Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 October 1917

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 234. VOL. LXXV. WEDNESDAY, 3rd OCTOBER, 1917» PRICE IO CENTS.
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      571 1 c luoauDoonaDoaonooDDaDDnnoDn WANTED g r RUBBER CONSIONMENT8 for our bi-weekly auction sales, o and private sales. Cash Ad- n C i D 0 vances made. D B ORDERS FOR ESTATE SUPPLIES. n n GOODS for forwarding to any part of the world. D FIRE INSURANCE business. S JALLEN DENNYS Co,,
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      727 1 nDnnnna»«BB«B■■■■■■annnoon n \A7 BEN Y0U ARE AWAY S n VV on leave you want to keep g in touch with Malayan affairs, g Social, Commercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do g in no better way than by subs- cribing to the Weekly Edition of n the Pinang Gazette,”
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    KAMPONG KAMUTING TIN DREDGING, LTD.
    832 2 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS, The directors report to the shareholders for the half year ended 30th June, 1917, says: Dredging Operations.—Both dredges have worked well and without more than ordinary stoppages throughout the period. The following set out the results obtained by each No. 1
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    59 2 The foliowin? are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share list Yesterday. To-day. 00 00 03 Share?. 5 B 03 02 3Q 02 Rubber (Dollar). RantauR. $1.35 $1.40 $1.40 $1| Lunas $8 $8| $8.15 $8.30 Jftntng. K.Kamunting 43/- 43/6 42/6 43/ ex T. Compound 11/-
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    Kempas Rubber.
    52 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 3. Kempas Rubber Co. reporta a profitr-of $131,637. A final dividend of 15 per cent, making 40 for the year, is recommended. It is proposed to carry forward $29,906. The all-in cost was 50.90 cents. The estimate for the current year is
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    981 2 STREET OPERATIONS The general idea of yesterday’s operations of the Penang Volunteers was that information had been received that local rioting had arisen among coolies who had raided Magazine Police Station and had taken possession of the arms and ammunition stored therein. The Inspector and his family were
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      980 2 T E D. I A SECOND-HAND GRAMAPHONE |A DANCE io good condition, must be His I WILL BE HELD AT I Master’s Voice with wooden horn. I 1 Box No. 209, c/o Pinang Gazette. ChKiAIy. J i TAIPING, 1 Notice is hereby given Safurda October 6tf>, wi. that Mb. H.
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      206 2 The Societies Ordinance 1909. The Bankruptcy Ordinance. 1 884 Re Diesolution of the CHUNG HUA f n the Supreme Court of the LIBRARY,” Penang. Straits Settlements. BY ORDER OF THE AS ®*STAN1? settlement OF PENANG. OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE, PENANG. The undersigned is instructed to take In Bankruptcy. No. 24 of 1917.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      275 2 r What you want we have To-night AT Penang's Way Mouse —Where Everybody $oes. K. CT Bu iness Manager Thomas Shafto I I I I I FILMS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER FOR TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT MARY FULLER IN 44 A Huntress of Men,” A most perfect Dramatic Featuring JOS GIRARD AND
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    PAJAM. LIMITED.
    646 3 ACQUISITION OF NEW PROPERTY. An extraordinary general meeting of Pajam, Limited, was held at the registered office of the company, Gresham House, Battery Road, Singapore, on Friday, 28th September, at noon, with the object of increasing the capital of the company in order to acquire an estate of
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    KUALA LUMPUR SHARE MARKET.
    414 3 Messrs. Baker, Morgan and Co., Ltd., reported as follows on September 29 We have again to report a quiet market in tin shares and, this week, industrials have been more or less neglected, so that the amount of business transacted during the week, although it has
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    MERGUI RUBBER ESTATES.
    536 3 The directors’ report for the year ended 30th June, 1917, states Accounts.—Tlie net profit for the year as shown by the profit and loss account amounted to 846,801.73 as compared with 839,801.74 for the previous year. To this must be added the sum of 8121.08 brought forward
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    COMING EVENTS
    183 3 Oct 4.—Church Workers’ Association, Meeting, St. Gfeorge’s Girls’ Home, 10 a m. Oct 4 and 5.—“ Penang Impressionists Exhibition in aid of St. Dunstan’s Institute, at Chinese Merchants' Club. Oct 5.— Opening Cafe Shaftesbury, 50 per cent to Our Day Fu> d. Oct 6.—Dance, Perak Club, Taiping, 9.15,
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    Germany is very short of gold,
    28 3 and shipments of millions of eggs are held up at; the Holland border because of refusal to pay in the precious metal.
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      1012 3 SITUATION WANTED. NOTICE A YOUNG AND ENERGETIC MAN seeks employment on a healthy Estate in Province Wellesley or in the z ’HE GEORGE TOWN F.M.S. age 22, capable of supervising labour J and other works. Speaks Malay and MOTOR GARAGE beg Ia Box No. 208, o/o Pinang Ga« lle the
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    ENEMY REPULSES.
    185 5 EUPHRATES SUCCESS. GERMAN CITIES BOMBED. EFFECTIVE BRITISH RAIDS. GENERAL BOTHA’S SPEECH. The Germans delivered five attacks e.»at of Ypres, north of the Menin road, also one at Zonnebeke, the enemy being repulsed in all, except that two advanced posts at Polygon wood changed hands, the enemy suffering heavily.
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  • France and Belgium
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      YPRES FRONT.
      1046 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] MORE ENEMY ATTACKS. London, October 2. Field Marshal Haig reports The enemy launched a powerful attack on a mile of front north of the Ypres-Menin road and east of Polygon wood. The infantry, advancing in three waves, were driven back in disorder, with heavy casualties. We
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      VOSS’S LAST FIGHT
      281 5 STIRRING STRUGGLE. London, October 2 Reuter’s correspondent at Headquarters, giving instances of the feats of British airmen, tells how the famous German airman, Voss, was killed. Two British aeroplanes saw Voss’s triplane and another aeroplane engaging a British machine, and hastened to the latter’s assistance. One of
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      THE BRITISH PUSH.
      213 5 London, September 21.—A correspondent at the front states that all the troops taking part in yesterday’s offensive were specially tiained to meet the new German method of defence by pill-boxes and succeeded to the satisfaction of everyone. They went over light without packs and the change, especially
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      THE ENEMY WASTAGE.
      116 5 London, September 19.—A British correspondent at the front writes that the Germans are still receiving large drafts of the 1919 class to replace the wastage. Youths recently captured were mustered—many had been sent to the front before their training had been completed. The dilution of good fighting
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      Inter-Allied Conference.
      27 5 Amsterdam, October 2. Router is informed that an inter-Allied Conference to deal with the treatment of enemy goods in occupied territory will meet at Paris.
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      Explosion at Munitions Factory.
      43 5 London, October 2. The Press Bareau reports a serious fire and explosion at a munitions factory in the north of England. Much damage was done to the factory. No death is yet reported. A number of workers were injured.
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      Calais Building Collapses.
      18 5 TWENTY LIVES LOST. Paris, October 2. A building collapsed at Calais, and twenty were killed.
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      Swedish Cabinet Resigns.
      25 5 Stockholm, October 2. The Swedish Cabinet has resigned. The King has requested the Ministers to remain at their posts for the present.
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      ANOTHER LONDON RAID.
      482 5 DEFENCE MEASURES. London, October 2. It is unofficially estimated that ten bombs were dropped in the London district last night. Several fell on waste ground, and one near a hospital, breaking windows. Raiders were plainly heard. Some claim to have seen them. There was sadden cheering at
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      RECENT ENEMY AEROPLANE RAIDS.
      138 5 The following are the areas attacked, and the casualties by aeroplane raids on England since the beginning of May. Killed. Injured. May 6, London 1 2 May 24, S.E. Coast 76 174 June 6, Essex 12 36 June 13, London 104 413 July 4, Harwich 11
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      Bombs on Holland.
      24 5 The Hague, October 3. An aeroplane of unknown nationality dropped two bombs on Sluis, destroying two houses. There was no fatality.
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      German Aeroplanes for Holland,
      20 5 Amsterdam, October 2. The “Handelsblad” states that Germany is supplying twelve aeroplanes to the Dutch army.
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  • Turkey and the Near East.
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      EUPHRATES VICTORY.
      190 5 BRITISH CAPTURES. Paris, October 2. The British took prisoners 13,000 Turks in Mesopotamia. Official Report. London, October 2. A Mesopotamia official report says Owing to the extent of the fighting area at Ramadie, it is at present impossible to give the complete captures, which include 13 guns, 12
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      WANT BAGHDAD AGAIN.
      45 5 According to the information of the Rome correspondent of the Daily Telegraph from Asia Minor, German and Austrian troops have been sent to Anatolia. These will form the nucleus of a combined army which has instructions to recapture Baghdad at any cost.
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      RIGA FRONT.
      67 5 RUSSIAN ADVANCE. London, October 2. A Russian official report says: We advanced a mile in the Riga region, in the Kronenberg-Spitali-Grounduli sector. Mutiny at Tashkent. Petrograd, October 2. Agitators at Tashkent (Turkestan), supported by two regiments, declared independence, and rejected the ultimatum of the Government, which sent troops
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  • General News
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      America's Mammoth Loan.
      90 5 FIVE BILLIONS ANTICIPATED. Washington, October 2. The great campaign for the second Liberty Loan began at noon, and will last a month. It is planned to raise at least three billion dollars, while the Treasury expect over-subscriptions to swell it to five billions. It is the largest
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      U. S. War Tax Bill.
      89 5 Washington, September 2. The War Tax Bill, to raise 2,575,000,000 dollars by taxes, was adopted by the House of Representatives, without a rollcall. The Senate is expected to adopt the bill tomorrow. Loan to Britain. A further credit of $50,000,000 is extended to Britain, the
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      GENERAL BOTHA’S SPEECH.
      387 5 ADVICE AND A WARNING. Pretoria, October 2. At the opening of the South African Party Congress, the Chairman, Mr. Van Heerden. Minister of Agriculture, dealing with the subject of industries, congratulated the country on its great progress and unprecedented prosperity, notwithstanding the war. General Botha, in the
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      U. S. Food Saving.
      70 5 MR. HOOVER’S CAMPAGN. Washington, October 2. Mr. Hoover, the Food Controller, appeals to the country to observe huge food conservation in the week October 21st to 28th, emphasising the demands upon the United States, and declaring that the Allies are America’s first line of defence, and
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      The Neutrals.
      28 5 PROHIBITIONS BY BRITAIN. London, October 2. A notification in the London Gazette prohibits the export of all articles to Scandinavia and the Netherlands, except printed matter.
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      Silver.
      11 5 London, October 1. Silver is at The market is dull.
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  • STOP PRESS NEWS.
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      Aerial Offensive.
      81 5 [Rbuter’s Telegrams BRITISH ATTACKS. London October 3. Field Marshal Haig reports; Our aviators twice attacked Gontrode aerodrome on Monday. Several bombs burst on the sheds. We also bombed Carnieres aerodrome, near Cambrai, the machines being twice attacked by a German long range gnu. We brought down five machines
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      East Africa.
      44 5 ENEMY FORCE SURRENDERS. London, October 2. An East Africa official report says We are steadily progressing south-west of Lindi. We repulsed strong counterattacks. A German detachment, consisting of 15 Europeans, 160 native troops, and aeveral hundred carriers, surrendered southeast of Kondoa Irangi.
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    SULTAN OF PERAK.
    789 6 AN INTERESTING ITINERARY. It is officially annnounced that His Highness the Sultan of Perak will leave Kuala Kangsar on Thursday next on a tour down the river, proceeding as far as Lower Perak, returning to Kuala Kangsar on October 15. On Thursday October 4, at 11 a.
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    THE RALLI—ANGULIA CASE.
    101 6 lengthy argument by Messrs. R G Van a„7n S Ro, r <1 the ant. A.M.S. Anguha, and Mr. T. Dudlev Par Ju4ie° r e P T la tiff Hia LOT <i»hip thoCUei Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.C.,)in a careul]y considered judgment, declined to follow a proposition advanced
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    SINGAPORE MAN-POWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
    322 6 The concluding list includes the cases which have been dealt with since the publication of the last list and also records certain alterations which have taken place in the position of applicants since the former one. Chari wood, F.O.H., Shipping, Supervisor, Adamson, Gilfillan and Co., released
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    HIGHWAY ROBBERLY.
    476 6 Bentong Road Hold-up. Mr. J. P. Beal, of 33-2, Cavanagh Read, Singapore, had a most exciting experience when he was lucky to escape with his life on the Bentong Road on Friday mornng list. Mr. Beal left Bentong at 6.30 on Friday morning, in a hired car for
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    4099 7 THE SUPPLY BILL. H. E. THE GOVERNOR’S SPEECH. His Excellency the Governor on the introduction of the Supply Bill at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday afternoon Baid Addressing you once more during the continuance of war, I am fortunately again able to record that the
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    SELANGOR RIVER TIN.
    45 7 Proposed Winding-up. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, October 3. The report of Selangor River Tin Co Ltd., shows a profit of $4,331. It is proposed to call a special meeting of the shareholders to consider of the question of winding-up the company.
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    Rubber Crops.
    52 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for September Bukit Slarong lbs 26,250 Consolidated Rubber 49,524 Gula Kalumpong 104,000 Juru 13,600 Karan 10,580 KM S 20,041 Kong Lee (Perak) 1,000 Nellmay 6,176 New Columbia 38,538 Padang Rubber 28,500 Perak River Valley 18,650 Rantau 6,500 Semanggol 9,300 Samagaga 16,324 Sungei
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    70 7 Messrs.Cunningham, Clark Co., Penang, advise us that the under-mentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by auction and private tender to-day. Diamond smoked sheet $112 —$116 Plain smoked sheet $102 107 Diamond unsmoked sheet $105— 110 Plain unsmoked sheet $98 103 Bark crepe $55— 63
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    Count Bernstoff's appointment as German Ambassador
    21 7 in Constantinople is an- nounced by the Vossische Zeitung.” The •ount has left for Turkey.
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    110 7 The Monthly Medal competition for October resulted as folio vs nett. Mr M D Rutley 39 +36 75—scr =75 Mr F Duxbury 44 40=84 7= 77 Mr CR A Goatly 49 +50 99— 20 =79 Mr G A Carmichael 38 43 81— 1 =80 Mr W S
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    DUTCH CLUB FETE.
    348 7 Successful Effort in Aid of Red Cross Funds. The very large crowd of visitors which thronged the grounds of the Dutch Club, Singapore, on Saturday evening were all of the opinion that the fete organised in aid of the British and French Red Cross Soceties was one
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    We hear that the Penang Pipe Band
    29 7 are taking advantage of Mr Frank Adam’s visit and are having an after-dinner practice in the Gardens to-night. Why so far away
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    According to a notice in the F.M.S.
    51 7 Government Gazette the Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved of the appointment of Rajah Said Tauphy bin exSultan Abdullah, Malay Magistrate, Lenggong to be a supernumerary officer of Class V. of the F.M S. Civil Service with effect from May 9,
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    In Penang Police Court, to-day,
    78 7 before Mr. S. H. Langston, Haroon and Che Ahamat, and two women, Sadiah and Liu, were convicted of voluntarily causing hurt to one Yam at Dato Kramat on the 17th uit. and were fined $15/- each, or in default three weeks’ rigorous imprisonment. Lim Ang,
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    The wedding of a daughter of Mr. W. G. Niven, who was for many years Secretary of the old Tanjong Pagar Dock Board and previously of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited,
    156 7 was celebrated in Kelvinside United Free Church, Glasgow, W. of which the bride Miss Jean Gillies Niven, was
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      31 7 “Our Day” Dinner. Have you reserved your table at the E. O. Do it now or you’ll be frozen out. You mustn’t miss the Pink. Pom Poms. HELP THE RED CROSS.
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