Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 November 1917

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 280. VOL. LXXV. MONDAY, 26th NOVEMBER, 1917, PRICE IO CENTS
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      967 1 I JAPANESE DENTIST I IT. NAGATA J I Next Door to The I Dispensary. ♦■Mi* “THE PINANG GAZETTE.’ Ord&rill£ -""Er” GUINNESS’ STOUT I I SUBSCRIPTION VVI I* W W g W»g| p? W gi From Ist January, 1917. Q X~ ■■■W MEMBBH wW Vk M A For Daily Issue ASK
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      78 1 □□□□□□□>■■■■■ S \A7 HEN YOU ARE AWAY n b V V on leave you want to keep a in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Commercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way than by subs- cribing to the Weekly Edition of B the Pinang Gazette,” published
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  • NEWS FROM INDIA.
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      INDIAN POST-WAR REFORMS.
      342 2 Calcutta, November 4.—A meeting of Namasudra representatives from Khulna, Jessore, Barisal, Mymensingh, Dacca, Rungpur, Midnapore, and other districts was held yesterday at the Dalhousie Institute, Calcutta, under the presidency of Babu Purna Chunder Mullick, of Faridpur. The following resolutions were adopted “That this conference emphatically pr >-
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      RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
      209 2 The report of an enquiry into the cause of a railway accident has just been published, in respect of the collision which occurred on the 21st August at Tiruppavanam station, on the South India Railway, between a goods train and a special train conveying a naval party from
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      THE LEVEL OF WHOLESALE PRICES.
      231 2 Calcutta. November 6.—A return issued by the Department of Statistics shows that the general level of wholesale prices in Calcutta at the end of September was 113 per cent, higher than at the outbreak of war and, compared with the corresponding periods in 1916 and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      1353 2 w clerks fori NOTICE. ]“OUR DAY” 1917.1 Accounts Department of Mercantile Office in Koala Lumpur. Only competent men qpENDERS will be received up to noon IN AID OF THE who can work without supervision need 1 on Saturday the Ist December, 1917, fI I IMO apply. All applications must be
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      649 3 PRITCHARD’S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. vw\ Z; HR (M W 1 Sgj-- ee? 4±i ej yMx j I VTz j \\xX /I THE TORPEDO gSggt ,W ;V ;9 |_> ""■«.«K Jfl*> l-_ W 7 I -<^—_= =r _> Vy CRUISERS and BATTLESHIPS. TOY MOTOR CARS. r $3O, $32 $39. FLAG STREAMERS 65
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  • Naval Operations.
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      U BOAT SUNK.
      104 4 BY AMERICAN DESTROYER Washington, November 24. It is officially announced that a patrolling destroyer sighted the periscope of a sub- xnariue moving at and dropped a depth-charge on the submarine’s course. The submarine was obviouslv damaged and rose to the surface. Destroyers, circling round, opened fire, which
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      SUBMARINE RESULTS.
      352 4 Some statistics of the United Kingdom, recently made public in England by the Prime Minister are now available. As regards the shipping of the United Kingdom, the position is very satisfactory. The unrestricted submarine campaign began in February last and tire losses in April were about 550,000 tons.
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    Shipbuilding Trades.
    311 4 PREMIER AND IMPORTANT DEPUTATION. Lindon, November 25. Receiving a *represent%tive deputation of employers aud workmen of the "shipbuilding trade’, who submitted joint suggestions for securing the greatest possible output of new ships, Mr. Lloyd George said this is quite a unique reputation, and may well mark a very
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    Shipbuilding Council.
    47 4 London, November 24. The Admiralty announces the formation of a Shipbuilding Council, under the Chairmanship of the Admiralty Controller. It differs from the Shipbuilding Advisory Committee by*the inclusion of naval shipbuilding. AU the members of the Advisory Committee have conserved to ioin the Council. 4
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    RUSSIA’S PEACE PROPOSALS.
    458 4 AN IMMEDIATE TRUCE.” Amsterdam, November 24. A telegram from Tarnopol announces that the Russians are preparing to evacuate Graymalow and Skalat in East Galicia. The advanced positions have already been evacuated. The Petrograd News Agency, announcing the text of the communication sent to the Foreign Embassies in
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    Secret Documents Published.
    447 4 RUSSIA’S FORMER DEMANDS. Petrograd, November 25. The Maximalist News Agency has published a series of secret documen’s and telegrams. It includes Russia’s demands to Constantinople, the west coast of the Bosphorou o the Sea of Marmora and the Dardanelles, southern Thrace up to the Enos-Midia Line, the
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    Malay "Our Day.”
    240 4 At the Fete held by the Malay Comma uity, on the Raffle? Reclamation Ground on Sa'urday from 2 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 12, the entertainments included Our Day Raffle, Ronggengs (Singapore and Penang) Joy Wheel, Merry-go-round, Hoop la, Fish ponds, Malay Music, Maayong, Indian Music,
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    MINERALS OF THE EMPIRE.
    251 4 It is understood that a definite decision has been arrived at to provide the necessary machinery for the protection and advancement of the economic welfare of the metal and mineral industries of the Empire. Last year the Iron and Steel Institute, representing the iron and steel
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    Singapore Stabbing Affair
    161 4 A tragedy occurred on Tue e d?v at Malacca Street. Singapore. Lim Eng Choon, a wughing to the firm of Guan Joo in that street, had tendered his resignation on Monday, and wished to hand the key of the store to Lim Tian Cho, the cashier. He
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    ST. ANDREW’S DAY
    174 4 PENANG VOLUNTEER CHURCH PARADE. A special service in celebration of St. Andrew’s Day was held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Peuang, last evening, and the Penang Volunteers attended. The Volunteers paraded at 5-30 p.m. at the Penang Club and marched to the Church. Major J. Sellar was
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    P. V. FIELD OPERATIONS.
    161 4 An instructional scheme of field operations was carried through by the Penang Volunteers on Saturday afternoon in the Batu Lanchang region. The idea was the protection of a convny against an enemy, who comprised Veterans, Maxims and C” Company, under Captain E E Colman. The operations
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    Tennis at Ipoh.
    98 4 SPOWERS DEFEATS THRELFALL. [Fbom Our Own Correspondent]. Ipoh, November 25. The Our Day tennis match between Mr. J. H. Spowers (Ipoh) and Mr. W. H Threlfall (Pena 1 g), which was postponed on Saturday owing to very heavy rain, was played at the Ipoh padang this mornin?,
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    KINTA NOTES.
    148 4 Ipoh, Gopeng, and Lahat are shortly to be lit by electricity, the power being supplied by the Pengkhaleu Mines Ltd, the Lux light contract being cancelled as mantles were found to be of enemy origin. Mr Davidson, of the local branch of the Chartered Bank, who was so
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    Motor-Bus Accident.
    124 4 M.T.” A motor-bus belonging to the Seremban Motor Service Company had a nasty accident at the 22nd mile Seremban-Kuala Piiah road on the 22nd instant at 3 pm. There were 25 occupants, including tho drver and cleaner belonging to the Company. It appears that th* bus was coming
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    Penang Swimming Club
    79 4 The Monthly Medal B Class (100 yards) Handicap competition was decided yesterday at Tanjong Bungah, with the following result net time. T E Dibbs (5 secs) 1 ...Im 42 s. J Downes (scr.) 2 ...Im 47 s. J Meldrum (20 sec?) 3 ...2m 10 s. The winner’s
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      451 4 WANTED BROWN An experienced BOOK-KEEPER. xx '-’O. Indian preferred, well up in the M OnUlYienta.l Sculnt Estate Accounts, Typewriting, and Factory CALUuT?A“ ,t,IOP B. work. Usual quarters provider Apply Monum.nt. aud Tombston.. by letter enclosing copies of testimonial», e 8 01 6y erv and stating salary required to Inscriptions done
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      190 4 O O MHiO ■■C 8810 O OBBH 03ESKI 0 O O- TAKE NOTE BE EARLY J I Coming Monday ’Xtra Speshul Attraction K Penang’s Model Picture Palace I i Manager THOMAS SHAFTO. I q Costly Double Programme for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, B November 26th, 27th and 28th. Showing 3
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    WHAT THE GERMANS ARE SAYING.
    1664 5 WORLD AMBITIONS. German socialists, and especially the strong Jewish element in German socialism feared and hated imperial Russia, and it was probably by working on this fear, that the leaders of Germany induced the socialistic Party, at the outbreak of the war, to protest their
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    EX-TSAR’S NEW QUARTERS.
    71 5 At the ex-Tsar’s request, he and his family have been transferred from Tobolsk to the Abolak Monastery, ten versts away.. In appealing for the change, the ex-Tsar explained that the house at Tobolsk lacked a garden, malftng it impossible for him to stroll about or otherwise exercise
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    TRADE WITH EAST AFRICA.
    575 5 S. S.” It is to be hoped that the Government is now fully awake to the urgency of stimulating the trade relationship-between the Mother Country and her colonies. This is no after-the-war problem then we shall be faced with an iutenbive competition. which we shall not
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    Income Tax
    226 5 There have been many manifestations of satisfaction on the part of the officers of the merchant Service in respect to the very practical concession of the Government in the matter of payment of income-tax The matter was firstly raised, on behalf of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, in
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    The Missing Steamer.
    48 5 S T.” There has been a rumour current to the effect that news has been received concerning the homeward bound steamer which has been missing since leaving Colombo on September 24. We learn from the local agents that they have had no news what- ever-
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      644 5 Penang Rubber Auction Rooms. OUR 336th AUCTION SALE will be held at 7 Union Street, ON TUESDAY. 27th NOVEMBER. 1917. AT 10-3O A. M. SHARP. AUCTION SALES EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.—PRIVATE SALES DAILY. Forward .Sales arranged. Consignments of Rubber solicited. Liberal Cash Advances msde on Consignments. Prompt Settlements of Account
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      81 5 WAR CARTOONS. [Reproduced from the World's Press] i fs||| h. ulf jr U-yA W’KAfewß I® AWAITING THE KNOCK-OUT. JOHN BULL.— “I ’ve got him groggy, and now it’s only a matter of deciding where I’ll hit him next.” —“Rand Daily Mail.” n ji li j 1 if g,-rf’ J,;,| I
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    BIRTHS.
    67 6 Flower Turner. —On the-25:h ms’ at 7. Sepoy Lines, Penwg, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Flower Turner, a daughter. Clementi Smith—Oct. 12, at Kirby House, Hungeiford. wife of Lieut.-Col. Herbert Clementi Smith, D.S.O Royal Engineers, daughter Fisher. —Oct. 5, at Larne, Ireland, wife of F C Fisher, of Allagar
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    AN INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE.
    1170 6 S.F.P.” From recent cables that Lave come through it would appear, despite the magnificent results already achieved in the building of ships to replace those sunk by submarines aud tc meet the increasing demands of war and trade, discussions have arisen in respect to the methods in
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1297 6 Lord Robert Cecil has stated his belief that the action of the Russia and a Rushan extremists, (who Separate Peace. seem determined to redouble their efforts for a separate peace) does not represent the views of the people. He mentioned the “peece pact” of September, 1914, and
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    TIN PRICES.
    14 6 To-day’a quotation for unrefined tin it Penang was $130.00 per picul buyers
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    Tin Output
    22 6 The output of the Tongkab Harbour Tic Dredging Co., (N. L.) for the week ending 24th inst, was 22 tons.
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    Rubber Dividends.
    25 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, November 23. The following dividends are announced: Tremelbye (Final) 35 per cent Siogarore Para (Final) 10 per cent.
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    SINGAPORE PARA RUBBER
    51 6 The report aud balance sheet of Singapore Para Rubber Estates, Limited, have been issued. The directors recommend to the annual meeting of the shareholders to be held on November 30th the payment of a final dividend of 10 per cent., dividend warrants to be posted on December
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    THE MAILS.
    342 6 The homeward mail G”) closes to* morrow at 9 a.m. Registration and pare?.» till 8 a.m. Letters posted in the Pillarboxes before 8 a.m. to-morrow will be w time. Letters, etc, may be posted at the Head Office up to 9-45 a.m. on payment of a late fee
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      190 6 lllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllll PRITCHARD CH? PENANG. H SOLE AGENTS FOR THE I IMPERIAL I TYPEWRITER X rF' r n 4a 1 1 I I *W; i $135 Nett. BRITISH BEST. The machine that has made the high priced typewriter g a fad. X A ESTABLISHED 1872. 4* Under the C** Distinguished *J*
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      18 6 St. Andrew’s Dinner and Concert AT THE c. O. HOTCU FrMaj. J«m memker. Booking for Seats Opeti Now.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      55 6 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow, Penang Standard Timos High Water. Low Water. To-day 10 20 am. (sft. Bin.) 4.30 am. (2 r t. lin.) 10.43 p.m. (6ft. 9in.) 1.13 p.m. (Ift. Bin.) To morrow. 11.08 am. (6ft. 5 16am (Ift. 4in 11.23 p.m (7tt.
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    HAIG'S PRESSURE.
    283 7 SUCCESSES IN CAMBRAI AREA. (TILTS CHEAT BESISTANCE. raj PALESTINE OPERATIONS. I Haig’s troops, who have -er a hun»ired trims in the u i-u. battle since Nov. 20. have further position..- west and .west of Cambrai. The princi- .j-gles were west of Cambrai, -he Bapaume-Cambrai road. _±e Brir.’h occupied
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  • France and Belgium.
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      BATTLE RENEWED
      2167 7 H suter s Tel 3G rams. GRESS WEST OF CAMBRAI. L< a :oa, November 24 Mar-aal Haig r-por-s teat the cs■. w-re coaranaea ru-:ay igamsc enemy s ocsitioue west of Cambra;. e oest ’•«ports -how that they are cing satisfactorily. 1 e sole artillery is verv active m
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      British Commands.
      45 7 ITALY AND MESOPOTAMIA. London. Ncvemoer 24 It is official v Announced that Ger era! Sir Herbert P'umer aas been appointe»! to the command of he Britis i forces in Italy Lieat-Genera. W R. MArena., succeeds to the command of the forces in Mesopotamia.
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      Bread Famine in Austria.
      63 7 Zinch. November 24. A bread f.»m. ie threatens .enaa. A communique posted outside the V.enoa Town Hall states that oocn the Rumanian snd heme aarvests are far below expectations. and have fa.led to meet the demands. Tbe commaniquh adds that aeg»ctiatioas for a supply of com
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      The Sinn Fein Revolt
      37 7 ARREST IN AMERICA. New York, November 24 Thomas O’Cal.aguan has been arrested ac the instance of the British ConsolGeneral, charged with the murder of two policemen during the Sinn Fein revolt ia Ireland.
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      Espionage in America.
      28 7 New York, November 24 Jeremiah O’Leary. President of the American Truth Society, is indicted on a charge of violating the Espionage Act and Postax Laws.
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      America’s Railways.
      29 7 Washington. November 25 The War B»;ard has decided to operate all the railway lines east of Chicago. Trackage facilities for cars will be pooled, regardless of ownership.
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  • Italy's Campaign
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      ITALIAN RESISTANCE.
      368 7 HOECZENDORF HELD. London. November 24 Heater i correspondent ac the Italian Headquarters, wiring on November 23rd, in the evening, says To-day. Mount; Grspoa represents whac Mount Paeuoio did in M av 19.5. The Alpini surpassed themseves. preventing the enemy from breaking through. The latter employed numerous devices, stealing
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      THE ITALIAN FRONT
      126 7 L< nd"U N vember 5. —The Mornmg P .st military correspondent says ’V? most n< r all' w oarselves to be diverted tn m -he course hithert' successfully pursued. The ’Hermans have snatched i startling Advantage by supporting Austria with, half a dozen divisions which had been
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      WAR-WEARY VIENNA.
      487 7 Angry Because the Other S<cte Won't Stop. A remarkable letter from the Vienna correspondent or -he Frankfurter Zeitung is :uote»i by the Dane’ Discussing 'he war weariness f lenna. the correspondent says People n« longer speak f 'he war. or at most they ask When do you think
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  • The Near East.
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      PALESTINE.
      364 7 BRITISH SUCCESS. London. Novemner 24. A Palestine official report ■»avs W® stormed on Wednesday Nebi Sarnwil ridge, which ia the site f he ancient Mizpah, 5.000 yard-» of the Jerusalem-Ntblas read. We beat off repeated coan erattacKs. The enemv biimoarded the mosqae containing th-» traditional tamo of tne Prophet
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    French Minister Resigns.
    18 7 Pans, November 24. M. J nnart., Minuter of the Blccxade, hac resigned, owing to ill-health.
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    M. CLEMENCEAU AND BOLO.
    232 7 M. Alfred. Cap us and IL Gustave Herv4 echo M. Clemenceau's vehement protest lira:nst. ihe plea that too mach attention being paid tc the BoLc-Turmel-' 4 Bonnet Rouge affair MJI. Capus. Herve and Clemenceau are quite right, says a Paris paper* Such a plea can be
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    SHARES.
    1040 8 8 12 s a NIMEB. g, I g. 2 J I "5 E-I 2 BQ 00 RUBBER (Dollar.) Alor Gajah Rubber Estate s4| s4} i Amalgamated Malay Estates $2.90 i $3 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate sls| J Sl<> i Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates $l4O $1.50 Ayer Molek Rubber Co.
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    TENANCIES.
    677 8 c p» INTERESTING CASE AT SINGAPORE. In the Court of Appeal, Singapore, the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.C.), Mr Justice Woodward and Mr Justice Ebden began the hearing of the appaal of the Sultan of Siak and Liin Nea Soon against a decision of the Civil District Judge
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    TREATMENT OF PRISONERS WITH THE TURKS.
    150 8 A Reassuring Statement. Bombay, November 2.—The “Times of India’’ says with reference to a recent statement in the House of Commons about the treatment of prisoners in the hands of the Turks: “We have the authority of Major Ferrar, Chief Postal Censor, Bombay, for
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    A HINT FROM GERMANY.
    86 8 No one car. remain neutral to Germany and Germans. Either you consider them the most perfect creation in history, or vou acquiesce in their destruction.” (Adolph Lazarusson, alias Lasson, Ph. D., to a Dutch friend.) Japan, Look Out!... The day for Japan’s collapse must inevitably arrive...
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    FOUNDERING OF THE HONG WAN.
    414 8 Captais’s Evidence at Marine Court Inquiry. The Mariue Court inquiry into the foundering of the local steamer Hong Wan on October 10 was continued at Singapore. Evidence was given by the matter, Sanodin bin Kahim, who stated that he had been a captain for thirty
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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      156 8 S 1 MOO GOODRICH SAFETY TREAD TYRES For Security and Economy There are other rubber non-skid Tyres which have an initial grip upon road surfaces, but their formation is such that the anti-skid principle soon disappears, and they become to all intents and purposes a Hain Tread without Safety value.
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      28 8 Your friends can buy anything you can give them-except Your PHotograph NIKKO, Modern Art Photographic Studio. Phone 579. 21, PENANG ROADCrufood: 1 I IS I L Coming! J
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    756 9 q r W Lowther Kemp is appointed a Mui'icip» l Commissioner for Singapore. H E the High Commissioner is going ►o Perak shortly to invest H H the Sultan with the insignia of K c M G. We understand that Mr S Veerasamy, parrister-at-Law has entered the
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    TO-NIGHT'S BAND PROGRAMME.
    48 9 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 5 p.m. to-day 1. Selection From the operetta Das Model ...Suppe 2. Gallop Velocipide ...Depries 3« Waltz Hoses Red and White ...Meissler 4. Intermezzo Merry Thoughts ...Anthony 5 March Semper Fedelis ...Souia
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      IPOH FOOTBALL.
      507 9 [To thb Editor or the “Pinang Gazkttk.”] Sib, —It was not my intention to write any more to any paper about the dissolution of the T. O. M. League, but your correspondent Birchite has forced me to take up my pen once again. His effusion is nothing less
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    THE SALUTE.
    376 9 “You mayn’t believe it,” said Archibald, “but saluting’s an art —absolutely”—this as we were entering the High-street of Archibald’s native suburb. “Any fool can be trained to flap his right hand up against the place where he imagines his brains to be, but it needs an expert to
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    COMING EVENTS.
    64 9 Nov. 28. —M.P.A.A. Lecture by Mr. R. M. Richards, Krian Club, Parit Buntar, 5 p.m. Nov. 30. —St. Andrew’s Day Dinner, E. O. Hotel. Dec. I.—Taiping “Our Day” Bazaar. Dec. 1. —Polo Club Gymkhana: Polo ground 4.45 p.m. —Town Band. D ec 5. —Penang Turf Club, Annual General
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    771 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. Messrs. Fraser and Co., in their weekly share circular, dated November 21, state: Rubber at the local auctions has been depressed over the past few weeks, and in consequence shares of this section have been more freely offered, although at the
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    MORLEY AND MINTO.
    515 9 Recent Indian History. London, November 13. —In Lord Morley’s two volumes of “Recollections,” which Messrs. Macmillan are publishing on November 16th,_ there are nearly 200 pages relating to the Indian Secretaryship of State made up from weekly letters to Lord Minto, with occasional connecting links. The replies
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    TAIPING POLICE.
    127 9 Some Recent Cases. The following cases were heard recently at Taiping Police Court, Inspector Lamerton prosecuting Arumugam appeared on a charge having travelled from Telok Anson, Pandok TanTanjong by train without paying the fare. A fine of $3.58 was imposed. Lee Walt and Roora were each fined $3
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    British Commander in Italy.
    30 9 Genkral Sir Herbert Plumer, Commander of tha Second Army on the western fron' wh» has been appointed to the command of the British forces in Italy.
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    Silver.
    9 9 London, November 24. The silver market is steady.
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    MALAYA’S WAR SUBSCRIPTION.
    616 9 Mr. W. George Maxwell, Acting Secretary High Commissioner, forwards a list which shows in alphabetical order the various private subscriptions that have been raised in the Colony and the Malay States for purposes connected with the War and the sums collected up to the 30th September, 1917.
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    FUTURE OF RUBBER.
    166 9 Mr. Killick Optimistic. Writing in “Sperlng’s Journal” for October. Mr. E. L. Killick is optimistic concerning the prospect for rubber after the war, and having dealt with the factors that may govern the situation', he says: “Hitherto the world demand has kept fully abreast of the supply,
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    POLICE COURT.
    158 9 Ahmat, syce to Sergt.-Mejor Webb, P. V, was charged before Mr G C E Mu ler, this morning. (1) with obstructing the public road with a Victoria at Beach Street on the 24th iust. (2) with disobeying the lawful orders of a rikisha peon, when asked to remove
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    115 9 Th» following is the latest quotation iu Messrs. Kennedy and Co.’s share list Saturday. To-day. QD QQ 0Q CO Shakej. >» >» ZS s CQ 02 03 02 Rubber (Dollar). A.-Hitam sls| $l6 sls| SISJ A. Panas $l2 sl2| sllj $l2 Changkat $9.70 $lO s9| s9| cum
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    F.M.S. HOSPITAL.
    279 9 An Exhibition of Work. On Wednesday, September 26th, there was an exhibition at the F.M.S. Hospital of work done by patients at the Hospital. There was a large gathering of people from rhe neighbourhood, while London and F.M.S. were represented by Sir Ernest and Lady BirCh and Mr.
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER REPORT.
    241 9 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly report dated 23rd instant say For the weekly rubber auction which commenced on Wednesday the record quantity of 1.600 tons was catalogued, and, for the first time, the sale extended over three days. The large quantity on offer had
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    EMPIRE THEATRE
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