Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 January 1917

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED IB3X No. 8 VOL. LXXV. WEDNESDAY, 10th JANUARY. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1074 1 oonaaocDDUJDDU^ qn WANTED I RUBBER CONSIGNMENTS for our bi-weekly auction sales, g and private sales. Cash Ad- g vances made. g ORDERS FOR ESTATE SUPPLIES. GOODS for forwarding to any part of the world. D FIRE INSURANCE business. ALLEN DENNYS Co., D 6 Beach St. and 7 Union St., Penang.
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    • 78 1 ■auaDnoinnnDninnnnnnintfDnß TXT hen you are away g VV on leave you want to keep n in touch with Malayan affairs, g Social, Commercial, Mining, Q Planting, Ac. This you can d« in no better way than by subscrib- O ing to the Weekly Edition of the Pinang Gazette,” published g
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  • 913 2 PENANG CHINESE OPINIONS. P. G.” Special. With a view to ascertaining the opinion of the leading members of the Chinese Community with regard to the Income-tax proposals now before the Government a re presentative of the Pinang Gazette in terviewed a number of our prominent Chinese residents
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  • 1029 2 AN INCOME TAX. THE HON. A. R. ADAMS AND PENANG. [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, January 9. In the Legislative Council, the AttorneyGeneral introduced the War Duties Bill, incorporating the recommendations of the Special Committee, other than the income tax. He stated that an income tax, being already
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  • 802 2 Committres Draft. Tue report of the Committee appointed by the Governor to advise as to the lines and details of a Bill to provide for the levying of an income tax in the Colony was laid on the table of Council on Noxen b?r 3rd. It
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  • 78 2 We are not unaccustomed to delays on the local telegraph lines, but yesterday we had special reason for complaint, as telegrams containing the report of the Legislative Council Meeting were subjected to the following deUys, caused, we understand, by a breakdown of the system, necessitating the messages beingsent
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  • 163 2 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. Shabm. 2. 1 S 3 CQ xn CQ 72 Mining. K. Kamunting 32/- 32/6 30/- 31/- ex Lahat s4| s4j s4| Menglembu 35c 4(*c 30c 35c Ratnit Basin 20/- 20/6 19/- 20/Tongkah
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  • 80 2 The following are additional rubber outputs for Dec Bekoh 50,783 Batang Malaka 34,253 Burma 5 798 Bandar Sumatra 39,704 Clovelly 9,600 Eastern Sumatra 9,115 Glen Bervie 19,060 Kota Tinggi 14,000 Langkat Sumatra 43,168 Lankat Rubber t 53,249 Pelepah 31,240 Siginting 12,500 Serdang Central 32,418 Tamiang 54,001 The output
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 513 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JUNIOR CLERK required immediately. Must have good knowledge of typewriting. Salary $4O per month. Apply in own bandwriting to Box No. 6, c/o Pinang Gazette. FOR SALE. FORD FIVE SEATER, 1916-17, model, in perfect running order, only six months on road. What offers GRAMAPHONE, on mahogany cabinet with
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    • 227 2 NOTICE OF SALE. TO BE SOLD By Public Auction, ON Saturday, the 3rd day of Feb., 1917, AT 11 A.M., At the Central Sales Room, Messrs. Cunningham Clark Co., No. 21, Beach Street, Penang. By Ordtr of Court made in Suit 1916, No. 133 B ETWEEN MAHOMED EBRAHIM, Plaintiff AND
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 51 2 EMPIRE THEATRE PHONE 628. The Premier Theatre of Penang. PENANG ROAD. To-night! To-night! 1 A STRIKING DRAMA ENTITLED “Strakoff the Adventurer” 3 Reels Of Absorbing Interest! 3 Parts FACE VALUE 2 Reels 2 Reels An exciting story of Love and Adventure with a happy conclusion. Usual Programme of Amusing Comedies
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  • 1166 3 MAETERLINCK’S STIRRING APPEAL. Sometimes we have Marvelled at the shrill cries of bate with which Germany pursues us, and have wondered what substitute for hate we should find in our feelings to a people who have assailed us with such murderous malignity. The answer is
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  • 527 3 Forest fighting has brought many new lessons into warfare and the operations in the Argonne present some of the newest features. Perhaps no area is no difficult from the military point of view and for generations the forest has been regarded as unassailable by an
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  • 85 3 Some 70 Belgian youths crossed the frontier at Eysden in the night of the 26th. Most of them were armed with revolvers, and shots were exchanged with the frontier guards, two German sentries and an officer being hit. A Frenchman who possessed a pair of insulated clippers
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  • 332 3 Some American writers, more enthusiastic about Transatlantic productions than about accuracy, are charging the British authorities and our rifle makers with prejudice concerning the Roas rifle. The withdrawal, let ui hope only temporary, of the rifle was not due to any British action but was
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  • 255 3 A curious deed of partnership was mentioned in a case that came before Mr Justice Neville in the Chancery Division. Mr Ward Coldridge, k c, said the partnership articles were in the form of a letter, which started as follows Dear sirs,—We think the following ten commandments will
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  • 235 3 “M.M.’ Dr. Loke Yew’s Residence Entered. The few weeks before Chinese New Year are always responsible for a number of daring crimes throughout the peninsula. Thit year, however, the period his been unusually quiet up to the present, but to it will belong, owing to an incident
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  • 254 3 The Negri Sembilan Lodge. The Installation Meeting of Negri Sembilan Lodge was held at Seremban on Saturday, and was well attended. Bro. T S Macaulay was the Master-elect and <as duly installed by Wor. Bro. C L Chapman, after which he invested his officers as follows I P M,
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  • 194 3 The Governor in Council revokes the order made on the 29th day of March, 1915, which was published in the “Gazette” of the 9th day of April, 1915, as notification No. 366 and orders that the fees leviable in the Office of the Colonial Secretary in respect
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  • 155 3 The British Government, according to the New York Tribune,” has concluded negotiations whereby a contract with the Mid-Vale Steel and Ordnance Company, for munitions involving £12,000,000 has been cancelled. The Allies, that journal states, are now in a position in which they are no longer dependent upon
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  • 154 3 New Yoik, December B.—Mr Aimaro Sato, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, at a banquet given by the Japan Society here to-night, spoke of the traditional friendship of Japan and the United States, which, he said, had never been jeopardised seriously at any period of their history.
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  • 23 3 Penang The E&. O. Hotel, The Crag, Runnymede Hotel. Singapore :—Raffles Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel. Sindanglaja Preanger, Java: Grand Hotel,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 471 3 POSITION WANTED. BY EUROPEAN ASSISTANT aged 25, 5 years experience in all branches of Estate woik. Good references; Languages Malay and Tamil. Open for engagement from Ist March. Unfit for service in the army. For further particulars apply to Box No. 4, c/o Pinang Gazette WANTED. YOUNG and Energetic Planter
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    • 86 3 THE OFFICE MAN leads a sedentary life; his brain grows sluggish—so does his liver. His health suffers —so does his business. PINKETTES 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
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    • 35 3 THE TELEGRAMS. All Reuter’s Telegrams up to 1 p.m. are promptly issued and delivered to subscribers in town by a special staff of tambies. Subscription $4 a month. Orders registered with Managing Editor, Pinang Gazette”
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    • 325 3 COWS and BUFFALOES 16 to 20 lbs. milk guaranteed, $B5 and $lO5 each landed Howrah per wagons or extra teamer charges Penang. Cash with order. Manager, Animal Trading Co., Sabzimandi, Delhi (India). NOTICE. ADVERTISEMENTS ON TRAM CARS. The pinang gazette press Ltd. having acquired from the Penang Agency Co. all
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  • 1248 4 Save 03 the assumption that there hag been a tremendous landslide of local opinion, for which contention not an atom of proof was advanced by either of the Penang unofficial members, we are absolutely at a loss to understar d how Lt.-Ct I. the Hon. A. R.
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  • 1656 4 Taking Malaya as a whole, the indications are that the retu’t of the Government intima“G>s Attacks. t on 0Q t h o man .power question will be quite satisfactory. Meanwhile, perhaps, as most employers and employees, in the cases where the sge question or physical disability do
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  • 33 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin Penang was $86.50 per picul, busine 83 done—a decrease of 25 cents. Tin is quoted in London to-day 8t £lBl 5s spot, and £lB3 three months.
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  • 47 4 The Penang mail of the 9th ulto, wsS delivered in London on the Bth inst. A further sum of $230 gees to the St Dunstan’s Fund for Blinded Soldiers an 1 Sailors as the result of a New Year’s Da) collection in the Tampin Club.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 90 4 mH PURITY, HHI MELLOWNESS and RARE FLAVOUR ■HE are distinguishing features of SB B L ET WHISKY iklMexG iy Gi^* vL I Proprietors P»*nier. from px” <■ BULLOCH LADE Co., GLASGOW. Sole Agents:— GOLD LABEL CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., PENANG. TONALKA IS THE BRITISH APERIENT WATER. Pleasant in taste. Painless in
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    • 25 4 “£>.&• O." RACE DINNERS Tuesday 16th January Thursday 18th Saturday 20th DANCING AFTER DINNER Ou Thursday and Saturday, 18th and 20th Jau. “E. A O." ORCHESTRA.
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  • 158 5 MACKENSEN’S PRESSURE. THE NORTHERN FRONT. SPANISH GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. ITALY AND SHIPPING. The invaders of Rumania have now occupied the southern bank of the Sereth for over thirty miles from the junction of that river with the Danube. Farther to the north-east, Mackensen’s troops have a'so advanced, and
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  • France and Belgium.
    • 231 5 [Rbvtsr Tklborams.] ENEMY RAIDS FAIL. London January 8. General Haig reports Last night, we drove back three attempts to approach cur lines sou'h-east if Souchez. We effectively bombarded tie enemy east of Les Boeufs, on both sides of the Ancre, and east of Neuve Cbapelle. The Germans
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    • 360 5 A REQUEST TO MR. GERARD. Washington, January 9. The Government of the United States has cabled to Mr. Geiard, the Ambassador in Berlin, requesting a statement of his utterances at a banquet at the American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, at which he is reported to have
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    • 50 5 Berlin, December 22.—The German Minister at Copenhagen, Count Rantzau, gave a luncheon in honour of the American Ambassador, Mr J W Gerard. Besides Mr and Mrs Gerard, the Minister of the United States at Copenhagen and his wife and the members of the German Legation were present.
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    • 392 5 Berlin, November 17.—Maximilian Harden, writing in “Die Zukunft,” eulogises President Wilson as a man of high moral and spiritual rank—a man of whom we would be proud if we had him,’’ adding Much is foolish and unfortunately shameless has been said about Mr. Wilson and
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    • 23 5 Brisbane,.January 9. The floods in Queensland are the greatest for half a century. Pianos are lodged in trees at Clermont.
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    • 77 5 AUSTRALIA’S REPRESENTATION. Melbourne, January 8. It is now certain that Mr. Hughes will not attend the Imp rial Conference. Sir Andrew Fisher will probably be asked to represent the Commonwealth. It is reported that Mr. Hughes has communicated with the Imperial Government, netting out fully the Australian
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    • 36 5 AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY BRANCH. London, January 9. Dr. Addison, the Minister of Munitions, has created an agricultural machinery branch, to deal with the manufacture of machinery and implements, which are classed as munitions woi k.
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    • 46 5 LANCASHIRE’S INCREASED SHIPMENTS. London, January 6. The Board of Trade returns show that Lancashire shipped 5,‘255,500,000 yards of cotton cloth in 1916, against 4,748,500,000 in 1915. Exports of grey cloth are falling off, and those of bleached, printed, and dyed goods are increasing.
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    • 34 5 THE ALLIES’ TOTAL. London, Jataary 9. The Allies’ holdings of gold are estimated at £557,702,000, compared with £125,954,000. It was announced by the German Reichsbank that the Biitish Empire’s holdings totalled £164,945,000.
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    • 25 5 PREMIER TO SPEAK. London, January 9. Mr. Lloyd George will speak at the Guildball, at a War Loan meeting, on January 11th.
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    • 17 5 Lor don, January 9. Mr. Lloyd George has returned to London from Rome.
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
    • 139 5 Anglo -Persian Oil Co. A SATISFACTORY POSITION. London, January 8. At a meeting of the Ar glo-Pet siau Oil Company, Mr. Greenway said the result of the year has been satisfactory, considering the war. German attempts to induce Persia to dtpart from neutrality had completely broken down. German agents had
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    • 72 5 VISITS TO ALLIED WARSHIPS. 'Cairo, January 9. King Hussein, of Hedjaz visited Allied warships at Jeddah and was welcomed by the commander of a French cruiser. His Majesty expressed his pleasure at his visit to brave and heroic Allies, who had proved their virtues to the world
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  • 18 5 NEW CONSTRUCTION. Rome, January 9. Italy is assigning £6,000,000 for the construction of merchantmen in 1917.
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  • 21 5 The Hague, January 9. Sir Walter Townley, late British Minister at Teherau, has been appointed Minister at the Hague.
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  • The Balkans.
    • 692 5 FURTHER RUSSIAN GAINS. London, January 9. A wireless German official report states that the Russians strongly attacked west of the Riga-Mitau road and extended their gains of January stb, on the Aa River. Enemy Success in Rumania. We pushed back the enemy between the Patna and Oitcz
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    • 58 5 NEW ALLIED NOTE. Athens, January 9. Tl.e Times understands that a fresh Allied Note, drafted in Rome, has bten despatched to Athens. It is understood the Note demands prompt compliance with all the pteviou? demand?, within 48 hours. Allies* Guarantees. Athens, January 9. The Allies’ Note mentioned earlier gives
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  • Italy’s Campaign.
    • 43 5 ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. London, January 9. A wireless Italian official report says there was vigorous artillery fire on the whole front. An aeroplane flew over Trieste, and dropped 200 kilograms of explosives on Nabresina station, in the region of Mont Qaerceto.
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  • Naval Operations.
    • 57 5 GERMAN CLAIMS. London, January 9. A Berlin official report claims that a German submarine torpedoed and sank in the Agean, on December 27tb, the convoyed French battleship Gaulois in the Mediterranean; on January Ist, the Ivernia, a fully laden British trooptransport, convoyed by destroyers and on January 3rd
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  • General News.
    • 499 5 CABINET RESIGNS. Madrid, January 9\ The Spanish Cabinet has resigned. Germany Bullying. The resignation of the Spanish Cabinet follows a violent pro-German attack on the Romancnes Ministry, in consequence of its refusal to support Pres dent Wilson’s Note. At the instance of a proGerman, the journal “La Na
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    • 57 5 ACQUISITION OF INTERNED VESSELS. The Hague, January 9. The Dutch Naval Minister announced that in view of the delays in obtaining war materirl, negotiations had been concluded whereby Holland is taking over one of the British and one of the German interned submarines. He expected A that
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  • 255 5 The only thing tnat marred a little dinner on London to the brothers James and George Macdonald, chief engineers respectively of the Mombasa and Arabia,, torpedoed in the Mediterranean within a few days if one another, was the absence of the latter through illness. His place was
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  • 13 5 Obituary. Loudon, January 9. The novelist Sir William Magnay is dead, aged 61.
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  • 779 6 CIVILISATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA. At Government House, Hongkong, Capt. Pelliot, mc a distinguished authority on archaeology of Central Asia, who has served on the Western front and in Gallipoli, gave an absorbingly interesting lecture on Central Asia as the meeting place of Eastern and Western Civilisations.”
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  • 125 6 —“Peking Gazette.” British Government Must Co Operate. R a specting the question of opium prohibi ion, Tu Chun Tang, Chi-yao of Yun nan, has wired to Peking stating that owing to the contiguity of the province with Burma, it is exceedingly difficu’t to exercise the necessary
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  • 786 6 F. A. writes to a Ceylon paper Mr. Creasy complains that the Premier Crown Ci lony has not done enough, and Mr. Stubbs asks Mr. Creasy to give a formula which should represent the feeling-* of all of them. I take it these words mean,
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  • 205 6 Milan, November 27.—The existence of nefarious German plots for blowing up railway tunnels and hydro-electrical stations in Italy, about which I sent you the first particulars from Turin on November 28, last year, has been established by damning evidence before the Federal Tribunal at Berne. Special
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  • 341 6 S. K. writes the “Straits Times” People generally repent when it is too late to do so. His Excellency the Governor struck the right chord when he deplored the neglect of cultivation of paddy. Nearly all the energies in F.M.S. are concentrated now in the production of rubber.
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  • 237 6 Running Costs Increase. In a letter dated December 7th, 1915) from Sir William Taylor, London, to Hon Secretary, F M S War Relief F Kuala Lumpur, the former says With respect to the penultimate p» rs graph of your letter of October 30th, J find it
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 328 6 Penang Rubber Auction Rooms. I OUR 248th AUCTION SALE will be held at 7 Union Street, ON THURSDAY. Ilth JANUARY. 1917. AT 11-30 A.M. AUCTION SALES EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.—PRIVATE SALES DAILY. Forward Sales arranged. Consignments of Robber solicited. Liberal Cash Advances mad-? on Consignments. Prompt Settlements of Account Sales.
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    • 485 6 Sleeplessness S Restful Refreshing Sleep Without use of Narcotics by taking Dr. Cassell’s Tablets. The quite remarkable power of Dr. Cassell’s Tablets to induce healthy, natural sleep is due not to narcotics, but to their steadying effect upon the nerves. There are no narcotics of any kind in Dr. Cassell’s
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  • 1008 7 S. F. P.” Dr C J Smith will be leaving Home in February on his return to Singapore, from Kuala Lumpur. Fee nd-Lieut J B Farrington, of the A.8.C., formerly of Midlands Estate, Selangor, is at Home on sick leave. At a meeting of the office-bearers of
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  • 262 7 A very pleasing function took place at Kajang on Saturday evening, when the Hou Mr G Broadrick, British Resiient of Selangor, opened the new premises of the Broadrick Club. Tnere was a large gathering of Europeans and members’ friends. This ceremony was fol low», d by a
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  • 93 7 COMMITTEE’S REPORT. [/rom Our Oicn Cor respondent] Singapore, January 10. With reference to the fire at Singapore telephone exchange, the company requested an inquiry by a Committee, consisting of expert electricians. The report of this Committee regrets the findings are of a negative character, and can put
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  • 47 7 Mrs. A. S ephen Anthony is collecting subscriptions during January, for the Overseas Tobacco Fund, and will be glad to receive further donations. She acknowledges the following Mrs. Ebden $5. Sale of “Toffee 12. A. S. A.” 5. Mrs. Stephen Anthony 5. Total $27.
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  • 114 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 till 7 pm. this evening 1. Selection Dandy Dan ...Slaughter 2. Two Step Gnats ...Eckersley 3. Waltz La Morena ...Fetras 4. Schottische Queen oj the Ball Ernst 5. March The Scorcher ...Rosey It
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  • 1185 7 ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST. SEH YEOH KONGSI CASE. The trial commenced in the Supreme Court, this morning, before Mr Justice L M Woodward, of Yeoh Boon Tian, late trustee and manager of the Seh Yeoh Kongsi on two charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of two
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  • 146 7 The Penang Town Hall is undergoing a very desirable improvement in the way of exits. In former days, there were only two entrances to the building—from Town Hall Road which was chiefly used, and the Duke Street entrance, which had only a narrow stairway, hardly sufficient space
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  • 18 7 Amsterdam, January 10. The Vossiscbe Zeitung says GermanTurkish commercial and political treaties have been ratified.
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  • 41 7 Amsterdam, January 10. The King of Bavaria, speaking at Munich, said that though victorious we offered peace. We must now continue the fight to be victorious till our enemies ask for a peace worthy of our gigantic sacrifices.
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  • 305 7 Perak Tin export for the month of December, was Block Tin 2,527 pikuls 91 kattis, tin ore 39,304 piculs 69 katis, duty $465,790.21 cents. The result of mining operations by the Ulu Piah Company, Limited, during the nr. nth of Decembar, was as follows Mine output 370 piculs
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  • 474 7 THE GRIFFIN HANDICAPS. The following are the weights in the griffin races on the first day of the January meeting of the Penang Turf Club, on January 16tb, 18th and 20th. 3. The First Griffin Race. Value $5OO and $1 JO to Second Horse. A Race for all
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  • 240 7 The latest shoot of the P L R C resulted as follows 200 Yards Deliberate. Mrs V. Thomas 28 Mrs McLernon 25 Miss M Pritchard 23 Mrs Pike 23 Miss Pritchard 23 Mrs Durege 22 Mrs Liston 21 Mrs Frayne 21 Mrs Oxenbam 20 Miss Mathieu
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 591 7 STOCK OF Methylated spirit In tins of 4 gals. For price please apply to L. Y. SWEE Co., 64 and 66, Beach Street. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 37 of 1916. Re N. O. M. OMAR. Notice
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2404 8 p. O.—British Indial N. Y. K. fev K. P. M. and KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Ar\ fl* I fl M A Japan Mail Steamship Co. Id. jj KJ A ATCr M A PPM Incorporated In England by Royal Charter. AXPCar INCORPORATED IN JAPAN. I Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 I j
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