s Pilsener Beer Perrier Water CAIDBECK JNACGRĔGOR (0. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, t PE.V/l/VG. THE CEYLON MANURE WORKS,
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    • 11 4 THE “Crag” Hotel, PENANG HILL. The best place for spending Holidays.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 332 5 ALLIED SUCCESS IN FRANCE. MANY SEVERE STRUGGLES. FIGHTING AT VERDUN. ACTIVITY IN RUSSIA. The combined British and French offensive north and south of the Somme has yielded substantial results, which the later telegrams give reason to anticipate, should be improved upon. Besides a further advance between the Ancre
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 695 5 [Reutrr’s Telegrams.] 12,300 PRISONERS TAKEN. [Copyright Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph). London, July 2. General Haig reports on Sunday that the British troops made substantial progress in the vicinity of Fricourt. which was captured at two in the afternoon. 800 prisoners were c»p*ured between the Ancre and
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    • 493 5 The river Somme flows between Curlu aid Frise, and the Ancre between Beaumont and Thiepval. Splendid French Progress. Pari?, July 3, South of the Somme, the struggle continued yesterday evening and at night time with complete success for us. We completely occupied two lines of trenches
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    • 416 5 In the whole long drama for the war there has been nothing yet to match the present situation, dominated by Verdun, says the L. C. E.” of 6th June, but stretching east ward from the fight for the Alps to the Bulgarian advance in the Balkans, the
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    • 23 5 London, July 4. The Bremen Nachrichten says the German experts have abandoned their attempts to produce substitutes for jute sacks.
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    • 166 5 A significant light is thrown upon the present state of public opinion in Germany by the following communication published in the •‘Tag’' of Berlin over signature of Herr Julius Bichem, the editor of the Volkszeitung,” of Cologne Even for the so far victorious Central Powers,
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    • 91 5 COMMISSION’S FINDINGS. London, July 4. The report of the Irish Commission of Inquiry attributes the rebellion to the Irish Government’s failure to suppress lawlessness. The report do r s not attach responsibility to Lord Winborne, but says Mr. Birrell was primarily responsible. Sir Mathew Nathan carrifd ont th**
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    • 56 5 London, July 4. The “Times” says Mr. Chimbedain will not leave the India Office. The Hon. Edwin S. Montagu is now mentioned as Mr. L'oyd George’s successor at the Ministry of Munitions. It is underwood that Lord Derby will become Unde r -Secretary for War, and that he
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    • 78 5 London, July 4. In the House of Commons, Mr. Hunt asked why a German firm, of which one of the partners was now in Germany, after being ordered to wind-up, whs allowed to be acquired by a firm of another name with an agency in London, and
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  • 133 5 Th re wa? a good deal of premature joy in Germany over the supposed great victory of the High Seas Fleet. When the true facts of the affair transpired, however, a considerably chastened tone was adopted. At the sitting of the Prussian Dit on 3rd ult
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  • 21 5 London, Juiy 4. The Suez Canal dues will be raided by 50 centimes per ton from October stb.
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  • Russian Campaign.
    • 118 5 BIG GERMAN REPULSE. Petrograd, July 4. Heavy fighting occurred over the whole front from Riga to the Caucasus, especially desperate between the Styr and the Stokhod river, west of Lutsk, south of Buczacz, and south of Smorgon, where great enemy attacks were repulsed, the Russians taking altogether
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  • Turkey and the Near East
    • 49 5 SIGNIFICANT MEASURES. Bukharest, July 4. The Rumanian Government is seizing a quantity of Austro-Hungarian rolling stock and ammunition sent to Rumania from Bukovina to escape capture by the Russians. The Rumanian Government has prohibited the exportation of numerous products to Turkey, and total prohibition of exports to Bulgaria.
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    • 655 5 The Bukharest correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant writes All is quiet in Rumania, and Bukharest h*s resumed its aspect of a Little Paris," of the city where every one seems to live for pleasure alone If there were no exorbitant increase in the prices of the
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    • 24 5 London, July 4. In’the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant saidlfit was not desirable to make a statement with regard to Mesopotamia at present.
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    • 13 5 Salonika, July 4.’Wj gLFrench airmtn bombed military establishments at Sofia.
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  • 82 5 gJJ,[From Our Oton Correspondent.] [|lpob, July £A meeting of the Perak Chamber of Commerce was beldj this)’[afternoon,*Mr. E. T. C. Garland presiding.; '•«'■ow Chamber were considered.Of On[th *mot ion of Mr, J. Jennings,*!the rulejwas adopted that no German or 'citizen of a nation at war with
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  • 251 5 LOCAL FIRM’S TAMBY ARRESTED. There was great excitement in Beach Street, yesterday afternoon, when it was reported that a tamby employed in a local firm of accountants had been arrested for forgery of a cheque. Enquiries this morning elicited the fact that shortly after noon, yesterday,
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  • 115 5 Before Mr. A. M. Goodman, in the Second Magistrate’s Court, Ipoh, on Monday afternoon, Muthu. a Tamil Veterinary Police Sergeant of Ipoh, was charged by the Pcdice with accepting a bribe of $5 from Ali Bux, a Bengali cattle-owner of Tronob. The trial attracted much attention. Inspector
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  • Article, Illustration
    1278 6 [BY AN ARTIST CORRESPONDENT.] June 8. Heroes of the Battle. Surrounding the picture of the Pommern, a Dreadnought battleship of 13,040 tons, which the Germans reported lost, our artist has set the portraits of some of the personalties rendered prominent by the fight Admiral Jellicoe needs no comment.
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  • 268 6 Effects of Shortagk of Freight in Sydnry. The piling up of stocks of copra in Sydney owing to lack of freight illustrates the manner in which German trade influence has overshadowed the principal industry of our South Sea Island possession’, says the Sydney Telegraph ”of May 28.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 537 6 RUBBER STAMPS. *T'flE PINANG GAZETTE PRESS, Ltd,, is now in a position to execute orders for all kinds of Rubber Stamps. FREE CATALOGUE FREE OUR FAMOUS BRASS TOYS CONTAINING 32. Big Set Rupees 3-6-0, Medium Set Rupees 1-14-0, Small Set Rupees 1-6-0. Cheapest Firm in Benares City. Address SARMA Co.,
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    • 8 6 F3E3 ao>C B Used the World Over ...CARS
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    • 371 6 thf< perfected nerve food. j SANAPHOS I BH /HI J r SI H THE IDEAL RECONSTRUCTIVE NERVE FOOD jj A VALUABLE RESTORATIVE in neurasthenia, nervous wspepsia and anaemia Jj|a Tempting, Palatable* Wholly Digestible. Earlier and inferior products, representing Sanaphos is producing results which are the effort to give the nerves
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  • 526 7 THE OFFICER’S EYEGLASS. There are many amusing anecdotes told of the late Lord Kitchener. A pet aversion of his was effeminacy. It is said that an officer came to him with his eyeglass fixed, and was promptly asked “Is it necessary for you to wear
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  • 91 7 OUTPUTS FOR JUNE. The following are additional rubber outputs for June Ayer Tawah 24,000 Bernam-Perak 23 200 Bukit Mertajam lbs. 58,724 Dindang 1,600 Cicely 29,900 Foothills Malaya 8,083 Glenealy 19,100 Gloucester 9,400 Hill Rise 5,350 Kurau 26,500 Kaluli 1,704 Lower Perak 10,800 Malakoff 41,700 Merchiston 5,320 Ma'akoff Plantations
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  • 431 7 A British correspondent, with exceptional opportunities uf judging the present current of opinion in Greece, says •—Every true and patriotic Greek has complete confidence in the power And wi<dom of the King and M. Veuizelos, who brought them in triumph through two recent wars to the proud
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  • 196 7 A considerable stir has be?n caused in offic’al quarters by the publication in the “Bourse Gazette” of an article on Greece in which the opinion is expressed that the King of the Hellenes would do well to go away for a rest of some
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  • 272 7 Peking, June 16.—Chang Chih-yu, formerly in the office of Generalissimo of the Army and Navy, has been appointed ViceMinister of War. The Peking Gazette fears that his appoin'ment will add another stumbling block to the settlement with the South, as Chang Shih yu took a prominent part
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  • 596 7 The fourth annual meeting of the Batavia Plantation Investments, Ltd., was held on June Ist, at 23, Suftolk-street, Pall mall S W., Mr G St Lawrence Mowbray (Chairman of the Company) presiding. The revenue of the past year showed an increase of Bome£3,oCo, and enabled them
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  • 210 7 The fc llowing verses were writ'en by a soldier while under hospital treatment On the 25th September, at Loos, the Gordons lay, Impatient for the signal to advance. And the Germans will remember the charge they made that day, For a finer reg’ment never fought
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  • 387 7 A shipping correspondent points out that companies registered in the Crown Colonies such as Ceylon, the Straits Settlements and Hongkong, are not subject to excess profit taxation, which, we believe to be the case, and he advocates the application of the tax to such companies
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  • 248 7 Penang, July 5, 1916. 8. P. Tapioca $7.00 sales. M. P. Tapioca s7} tellers. Gold leaf $64.40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 oz). $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper $25.00 buyers. White Pepper $36.50 sellers, Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $6O sales. Cloves $4O buyers
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  • 134 7 Penang, July 5, 1916. (By Courtesy ot the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank ...2/4 1/4 4 months' sight Bank ...2/4 11/16 3 Credit ...2/4 27/32 3 Documentary ...2/4 7/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 1741 3 days* sight Private 176 j Bombay Demand Bank 174| Moulmein Demand Bank 173$ 3
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  • 97 7 CLEARANCES. To-day. Will o’ the Wisp for Deli. Atjeh for Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Kedah for Bagan Datoh Teiuk Anson. Hauroto for Rangoon. Flying Dragon for Portweld and Taiping. Pin Seng for Moulmein. Shirala for Rangoon Calcutta. Cornelia for
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  • 87 7 July s.—Penang Turf Club, Special General Meeting, Chamber of Commerce. 4.30 p.m. July 5 and 6 —Penang Golf Club, Ladies’ Medal Competition. July 6.—Church Work Association, Meeting St. George’s Girls Home, 10 a m. July 6.—Concert Rehearsal (for Belgian Children’s Day), Town Hall, 6 p.m. July B.—St. Xavier’s
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 76 7 When a oian aasen# hi# diaheliei advertising, ask him who-.e soap h# oses. whose beverages he drink#. xm nine casee Q>k of ten they will b» advertised articles, aud though he state» tLat he has not changed hia taste for years it pieces not so much that uu is not
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    • 12 7 At times of crisis it must be Bovril BRITISH TO THE BACKBONE.
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    • 352 7 NOTICE OF SALE. BY ORDER OF THE SHERIFF OF PENAN6. The undersigned is instructed to take possession and put up for sale By Public Auction To the Highest Bidders, On Friday, the 7th July, 1916, AT 11 A.M. At the Archway of Logan’s Buildings, The undermentioned property belonging to JOHARA
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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