Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 August 1916

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 189 VOL. LXXIV. TUESDAY, 15th AUGUST, 1916. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 669 1 □□□DODD□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ WANTED I d RUBBER to sell by auction or pri- n vately, or for shipment. GOODS for forwarding to any part of the world. g INSURANCE risks against Fire, d We specialize in the above. n Apply to—ALLEN DENNYS Co., 6 Beach Street, Penang. g Established 1902. g a
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    • 69 1 BnnnanoDouDaanonnnn FOR $3O g a g g X/OU can have the Pinang n 3 I Gavette peated every day o g for whole year to your addroea. n a (LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION, $27). g Pro| ortiouato Quartet ly and a g Half-yearly rates. d g Subscriptions are payable in n advance
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  • 663 2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the member* of the local St. Andrew's Society was held at the Cricket Club, yesterday evening. Mr. Alan Wilson, the President, was in the chair, and those present included the Rev. D. J. Ross, m. a., Dr. Park Messrs.
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  • 142 2 The shooting at Kampong Bahru yesterday resulted McGregor Trophy. c 3 <TS o CS Ct, —j js >. -»2 c 8 >» cs Q eg 2 H Miss Mathieu* 30 34 30 94 Mrs Liston* 29 30 29 88 Mrs V. Thomas* 28 35 19 82
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  • 438 2 [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, August 13. The Rev. A. D. Harcus has started a Sunday School in connection with the Presbyterian Church which meets once a fortnight in the Y.M.C.A. hall. Mr. J. Lambourne, superintendent, Government Plantations, Kuala Lumpur, who went on furlough early this
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  • 142 2 The Eastern Shipping Co.’s s.s. Perak, which left Moulmein on Tuesday last and should have arrived here on Saturday to take up the BeUwan run yesterday, has not yet returned and her non-arrival was beginning to cause some uneasiness in local circles. However, this morning
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  • 66 2 [A"rom Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 15. At a box’ng competition at Singapore, Corpoial Rose (Royal Engineers) beat Gunner Tibbles (Royal Artillery) for the Middle Weight Malaya Army Championship in the sixth round. Corporal Gittens beat Sergeant Maj. Barker for the Feather Weight Army Championship in
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  • 43 2 [/'row Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, August 15. A bomb and mine demonstration was given at Alexandra Barracks by the Shropshire Light Infantry and M S.V. R. H. E. the Governor, Brigadier-General Ridout, and other military and n .val men were present.
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  • 86 2 [/Vow Our Own Correspondent] Ipob, August 15. At a meeting of Perak motorists at Ipoh Club, last night, it was decided to resuscitate the Perak Motor Union. Mr. Herbert Cooper was appointed Hon. Secretary. A Committee was elected to make the preliminary arrangements. Mr D Robertson, of
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  • 1208 2 MIGHTY ACHIEVEMENTS. Roll on Russia Great and wonderful soldiers of the Tsar, continue your mighty work for the freedom of Europe and the emancipation of mankind. Ihus Mr Horatio Bottomley. What now, he asks, of the British statesman who told us you were a spent force What
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  • 279 2 TUCHUNS FORM ALLIANCE. Peking,July 29.—Chinese reports state that owing to the recent strong opposition raised by the Kuomintang to the appoint meut of high provincial officials who do not belong to that party, the Tuchuns of -even provinces have formed and offensive and defensive alliance, for the
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  • 238 2 The full Court of Appeal opened in the Supreme Court, Penang, this morning, His Honour Sir Johns. Bucknill, K.C., Chief Justice, 8. 8., presiding, the other Judges present being Mr. Justice A Earnshaw Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule and Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden. There was
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  • 65 2 The Band programme for Wednesday evening on the Esplanade commencing at 9 p.m. is as follows 1. Overture Poet an Peasant ...Suppe 2. Two Step Oh You Beautiful Doll ...Neat 3. Selection H. M S. Pinafore Sullivan 4. Waltz Wedding of the winds ...Hall 5. Selection English
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  • 1519 2 DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT A dividend of 20 per cent, was declared on July 19, at the annual general meeting of the Pengkalan Durian Estates, Ltd., held at the office of Messrs. J. P. Bisset and Co., secretaries and agents, Shanghai, says the N.-C Daily News.”
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  • 29 2 OUTPUTS FOR JULY. The following are additional robber outputs for July Alor Pongsu lbs 22,819 Ayer Kuning 6,600 Brieh 13,550 Merbau H,2H North Perak 1,450 Temerloh 5,004
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  • 88 2 The following are the latest quotationi in our share list t Yesterday. To-day. XX Shares. Ji J 3 15 Mao M Mining. Deebook 8,'6 9/- 9/- 10/K. Kamunting 34/- 35/6 34/6 36/--eneraf. M. Collieries par 50c 50c $l.OO Shell Transport £54 £sf £sj £s| Rubber (Dollar). A.
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  • 68 2 Love’s Frailty,” in four reels, “The Old F°g e y»” a three reel film, Laughing Gas and Pathe's Animated Gazette are the features at The Electric Polyscope this evening. The Malay Opera Company (of Malacca) presents the th rd part of the Javanese play, Gunong Sari this evening
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  • 175 2 The Tokio Naval Office announces that the cruiser Kasagi, which left Yokostlka on the 18th ult, for the purpose of helping to refloat the transport Shijiki, whic grounded, some time ago, off Funako?hi, m Akita prefecture, stranded ofl Shiokobi on the 20th ult, at 3 pm. The
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  • 1112 3 REVOLT OR REVOLUTION? Revolutions which appear to be imminent do not always occur. Bat what are the signs from Germany What revolutionary causes can we find at work Are they re*, movable Supposing some of them to be removable, is there any indication that they are
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  • 252 3 Revised Ordebb. Simla, July 28.—Tne following revised orders on the subject of entry into Egypt are published for general information (1) Applications for permission to enter Egypt must be made to the passport issuing authority in time to reach Egypt; if possible, st least one month before
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  • 134 3 In Picardy In Picardy I Where Britons fought of old And o’er the fertile fields of France The tide of battle rolled, Where gallant Frenchmen struck for home And would not be denied, The flower of Britain and of France Are fighting side by side. In Picardy 1
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  • 312 3 Calcutta, July 31,—A curious complication has arisen over the Beginners Plate run at Poona on Saturday. For this the entrants included Mr Heath's Lucky. Tnought acd Dunskey and Mr. R. R. S’s. Bunty. Just before the race Dunskey was sold to Mr. R. R. S and a
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  • 414 3 Messrs. James F. Hatton Co, Ltd., writing on July 12, report Liverpool Cotton. Last Week. Mid-American—Spot 8,05 8.00 Mid-American, Current Month 7.88 7.78 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 11.67 11.70 F.G.F. Egyptian, Current Month 11.35 11.43 New York Cotton. Yesterday. Last week. Spot—Cents. 12.90 12.95 Current Month 12.79 12.79 London.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1073 3 A PLANTER .t present in Indi» SEEKS QRDERS now being booked for well RE-ENGAGEMET after August, ex- grown and healthy RUBBER perience six years charge io the Straits ®EEDIjINGS from L insum and Cecily n n 1 Estate seed. Will be perfect for stump end also Ceylon. Good knowledge of
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    • 183 3 Jr n W IV f I fob COCK OIL f 1 Jr NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above trade mark is the joint property of the Asiatic Petroleum Company (S. S.) Limited and of the Asiatic Petroleum Company (F. M. S.) Limited—both incorporated in England—and is and will be
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    • 124 3 A GENERAL STOCK OF Estate’s Requisites HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED. For particulars please write to L. Y. SWEE Coy., PEFAR6 AND KUALA LUMPUR. NOBEL’S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANS AND IPOH. Stock, always on hand ol GELIGNITE. BLASTING GELATINE. SEXTUPLE DETONATORS. ELECTRIC DETONATORS. SPORTING BALLISTITE CARTRIDGES. Standi lands Buttery Co., Sole
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  • 751 4 The Italian* have had farther success on the Carso plateau, a portion of Austrian territory upon which the Italian? have been struggling for abtut a year in their efforts to bring about the capture of Trieste. The plateau is situated in what may be described as a
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  • 399 4 Elsewhere we publish two interesting articles extracted from Home papers written by men whose acquaintance with Germany has been long and intimate. Mr. F. W. Wile and Mr. Francis Gribble know the country and people of the enemy well. Mr. Wile is an American who for many
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  • 180 4 The homeward mail closes on Friday at 7 p.m. Registration till 6 p.m. the same day. The oatward mail via Negapatam is expected to arrive here on the 17th inst. According to the Shunpao,” all offices in Peking will reduce advisers to the following number —Foreign Office 5,
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  • 1348 4 Reuter informed us ye.terday that the Russians are advancing io Advancing io the Carpathian forests, Carpathian gou th of Delatyn and are ores s, fortifying the heights, and meanwhile repulsing all enemy attempts to take the offensive. The Carpathians have tested the stamina and endurance of the
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  • 45 4 The following ties are fixed for to-morrow Single Handicap—W Brown (scr) v W S Dunn —.3) (2); J G Cunningham (—3) v J Dick (4*l) (1). Thursday Championship— W B Houston vR N Goodwin (1); R H Reid v W Houston (2).
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  • 139 4 The following ties are fixed for to morrow Mixed Doubles Handicap A—Miss M Pritchard and F N Syer (—3) v Mrs Goodrich and J Sellar —.3) (7): Mrs Samuel and F C Gregson (—15.2) v Mrs Watson and W H Threlfall (—4O). Ladies Doubles—Mrs Everest aud Mrs
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  • 93 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin W Penang was $84.70 per picul basing done. Tin is quoted in London to- »y £173 10s epot, and £174 10s three moot At the annual meeting of Nyalas Co., Ltd., Mr. Koh San Hin, presided, after referring to the deat Mr. Percy
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 111 4 ESTATE SUPPLIES. Sodium Bisulp.ihte Mercury Perchloride, White Arsenic, Flowers of Sulphur, Sulphur Sticks, Copper Sulphate, Epsom Salts, Castor Oil, etc., etc., etc. THE DISPENSARY (PENANG) Ltd., 2. BISHOP STREET. PENANG. Telephone 398. Tel. Address: CH t AIOPTIST. IMPROVE YOUR CROPS INCREASE YOUR PROFITS BY JUDICIOUS MANURING. THE CEYLON MANURE WORKS,
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    • 30 4 “E. O.” A rendezvous where you meet anybody and everybody. The Latest Music BY THE “E. <& O.” Orchestra Every night daring and after dinner AND Tiffins on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 247 5 THE RUSSIAN CAPTURES. ITALIAN SUCCESS ON CARSO. MID ON GERMAN RAILWAYS. EXTENSION OF PARLIAMENT. The prisoners taken by General Brussiloff since the commencement <f his offensives early in Jane have reached the enormous total of 500,000. General von Bothmer has retreated ten miles from his original line and
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 228 5 FLYING CORPS’ RAIDS. [Copyß'Ght Telegrams.] (By Submarine Telegraph). London, August 14 General Haig reports that there was nothing important on our right flank, except some rather heavy shelling of our front trenches, and some minor encounters with hostile detachments near Delville wood. An aeroplane detected the enemy
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    • 284 5 A French authority who has lived in the district gives this description of it. He writes “It is a region of broad uplands, intersected by deep valleys with steep slopes. Some of the towns and villages nestle in the hollows, but others stand high on the
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    • 44 5 EMPLOYED IN RUSSIAN TERRITORY. London, August 14. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said many British prisoners had been sent to work in Rasdan territory occupied by the Germans, who had not permitted the United States Ambassador to visit them.
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    • 34 5 EXTENSION TILL MAY, 1917. London, August 14. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith stated that the Government proposed to extend the life of the present Parliament till the end of May.
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  • Italy’s Campaign
    • 45 5 800 PRISONERS. Rome, August 14. An Italian communiqud says We pierced another strong line of enemy entrenchments east of Hill 212, on Carso, taking 800 prisoners. There were artillery duels at Gorizia. The enemy shelled the town of Ante and the Isonzo bridges.
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    • 228 5 BRUSSILOFF’S CAPTURES. Petrograd, August 14. Russia’s latest stroke brings the tota prisoners taken since General Brussiloff opened his offensive in June to half-a-million. Von Bothmer’s Retreat. The Bavarian General von Bothmer’s Austro-German Army was the only enemy force which stood its ground in Juan, bat the flanking movements
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    • 271 5 Petrograd July 17.—One of our reports emphasizes the valour and presence of mind of our airmen in an air combat over the region of the enemy’s lines west of the Dvinsk positions. The pilot, Volunteer Putakel and the observer, Sub-Lieut. Kovenko, started on a reconnaissance. Beyond the
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  • 925 5 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. Look, Sir, my wounds I I got them in my country’s service. A hone can do no more Shakespeare. The Blue Cross Gymkhana, under the auspices of the Penang Polo Club, to be held on Saturday, 26ch inst., at the Race Course, promises to
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  • 560 5 BUILDING PROGRAMME. A Bill that has just reached the Dutch Second Chamber proposes to increase the Netherlands Indian fleet by a cruiser and three submarines. The Minister for the Navy points out in the explanatory memorandum attached thereto that an amount of fl. 6,000,000 was
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  • 305 5 The Cologne Gazette,” in an article violently attacking England for her policy in blockading Germany and the abolition of the Declaration of London, writes England does not respect her own principles, which she once defended, and does not respebt humanity and international laws if it
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  • 332 5 Pioneer.” The most striking feature of the recent official statistics relating to the foreign seaborne trade of India is the rapidity with which Japan and the United States are increasing their hold on the market for various imported products. The expansion of the Japanese trade in
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  • 297 5 Washington, July 13.—-A great deal of propress has been made by SolicitorGeneral Polk of the state department and Eleazar Arredondo, the diplomatic representative of the de facto government of Mexico, who have been in conference for several daye discussing the Mexican question, according to an announcement made here
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  • 138 5 Bucharest, July 4.—Wheat harvesting is now almost completed. Tho weather has been very favourable, and the drops are excellent. In consequence of the good harvest there has been a rise in securities on the Bourse. The stock of gold at the National Rumanian Bank reached yesterday the sum
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  • 105 5 I heard a Belgian remark in a very grim manner, German asparagus is cheap to-day.” Someting in his tone prompted me to ask for an explanation, as I knew that there was some hidden meaning in the statement. Then the Belgian told me of the German
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  • 761 6 ONLY DEFEAT IN THE FIELD WILL BEAT THEM. From a personage whose sources of information with regard to internal developments in Germany enable him to speak authoritatively I have received the following statement says Mr F W Wile. Germany is entering upon the third year of the war
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  • 145 6 Bangalore, August I.—The directors of of the Peninsular Minerals Company, Limited, which was one of the biggest manganese concerns floated in Mysore du ring the boom in that mineral about ten years ago report that cors derable work has been done during the past eighteen months. Mr.
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  • 536 6 A POPULAR PRINCE. There seems little doubt that H H the Sultan is rapidly gaining in popularity says the Cairo correspondent of the Pioneer.” On the occasion of the festival of Mid-Shaaban, which precedes the Ramadan fast by a fortnight, he was received with acclamation when
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  • 171 6 British Announcement’s Effect in France. The “Matin” announces under the headline A Happy Decision,” that the British Government has decided to send back to their native countries all subjects of Allied nations of military age who do not consent to enlist in the British army. This decision
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  • 117 6 The steam-hip companies maintaining services befw en the Netherlands and Neth rl-tn a India have received notice to accept no more goods on Oversea Trust B. certificates for shipment after July 1. The Handelsblad recalls the fact that the British Government had thus far allowed
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  • 43 6 The British casualties, according to lists published in Jun-, were :—1,740 officers and 29,761 men, as compared with 1,623 officers and 27,402 men in the lists for May. The Admiralty casualties in the June lists were 440 officers and 7,376 men.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 604 6 BANKS, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 Head Office 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Peking Bangkok Iloilo Penang Batavia Ipoh Puket Bombay Karachi Rangoon Calcutta Klang Saigon Canton
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    • 1196 6 !z —z—z z z z z z z j I i When you buy tyres, buy MILES i i I In s QOME tyres achieve ‘freak mileages, of course, iust as some men live to be a hundred. The average motorist is naturi F al, y more in avera 8
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  • 1198 7 The discovery is announced of a reef of sand and rock beneath 4 to 6 fathoms of water south of Umage Island of the Osumi Archipelago, at 30° 43' 10" N. Lat. and 130° 51' 04" E. Long. This is the rock on which the Yubari Maru, of
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  • 336 7 The oft-debated question of the rule regarding discovery of privileged documents, i. e., the disclosure to your opponent before the trial of documents bearing on the case was again discussed in the Court of Appeal. A representative of the Daily Express attended a boxing match and took photographs
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  • 129 7 Pbnakg, August 15, 1916. (By Courtesy of the Chartered B ink). London Demand Bank ...2/4 7/32 4 months’sight Bank ...2/4 11/16 3 Credit ...2/4 13/16 3 Documentary ...2/4 27/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174} H 3 days’ sight Private 176} Bombay Demand Bank 174} Moulmein Demand Bank 173| 3
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  • 946 7 COLONIAL DEFENCE OF JOHN BULL. Colonial writing to the Evening Standard in answer to another corres* pondeat says the propriety of discussing in the Press at this time the relative virtues of father John Bull and of his sons,” particularly his Canadian son,’’ to the ou*standing advantage
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  • 109 7 CLEARANCES. To-day. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, P. Dickson and Malacca. De Kock for Deli and T angsa. Anjou for Langkat and Pangkalan Brandan. Hebe for Bagan Datoh Teiuk Anson. Providence for Rangoon. Trang for Trang. Pa igkor tor Bindings and Sitiawan. Klang for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Laertes for
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  • 46 7 August 15.—The New Cirque opening night 9.30, Dato Kramat Gardens. August 19th and 20ih.—Penang Golf Club, Men’s Monthly Medal. August 23rd and 24th.—Penang Golf Club, Ladies’ Spoon. August 30 and 31.—-Penang Impressionist Art Club, Exhibition. Sept. 9.—Coronation of Sultan of Perak, Kuala K angsa.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 86 7 BOELEN CO., 491 TX str eet FRESH STOCKS ARRIVED OF European and Japanese Acetic Acid 99% Glacial, TAPPING KNIVES (British made) etc. Nothing in this world is equal to a mother’s tender care for her children. She, knowing the danger following an attack of Colic, or kindred stomach trouble, is
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    • 53 7 THE PARLOUR Managed by TONSORIAL ARTISTS 5a Logan’s Building Beach Street Behind Bodega. Strict silence observed Undisturbed Siestas No War Conversations Arctic hair wash and dreamy massage I The repose of the strenuous Soothing sleep guaranteed I Charges reasonable Monthly accounts I vide Pinang Gazette 1218/16 for confirmation. 9 G.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 396 7 The NEW CIRQUE (CLARKE’S) RETURN VISIT TO PENANG. To-night, Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 9-30 p.m. (AT DATO K RAM AT GARDENS) THE BEST CIRCUS. The Most Brilliant Assembly of Artistes Ever Brought Together. Mesdames A. I. Clarke, Dora Clarke, Maud Martinez, Victoria Alexime, Georges Valsesea, Florrie Martinez and Edina Bowler.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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