Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 January 1917

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 3 VOL. LXXV. THURSDAY, 4th JANUARY, 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 517 1 C3UQD□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ WANTED g o BUBBEIt CONSIGNMENTS O for our bi-weekly auction sales, g and private sales. Cash Ad- vances made. D ORDERS FOR ESTATE SUPPLIES. S GOODS for forwarding to any part of the world. n FIRE INSURANCE business. ALLEN DENNYS JCo., S 6 Beach St. and 7 Union St.,
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    • 83 1 TA7 HEN YOU ARE AWAY V V on leave you want to keep O in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Commercial, Mining, Q a Planting, <£c. This you can d« in no better way than by subsc’it- n ing to the Weekly Edition of the c Pinang Gazette,” published a
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  • 536 2 AN “OVERRATED” NATION, Rear-Admiral Akiyama, who recently returned to Japan from Europe, where he visited the firing lines, related to the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce, on Noy. 28th, the impressions gained during his tour. In the course of his address Admiral Akiyama said Weakness in German
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  • 293 2 $24,000,000 —6 PER CENT. The Chinese Government will is-ue a $24,000,000 6 per cent. Internal Loan for the sixth year of Min Kuo after the proposal has been approved by the National Assembly. The American Loan to China According to a report which leaches Peking via Shanghai,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1781 2 wanted. Volunteers for Home Service. Penang Choral Society T blending candidates, who are volunteers, WILL PRESENT EUROPEAN ACCOUNTANT. 1 shoold Commanding Apply stating particulars of experience, the Vo unteOT Unit which they belong “PirateS Of PeiUatlCC credentials, and salary required, o or t^e application forms prepared for Box No. 1,
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    • 171 2 CrhodineT A GREAT FRENCH TRIUMPH OVER GERMAN ASPERIN. I a ik wB I .IT/ RHODIME “USINES DU RHONE” means acetyl salicylic acid of the purest quality. It is the equivalent of the German ASPERIN and surpasses this product when applied for the same therapeutic purposes. Each tablet contains 0.50 gramme
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 124 2 'fm pi THEATRE PHONE 628. The P rem,er Theatre of Penang. PENANG ROAD. U“ 7 THUR., FRI., SAT.. SDN. J 6 7 A NEW CHAPLIN COMEDY ENTITLED Re 2 els “Mabel at the Wheel” Pa 2 rts IN TWO LONG REELS of screamingly funny Keystone Comedy, remarkable for the thrills
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  • 1225 3 S.F.P.” Saturday saw the first hundred and fifty replies received and promises of many more to come. Whilst the greater number come from the younger men there is also a considerable sprinkling from seniors and one of the most satisfactory and significant points about the character of the replies
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  • 278 3 No Unnecessary Journeys. The Board of Trade issues the following The increasing demands made by the war on the resources of British railway companies call for the utmost economy in the employment of staff and rolling stock. (1) While the conveyance of troops has thrown an enormous
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  • 206 3 Tn the December World's Work Pro fessor Maurice Milliond, of the University of Lausanne, expos s some of the dangers of Germany’s trade methods before the war. Under-selling abroad in order to destroy competition, giving excessively long credit to the foreign customer with ths same object,
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  • 872 3 HALIL BEY INTERVIEWED. The Armenian, it appears, Las only himself to blame for all his woes. If h j would stay conquered and have no national aspirations and contribute bis intelligence to the furtherance of Turkish wealth and comfort, the Turk would not massacre him
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  • 274 3 Crushing Indictmknt in A German Commentary. Pari’, November 22—A pamphlet has jus* been published which is a eolhetion of article* from the Vorwaerts during the last week of July, 1914. This German commentary on the preliminary events which led up to the war constitutes a crushing indictment
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 8 3 P. MOIR CRANES’ Cylinder Oil. Sandilands, Buttery Co.
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    • 194 3 18. Young Co., Ltd., I P ENANO. 1 CAST CONCRETE SPECIALITIES j] I OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. I M FANCY MOSAIC I I LH tW Pressed Concrete Flooring Tiles g 1 I I I fl i B J V_~L/ y. Artistic Colors and Patterns. I I M PRICE about per
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    • 112 3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx X X X We hold a very large stock of X H ESTATE I CHECK ROLLS a S g LARGE SIZE g X Weekly, Fortnightly and Monthly X X (200 Folios Each.) X s These Books are best London made, specially X X designed.and corrected up-to-date to m X
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  • Italy’s Campaign.
    • 381 4 THE MUNITION WORKERS. Rome, January 3. Italy notifies that she has conquered I, square miles, and shortened her front by 125 miles, taking 85 000 Austrian prisoners. A total of 469,000 munition workers are working in Italy, of whom 73,000 are women. ITALIANS’ GREAT MARCH. Milan, November 27.—Signor
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  • General News.
    • 62 4 GALLANT RESCUE EFFORTS. London, January 3, A Shanghai message gives details of the wreck of the Japanese steamer Hankakamaru off Chefoo on Christmas Day in a blizzard. Owing to tefriUle seas, rescue was impossible for three days, then Captain Stampe of the Netherlands Harbour Works and some
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    • 32 4 k SMOOTHER RELATIONS. London, January 3. Ihe difficulties between America and Mexico appear to be becoming smoother. Mr. Fletcher is leaving Washington to assume the Ambassadorship in Mexico City.
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    • 224 4 New York, December 21.—16,000 more Militiamen are to be withdrawn from the Mexican border immediately, but a considerable number are still to be retained there. Lim Liang Boon, Toh Lok Poe, Fing Heng Chew and Swee Choi appeared before Mr. R. D. Acton, D’strict Judge, this
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  • 853 4 Mr. J. B Harrop his gone to Japan on a health trip. We regret to announce the death of the Pi incess Charoen Sri Ch >namayu, a daughter of His late Majesty, which occur,ed at Nagor Fathom on Christmas Eve about ten p.m. The deceased Princess was
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  • 1749 4 MEETING Al’ SHANGHAI, The sha r eholders of the Ayer Tawah Rubber Plantation Co. held their seventh anrual general meeting at No 1 Yuen Ming R tad, Shanghai, on December 20 There were present, Mr. T. H. Teesdale (Chairman), Mr. C, Selby Moore, Mr L J Cubitt,
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  • 118 4 The following undelivered cablegrams are lying at The Eastern Ex ensiou Telegraph Company, Limited 29ch December, Swatow 7 Chiaseambong Saikoy. Ist January, Singapore Jongfatt. The Straits Sheet Almanac, printed and published ny the “Pirn- g Gaz t’e Pres-,” L'd is again given a p ice of honour on
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  • 58 4 PENANG ADVISORY COMMITTEE. [From Our Ovon Correspondent]. Singapore, January 4. The Volunteer Advisory Committees have been app.tinted. The Committee for Penang comprises the Hon. Mr. A. T. Bryant, the Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr. John Mitchell, Mr. William Duncan md Captain Moulton. The payment by the Government
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  • 309 4 Peking, Decemb r 20—There was a mt eting of Cantonese officials and m mbers f Parliament, a*; the Central Park, on Monday, over which Dr. Wu Ting-fang orvsided. Dr. Cheng Chin-tao and Admiral Cheng Pi-kwang made speeches, A re oluti >n Was passed to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 83 4 i AYLESBURY NUTTER j LIMITED, (INCORPORATED IN F.M.S.) RAILWAY BUILDING, PENANG. v Shipping and Forwarding Agents. M TELEGRAMS: "AYLESBURY.” TELEPHONE NO. 359. V JUST RECEIVED SEVERAL CASES OF Motor Accessories INCLUDING Lamps, Pumps, Horns, Jacks etc., etc. AND ALSO SEVERAL CASES OF Morocco Leather Of Various Shades for Cushion Upholstery.
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    • 407 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED, JUNIOR CLERK, 7th Standard al 3o Apprentice. DUREGE THOMAS Ltd, 8 Beach Street. WANTED. YOUNG and Energetic Planter ai ASSISTANT to take charge of well situated small Esta'e in Perak. Send appl cations with copies of references to No. 3, c/o Pinang Oazette WANTED capable PROOFREADER for
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  • 856 5 PRESENTATIONS FROM GE DONG ESTATE STAFFS. After an association with Gedong Estate, of which he was Manager, extending for over fourteen years, Mr. Dugald Ritchie, and Mrs Ritchie, left Penang to day for Kua’a Lumpur en route for Scotland. They go Home via Sydney, New Zealand, and*
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  • 289 5 ANOTHER VOLUME BY AUTHOR OF *'J’ACCUSE.’’ The correspondent of L’Humaoite on the Swiss frontier has had an interview with the German author of the book published in French and English under the title, J’accuse,” dealing with the question of the responsibility for the present war. The German writer
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  • 347 5 Het Volk,” the Dutch Socialist organ, makes a strong reply to the German Chan cellor’s version of why war broke out. Our contemporary writes The more Germany asserts its abs -lute innocence of the appalling catastrophe, the more convincingly is the contrary brought home to
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  • 171 5 The French Chamber has pas=ed a most interesting military Bill submitted by the Government. The new law, based on the principle that it is in the na'ional interest that members of the intellectual elite of the country should occupy a suitable rank in its army, confers upon
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  • 23 5 Penang :—The E O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel. Singapore :—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. SINDANGLAJA PREANGER, JAVA Grand Hotel.
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  • 532 5 PROHIBITION OF IMPORTS OF MOTOR CARS INTO INDIA. Delhi, December 22, The Government of India ate issuing a notification prohibiting the import of motor care, motor cycles and parts thereof. The prohibition does not extend to tyres and it may ba explained that while the import of all
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  • 237 5 Nothing that has occurred in the war has more clearly indicated the wide difference between conditions on the Eastern and Western fronts than the tale of an armoured car raid behind the Austrian lines in Galicia. A force consisting of Belgian armoured cars and motor-cyclists transferred to the
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  • 112 5 Commander Wedgwood on November 28th asked the Prime Minister whether arrangements would be made to render service in the Army compulsory on white British subjects of military age in India, Egvpt, Ceylon, and the Crown Colonies. Mr Bonar Law, who replied, said There is no reason
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 251 5 If r, i’V i FIRESTONE MILEAGE GUARANTEE tis contained in the superior Quality, Construction and Design of every FIRESTONE TYRE sold. No unnecessary agreement forms with high sound phrases; I nothing but real satisfactory service. j Agents: R. T. REID S 9 Co., Penang. Willys Knight Electric Lights $3,050 F.
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  • 35 6 Warres.—GnJaouiry 1, at Florence Villa, Emerald Hill, Singapore, to Mr and Mrs GF Warren, a daughter. Harvby.—On January 1, at 5-2, Devon shire Road, Singapore, to Capt and Mrs IT S Harvey, a daughter.
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  • 1551 6 A few days ago, wa had occasion to emphasise the importance which attaches to the decision of the B itish Government to invite the Dominion Premiers to take part io a series of meetings with the M ar Council to discasi war organisation and post-war problems.”
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  • 1607 6 Our Singapore correspondent wires that the Resident Councillor, The Advisory the Hon; Mr. A r y aD Committee. the Hon. Mr. J. Mitchell, and Mr. W. Duncan, with Captain Moulton, Staff Officer at Singapore, are to act as the Advisory Committee for Penang in connection with the
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  • 36 6 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $B6 15 per picul, business done—a decrease of 60 cts. Tin is quoted in London to day at £lBl 15s spot, and £lB3 10s three months;
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  • 19 6 The output of The New Tambun Mines, Ltd, for the month of December, was 18 18| piculs.
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  • 29 6 The following was the rubber quotation in London on January 2, received to-day Plantation Ist Latex Crepe 3/| Smoked Sheet [•By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co].
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  • 33 6 The homeward mail closes at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Registration till 3 p.m. the same day. The Penang mail of the 3rd ultimo, wa*\ delivered in London, on tW 2nd inst.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 217 6 ESTATE SUPPLIES. N ACETIC ACID p E (European and Japanese). o W M S PORCELAIN CUPS I (White Glazed, Flat Bittoin). D e MOMI CASES f N V T (19* x 19" x 24 x i’)- e t SULPHURIC ACID T (66% in cases of 200 lbs.) F R TAPPING
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    • 26 6 "E. O.” RACE DINNERS Tuesday 16th January Thursday 18th Saturday 20th DANCING AFTER DINNER On Thursday and Saturday, 18th and 20th Jan. “E. A O." ORCHESTRA.
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  • 178 7 GERMAN PRESS VIEWS. THE YEAR'S AIR WAR. ITALY’S CONQUESTS. RUMANIAN OPERATIONS. is reported that the Central Powers have communicated peace terms to President Wilson, and that the Allies’ reply to the President’s peace Note has been drafted. •uring 1916, the French brought down 450 aeroplanes and 40
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 102 7 [Rruter Telegrams] ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. London, January 3. ■A French C3mmunique records very lively ■llery duels north and south of the l.tip and in the regions of Rouvroy, and Verdun, around Mort Homme and Zon-Vaux. Haig's Call to Labour, London, January 3. field Marshal Haig, in a letter
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    • 53 7 THE ALLIES’ WORK. Paris, January 3. he Allies during 1916 carried out 750 hl bombardments, of which the French tied out 250 and the British 180. kn Salonika 174 were carried out, [be French brought down 450 aeroplanes 40 balloons, and the British 250 bplanes
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    • 26 7 I London, January 2. lis understood that Mr. Walter Long, BColonial Secretary, will attend the ImBl Conference between the Cabinet and B>omiuiJn Premiers.
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    • 422 7 GERMAN REGRETS. London, January 1. A wireless message, addressed to the German Embassy in Washington, says the general impression in Germany of the Entente’s answer, a verbose, flit refusal to end the war, is especially regretted for the sake of neutrals suffering the war’s consequences. It is
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    • 439 7 Berlin, December 16.—The following is the text of the German peace Note The most terrific war ever seen by history has now been raging almost for 2 j years in a large part of the world. The catastrophe which could not be prevented by
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    • 381 7 New York, December 16.—A telegram from Washington reports that President Wilson has determined on his policy with regard to the peace proposals of Germany and that this policy is, to await what Lloyd George will have to say and then to make a statement to all the
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    • 882 7 The New York Times strongly criticizes the American Neutral Conference Committee, with which Mr. Jacob Schiff associated himself, for an immediate peace agitation. The New York Times declares the offer of joint mediation by a belligerent is most questionable as to timeliness and results, and
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    • 94 7 THE PILLAGE OF BELGIUM. London, January 3. Lord French, interviewed by a correspon dent of the Chicago Daily News,” ex pres ed the opinion that there was danger of Germany overtunning the countries of small neutrals adjacent to Germany. He estimated the direct cost to the Allies
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  • 816 7 Western Front. London, December 23.—The weather has again interfered almost continuously with the fighting on all fronts and there has been no important operation, with the brillant exception of the French success north of Verdun which was of the very first magnitude. It has been rightly
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  • 251 7 Many articles are now appearing in the German Press about the employment on military service of men who have served, or are at present serving, sentences of penal servitude. A Kiel magistrate named Bovensiepen summarizes the discussion in the Deutsche Tageszeitung.” He asks why, while the
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  • 56 7 AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. London, January 3. Mr. R. E. Prochero, Minister of Agriculture, has appointed an Advisory Committee, comprising ten fa’iners and agricultural experts, to assist with the scheme for increasing home production of food. Agricultural War Committees have been established in the English Counties. A joint coaference
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  • 21 7 London, January 3. The Daily Express foreshadows the institution of a new Imperial Order in the next bonouis.
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  • 36 7 HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Brisbane, January 3. Record floods occurred in northern and central Queensland. A hundred persons were drowned at Clermont. The disaster occurred on December 27th, when 15 inches of rain fell.
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  • 68 7 London, January 2. In connection with the protraction of Indian litigation, The Times strongly endorsee the suggestion of a correspondent that the Indian High Courts should be given no powers of delay similar to those of the English and Dominion Courts, to constrain an appellant to prosecute
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  • The Balkans.
    • 283 7 THE REAL POSITION. London, January 2. It is evident from the Russian communique that the German claim to have thrown back the Allies to the Braila bridgebead is inaccurate. The composite Danube army, during the later phases of the campaign, has lagged behind Falkenhayn’s army, and
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    • 56 7 THE KING’S DIFFICULTIES. Athens, January 1. The situation is one of the utmost uncertainty. The King is finding much difficulty in replying to the Al ies’ demands owing to the attitude of the populace. Creek Islands Secede. London, January 3. Reuter says the Islands of Para and Imbros have
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      33 7 ADVANCING ON KUT. London, January 3. A Mesopotamia official report says Despite heavy rains, we made further progress on the right bank of the Tigris, east and north-east of Kut el Amara.
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  • 28 7 Petrograd, January 3. The body of the notorious monk Rasputin has been found on the bank of the Neva. [Other Telegrams on Page 4]
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  • 613 8 A Character Sketch. A correspondent with the British Army in the field in France, eays the physiognomy of the tank is now familiar to the world in the excellent photographs that have been taken aud published but after meeting and passing tanks on the roads, across the fields,
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  • 200 8 s*ir W. Robbrtson’s Reminder. The Lambeth Borough Council consider, ed a proposal that, in view of the urgent necessity for men of military age, no farther claims for exemption should be made on behalf of the council’s officers or employees. Mr Mackeith, who moved the resolution,
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  • 93 8 Washington, December 9,—R ar-Admi-ral Charles Badger, former commander of the Atlantic fleet of the United States, speaking at a meeting of the House Com mir tee on Naval affairs, astounded his bearers by announcing that Japan is building warships bigger, faster and more powerful than any vessels
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  • 494 8 SOME GOOD SHOOTING. Everything contributed to the sucess of the annual meeting of the M S V R Battalion Rifle Association, Ipoh Branch, which was h Id at the local rage on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The Committee must have been pleaded with the support giv» n the
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  • 310 8 In the House of Commons, Mr. Stewart asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the liquidation of German firms in Hongkong has been in process for over two years if so what is the reason for this delay and will the
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  • 87 8 Tokio, December 12 —Vn 18-year-old lad, an acrobat in London, has returned alone to Tukio, his native city. He is a youth of white skin and good muscles, and looks like a foreigner. However, he has black hair and black eyes speaks Japanese, although poorly. When
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 343 8 MINERAL WATERS FROM ENGLAND, ALLIED AND NEUTRAL COUNTRIES. Rubinat Water I A Spanish Mineral Water. I Recommended for affections of liver .and kidneys, $l.OO per bottle. IBjjgMSia Vichy Water A French Water of well-known merit, I CtS. per b° tt,e ||r<KwoV Cheltenham 111 Water ■lf This Water is drawn from
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    • 322 8 «sure I I Sleep I o suffer from sleep- g II find that a cup of g j ;E—taken just before sure healthy, refresh- u i usually /due either to the result of worry, ciety, or to digestive too hea\ y a supper > all. ME for supper provides arouses
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  • 882 9 FORTY NEW CHEMICALS. Enhanced by the stoppage of European goods, the Japanese chemical indus ry hamade vast developments, though greater credit is due to the Government taking a sympathetic hand in the industry. Many of them were started with a government subsidy but at present are self-su«taining
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  • 1618 9 A notice has been issued by the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamship line, which owns most of the boats plying bet-veen England and New Zealand, that no foreigner, no matter what his nationality may b\ will be accepted as a passenger. The Kerr Steamship Line, which since the
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  • 142 9 Penang, January 4, 1917. S. P. Tapioca $8 nom. M. P. Tapioca sB| nom. Gold leaf $O4 40 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) 161 buyers. Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $42 sellers. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings $59 sales. Cloves $4O sellers.
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  • 40 9 Jan. B.—Penang Assizes. Jan. 15.—St. Xavier’s Institution re-opens. Jan. 16, 18, 20.—“ Pirates of Penzance in Aid of Officers Families Fund, Town Hall 9.15. Jan. 16, 18, 20.—Penang Races. E. O. Race Dinners. Jan. 28.—Penang Volunteers. Field Operations.
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  • 342 9 The Championship Meeting. The Selangor Golf Club Championship meeting was held from D c. 23rd, to Jan Ist, both dates inclu-dve. At the commencement of the meeting the course was in very good condition, but gradually dried until it became decidedly diffieu't during the closing days says
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  • 123 9 PENANG WOMEN WORKERS. Amt. previously acknowledged... $3,236.73 “Belle Vue” 1:30 Mrs Yeap Keng Teng (2ed don) 10 00 Mrs Louie 5 00 Mrs Wilson (Caledonia) (3rd don) 10 00 Mrs Cleaver (10th don 1 00 Mrs Gama 25 00 Mrs H B Kaka (Singapore) 500 Mrs
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  • 67 9 The following are the latest quotations in Me-s-s Kennely and Co.’s shire list Yesterday. To day. Shares. 2.1 S 3 a? 8 X Mining. KenongTin... 45/- 47/6 40/- 45/TongkahC.... 8/9 9/6 8/6 9/Rubber (Dollar). BukitK.B... 95c $1.05 $1 $l.lO Kelemak $6 s6| s6| Kempas $7 s7| s7|
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  • 66 9 The full-wing are additional rubber outputs for Dec Alor Pongsu lbs. 26,318 Bungsar 12.000 Brieli 18,662 FM S Rubber 168,000 Gula Kaiumpong 132 648 K L 151,000 Kuang 25,000 Karan 13,045 Merbau 13,309 Malaysia 35,774 New Columbia 34,494 Nellmay 4,962 Padnng Jawa 20,842 Padang Rubber 29,000 Rantau 5,500
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  • 213 9 [From Onr Own Correspondent.] Singapore, January 4. The report of Lunas Rubber Company, shows a profit of $118,794, and recommends a final dividend of 10 per cent. The sum of $2O 000 is placed to reserve and $50,000 is reserved for debentures. The Company is now free
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  • 161 9 Washington, November 8 —ln the course of a spectacular experiment with a new type of aeroplane bomb at India Head, Md., Naval Lieutenants Clarence K Bronson and Luther Welsh were instantly killed, While the officers were flying at an altitude of 1,000 fest the bomb exploded
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  • 157 9 San Francisco, December 9.—The American-Japanese Commission appoittfed by the United Stages Christian Conference, which recently sei i Dr. Sydney L. Gulick o Japan in regard to the California question pending between the two countries, to-day made public the results of its’investigations on the question. The Commission is
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  • 127 9 Pbnang, January 4, 1917. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). Lone on Demand Bank 2/4 1/4 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 11/16 3 Credit ...2/4 15/1« 3 Documentary ...2/4 31/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 170 3 days’ sight Private 174| Bombay Demand Bank ~170 Mouimein Demand Bank „169 g
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 365 9 1 The Modern Scourge WrVT B 1 a and How to Meet it. I aW 8 a The pace at which we live, the hustle now so necessary for H success have unfortunately a very adverse effect on the nervous 9 and digestive systems, and the baneful results, increased 9
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  • 2671 10 rn s s i a j .piUL Paid up. vX. 2 D d f J i 1 T- I 1911 i 1912 1913 1914 I 1915 1916 I M I W > N *> $1 «Anna ROOO6 1 10 Ayer Went /Rabraaa/ DAP Oe Toe WW -2S fa'eSo ICO
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  • 389 10 We are having in the London press a good deal of futile talk about “Arm all ships, which is about as far away from practical affairs as the Leave it to the navy cry —as if it would help things to stop all neutral ships
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  • 125 10 Tokio, December 17.—The annual meeting of the Russo-Japanese Society was attended by the presilent, Prince Kanin, Count Terauchi, Baron Goto and M Krupensky, the Russian Ambassador. Tn his speech, Prince Kanin dwdt on the warm reception accorded him at Petrograd and urged closer relations, as offering a
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  • 122 10 The reports that there will be a number of changes in President Wilson’s Cabinet persists It is now said to be almost certain that Mr William G McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, Mr Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy; Mr William C R°dfield, Secretary of Comm rce, Mr
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  • 458 10 Messrs. James F. Hatton <fc Co, Ltd., writing on Nov. 29, 1916, report Liverpool Cotton. 'd a e Last M eek. Mid-American —Spot 12,41 12.53 Mid-American, Current Month 12.11 12.21 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot 21.75 22.75 F.G.F. Egyptian, Current Month 20.70 21.75 New York Cotton. Spot—Cents. 20.35 20.75 Current
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  • 133 10 In a long cable despatch from the Btitisb Headquarters on the Somme, Mr. Arthur S. Draper, the London correspondent of the New York Tribune,” relates the following in proof of the cool and dauntless spirit of British soldiers at the front Some Scotsmen stationed in the front line
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  • 103 10 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE CLEARANCES. I To-day. Koernai for Deli and Asahan. Ban Whatt Soon for Deli. Cornelia for Port Swettenham, Malacca and Port Dickson. Kedah for Dindings Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson. MAILS. For Per Close. Friday. Alor Star (Kedah) Lian Choo 9.30 p.m. Langkat and Pangkalan
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 252 10 BRINGS SWEET SLUMBER TO NERVE-WRECKED PEOPLE. That old devil, Insomnia, is the greatest booking agent on earth. The result of his never ending labour is so great that it required thousands of sanatoriums and hundreds of insane asylums to take care of his bookings. The overflow he sends to prisons,
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    • 64 10 MARTIN’S APIOL* steel |for Ladies~j PILLS A French Remedy for all Irregularities. Thousands of Ladies keep a box of Martln’e Pllle in the house, so that on the first si<n of any Irregularity of the System a timely done may b« administered. Those who use them recommend th*, aence their
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    • 365 10 I Sometimes he’s |L I as good as gold— y I But sometimes the hot H U weather makes him feel g H I so cross. He pushes his i R a plate away. He doesn’t want J I any dinner. |.> But lie requires plenty of nourishment even in
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  • 1289 11 New Year Meeting, 1917. (Under R t A. Rules of Racing,) RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 16th January, 1917. SECOND DAY Thursday, 18th January, 1917. THIRD DAY Saturday, 20th January, 1917’ FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 16thi January, 1917. I. The Opening Stakes. Value $5OO. A Selling Handicap for
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  • 715 11 SARRAIL'S FIRST ADVANCE. When General S&rrail began his operations in September there were probably few who did not share the opinion that they would lead to nothing. Owing to obstacles placed in the way by the Government at Athens the opening was late. No secret need now
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