Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 November 1917

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 284. VOL. LXXV. FRIDAY, 3Oth NOVEMBER, 1917. PRICE IO CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 492 1 I JAPANESE DENTIST I IT. NAGATA j I Next Door to The J Dispensary. >000 ♦■MM UOHi f beg to notify to s our clients that we |f have this day been g B appointed stockists by fTW TlTTl'! 44* A I A Michelin Cie for Ww jfcJlJl L’ W
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    • 500 1 caaaano■■■■■■■■■■■■□□□□□an n a g \A7 HEN Y0U ARE AWAY S E V V on leave you want to keep a in touch with Malayan affairs, J Social, Commercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do J 9 in no better way than by subs- cribing to the Weekly Edition of
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  • 302 2 PENANG POLO CLUB GYMKHANA. Tne Hon. Secretary of the Penang Polo Club Gymkhana advises u* that given fine weather there is every prospect of a fast and exciting polo match to-morrow afternoon. The game commences at 4-35 sharp, and is a three-chukkur match of 9 minutes each,
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  • 94 2 Last night, a Malay Bangsawan performance in aid of the Our Day Fund was given by the Malay boys of the AngloChinese School, Penang, in the School Hall. The hall was crowded. Ali Baba and the Forty Robbers a selection from the “Arabian Nights” was staged in
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  • 76 2 Amount previously acknowledged $126,318.26 PM I A proceeds Amateur Dramatic performance 2,683.73 Evatt Co 100.00 Additional amount Dindings “Our Day” 2,269.71 Collecting card No. 11 by Syed Salleh Alsagoff 28.00 Proceeds Swimming Club Water Carnival 3rd Nov. 1917 1,387 23 Chartered Bank of India, Aus. China
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  • 92 2 Amount previously acknowledged $6,505.00 J R Murray 25.00 Collection at Special Service St Andrew’s Church, 25th Nov. 152.00 D C MacDougall 100 00 K M McLeod 25.00 Rev D J Ross 20 00 Dr J Sharp 250.00 Collection at Divine Service at Caledonia per Rev D J Ross
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  • 121 2 Members of the Penarg Singhalese Buddhist Union have contributed to the Our Day Fund, as follow*: Messrs. P L I-an Hamv $25. ND de Silva $10, K WA de Silva $10, NS de Silva $5, D C Wimalasurendie $4, A G Adris Hamy $4. H A Sadris
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  • 1459 2 Mr G B Leicester, Asst Surgeon District Hospital, Bukit Mertajam, is shortly going on transfer to the Dindings and Mr P Mehta, Asst Surgeon, Dindings, will succeed him. The wedding of Mr F E Ring, of the Ctiandu Monopoly, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs C M Jarvie, will
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  • 97 2 For the period from the 30th November to the 6th December, 1917, inclusive, the value of the highest grade of rubber is fixed at two shillings and six pence per lb., and the duty on cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviable on and ad
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  • 15 2 Station Master, Bnkit Mertajam is going on leave to India early next month.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 514 2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. A SIGNAL SERGEANT, at Fort Cornwallis, Penang, Salary £100/p.a. to £120/- (yearly increment of £5/-) and Duty Allowance of £40/- with free quarters. A man with mechanical knowledge is preferable. Applications should reach the Harbour Master’s Office not later than the 15th December, 1917. D. C. MACINTYRE,
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    • 61 2 NOTICE. LABOUR CODE, 1912, F.M.S. INDIAN IMMIGRATION FUND ORDINANCE 1911." EMPLOYERS of Indian labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Dy. Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October, and January. Forms for there turn
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    • 213 2 HUTTON’S -ll I “PINEAPPLE” HAMSil >| ARE THE BEST. *1 il I Sole Agents Straits &F. M.S. I il l| Singapore Cold Storage: I g COMPANY, LIMITED, J I SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, PENANG. I M Telegrams: STORAGE.” Telephone No. 602. I I 1 I Your friends I can buy
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 172 2 f TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT TO- A sensational Spectacular Surprises. At Penang’s Playho 7/// I I Where Everybody Goes. Uae g Manager THOMAS I 1st show 8 p.m. THE GREAT SECRET Chapter 15 i Test of Death.” Chapter 16. “The Crafty Hand.” The 2nd Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. Imp. Feature. THE
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  • 1672 3 A CONTINUOUS PUSH. London, October 17.—There never were so many heavy blows struck in succession in the course of any campaign as those delivered by the British Armies of the North in Flanders. Sir Douglas Haig is operating the greatest series of tactical offensive movements known to military
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  • 54 3 Nov. 30.—Football Match, P.C.C. v. Planters, Esplanade, 5.15 p.m. Nov. 30.—St. Andrew’s Day Dinner, E. &O. Hotel. Dec. 1.—Taiping “Our Day” Bazaar. Dec. 1. —Polo Club Gymkhana: Polo ground 4.45 p.m.—Town Band. Dec. 5.—Penang Turf Club, Annual General Meeting, 4-30 p.m. Dec. 19. —Board of Licensing Justices, Meeting,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 781 3 w A TE D EMIIfi- 111 il r AN EXPERIENCED Book-keeper and Cashier $2,000. Q copies testimonials No. 257, c/o Pinang Gazette 1413-1-12 ZL WANTED. Cin South Kedah. Commencing Lighting 6 Starting salary $70. Apply with testimonials to, T «to in- Touch the Switch, and you have a No. 2o8,
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    • 48 3 PINKETTES h A.Zl Will Keep You Fit during the Summer, because they gently stimulate the bowels and 2 thus keep the system cool, clean and healthy. 50 cents per phial at your druggist’s or direct by mail on receipt of J price from DR.{WILLIAMS* MEDICINE COMPANY, SINGAPORE g
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    • 193 3 i IMPORTANT NOTICE. I p p rpHE SALE OF PUNDUT ESTATE Bindings g advertised to be sold at Auction by Messrs. POWELL Co., Ltd., 17, Raffles Place, Singapore, on tt 00 00 Thursday, 15th November, 1917, has been postponed to tt H the 18th December, 1917, with completion one month
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  • 173 5 neutrals and the war. RUSSIAN FRONT. THE SUBMARINISM. Inter-Aliied Conference, at which twe lve nations are represented, has opened in Paris. British shipping losses last week totalled 21 vessels, compared with 17 in the prevl03 week, France’s four ships against and Italy’s two against one. British Rn l
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  • France and Belgium
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      454 5 'Recter’s Telegrams.' 1 ENEMY RAIDS REPULSED. London, November 29. Field Marshal Haig reports that there is nothing special on the Cambrai battle front. We repu sed two raids in the neighbourhood of Avion. Tne enemy’s artillery is active on the Ypres from, the heaviest fire being east of
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    • 145 5 SUPPLY AND BLOCKADE PROBLEMS. Paris. November 29. The Inter-Allied Conference opens today. As the principal task is to settle practical problems of supply and the blockade, the work will be divided into various technical Commissions. London, November 29. Altogether twelve nations, including Japan and Siam, will be represented
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    • 153 5 LORD LANSDOWNE'S APPEAL. London. November 29. The Marquess of Lansdowne, in a long letter to the Daily Telegraph, urges co-ordination of the war aims of the Allies, and says the prolongation of the war will ruin the civilised world; Immense stimulus will probably be giv-u to a
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    • 54 5 PREMIER’S DECLARATION. The Hague, November 29. The Dutch Premier, speaking in the Chamber, affirmed that the Government would not depart from neutrality, whatever the consequences, but if attacked, the Dutch would defend themselves. He mentioned that the Swedish Government had abandoned the intention to convoke a neutral conference
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    • 53 5 FRENCH CHAMBER SUPPORTS IMPEACHMENT. Paris, November 29. The French Chamber, by 512 votes to 2, adopted the report of its Committee, directing the impeachment of M Malvy, ex-Minister of the Interior, before the Senate, after a long debate in which M Malvy said he wished to be tried
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    • 33 5 IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. London. November 29. The Scandinavian Kings and leading statesmen are conferring secretly, but reiteration of neutrality is expected, also an assurance that the Scandinavian countries will not initiate peace proposals.
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  • Russia
    • 408 5 HEADQUARTERS’ REPORT. London, November 28. The War Office announces that the Chief of tbe Russian Military Mission in England has received a communication from the Russian Headquarters, dated November 22od, as follows From November 6th to 20th there was no sea fighting. 1,734 Turkish Gendarmes surrendered on the
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    • 62 5 BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE. London, November 29. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that since the war Russia had communicated with Great Britain regarding proposals that the Sultan of Turkey should no longer be recognised a? Khalif. Britain had never departed from her attitude that the question
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  • 55 5 ENEMY FORCE SURRENDERS. London. November 29. An East Africa official report says The Germans dislodged from Simbas are reported in the vicinity of the Rovuma River, short of food and ammunition. Colonel Tafel, from the Mahenge area, with 110 Germans, 1.212 Askaris and 2,200 other natives surrendered unconditionally
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  • Italy’s Campaign
    • 243 5 ENEMY’S NEW EFFORTS. London, November 29. Reuter’s correspondent at the Italian Heackjuarters says tbe enemy has vainly hammered in the valleys on both sides of Mount Grappa, and is now apparently attempting to descend towards the plain from the Sette Communi plateau, in the hope that a
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  • 80 5 THE NEW REGULATIONS. London. November 29. Tbe “Daily Telegraph” states that there have been negotiations between the Government and Liberal leaders on the subject of the PacifhtjLeaflets Regulations. It is understood that a compromise has been reached, whereby the identity of printers and authors must be disclosed, but
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  • 50 5 A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. London, November 29. H. R. H Prince Albert has been operated upon for duodenal ulcer. His condition hitherto is satisfactory. Later. An official bulletin savs an operation for duodenal ulcer was performed on H R. H Prince Albert, this morning, and his condition is satisfactory.
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  • 62 5 GOVERNMENT CONTROL. Washington. November 29. President Wilson has issued a proclamation regarding the licensing of most of the chief imports by the War Trade Board, enabling the Government.to control imports as it has controlled exports since the war began, and giving the Government another powerful weapon which will
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  • 60 5 Washington, November 29. The Chairman of the Sub-Committee of the Iron and Steel Institute telegraphed to the Depa-tment of Commerce that if the policy of commandserin' tin continued there would be no t n available for canning foodstuffs, and says intense competition increased the price tin from
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  • 30 5 Philadelphia, November 29 Thierichens, the interned ex Commander of the German liner Eitel Friedrich, was sentenced to fourteen months’ imprisonment for violating the white slave law.
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  • 27 5 London, November 29. The Admiralty announces that it is establishing a Women’s Royal Naval Service, for shore duties hitherto performed by naval ratings.
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  • Naval Operations.
    • 35 5 ANOTHER INCREASE. Loudon, November 29. The Admiralty reports that the arrivals last week were 2.058 and the sailings 2,122. Fourteen vessels over and seven under 1,600 tons were sunk. Eight were unsuccessfully attacked.
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    • 214 5 The following is a list of arrivals, sailings and losses as cabled by Reuter Sunk. Weekended. OverCnd „|1 E 1.600 1,600 < x tons. tons. s 6 May 2374 2499 24 22 13 2568 2552 18 5 IS 20 2664 2759 18 B 9 27 2719 2768
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    • 32 5 London, November 29. French shipping returns show that the arrivals were 909 and the sailings 803. The sinkings were three above and one below 1,600 tons. Three were unsuccessfully attacked,
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    • 179 5 Sunk x x 5 x o Week ended. Over Under S 5 E Ĕ 1600 1600 I < x tons. tons. 3rd June 1005 938 3 2 3 10th 1034 1015 4 1 6 17th 1028 1122 0 5 24th 1088 969 2 3 3 1st July
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    • 33 5 London, November 29 Italian shipping re urns for the week ending November 25 th, show th*t 443 ships arrived and 387 departed. One over and on? under 1,500 tons were lost.
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    • 201 5 The following is a list of previous Italian losses as cabled by Reuter: Week ended. Arrivals. Sailings. Sunk. Sailing Steamships. en. 6th May 464 430 3 7 13th May 580 661 7 4 20th May 460 317 0 27th May 498 <76 11 3rd June 492 446
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    • 106 5 MR. MASSEY AND PACIFIC ISLANDS. Wellington, November 29. Speaking at a conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, the Rtr. Hon. W. F. Massey, the Premier, said any proposal to restore Samoa and New Guinea to Germany would be bitterly resented by the British people in the
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    • 45 5 BRAZIL’S AID TO ALLIES. Rio de Janeiro, November 29. Brazil has reached an agreement with France, by which thirty interned German ships of a tonnage of a quarter of a million shall be used for a year as food carriers for the Allies.
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    • 59 5 JAPANESE APPEAL TO AMERICA. New York, November 28. Baron Megata, bead of the Japanese Commission to the United States, addressing a number of Americans prominent in finance, commerce and jiumalism, urged the development of China’s vast resources by the United States and Japan, whose joint efforts would not
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  • 187 5 Ah Kaw. a Chinaman, was brought before Mr S H Langston in the Second Court, Penang, to-day, charged with voluntarily causing hurt to an old Chinese woman named Thun Hun, of 61, Gladstone Road, on the 26tb instant at about 7 p.m. The complainant stated that she knew
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  • 200 5 Chia Chai Sang, a young Chinaman, was charged before Mr R D Acton in the District Court, Penang, with criminal breach of trust in respect of $1468.55, the property of Peng Ah Seng on or about the 1st October last. The accused pleaded not guilty and
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  • 46 5 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 5 p.m. to-day 1 Overture The Eclipse ...Williams 2. Bolero Pasquiia ...Bigge 3. Selection A Chinese Honeymoon ...Talbot 4. Waltz Heine du Danube Godfrey 5. March Mag ar a ...Maddock
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  • 64 5 pro- hibitiog the conveyance from any port of the Colony of all articles consigned to or by persons or bodies of persons mentioned in the Statutory List to “The Trading with the Enemy (Statutory List) Proclamation, 1917,” and in the variation and additions to
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  • 1223 6 GERMANY’S DESTINY.” San Francisco, October 19. —According to Admiral Tirpitz, ex-German Minister of the Navy, now is the time that Germany’s destiny will be determined. The only way by which Germany can stand against Britain and hold her position as one of the world Powers is to depend
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  • 636 6 ECONOMIC CHANGES. The war has changed many thing», and among them the economic dependence of Asiatic countries upon Europe is undergoing a gradual but profound readjustment. Japan is rapidly becoming a creditor, instead of a debtor, nation. While repaying >er own debt outstanding from the Russo Japanese
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  • 1168 6 i (By Patrick MacGiix, Author of 1 ‘‘The Great Push etc). r Spudhole Bubb, D.C.M. made himself comfortable, and turned a smiling face on the other men in the trench. There were three of them in all, three friends who had f<*ight many a hard fight, raided many a
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  • 778 6 STRANGE BELIEFS. What) is a bolshevik As a general thing he is an unmarried man, with no home of his own, no responsibilities to children or family. He has no personal affairs of his 'own to look out for, wherefore he sets out to regulate the world,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 25 6 N. NAKAMURA, LICENSED DENTIST, S.S. F.M.S. AT JUNCTION OF PENANG AND ARGYLL ROADS. SUNDAY, EVERYDAY, 10 am* to 12 noon* 8 am* to 6 pm*
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    • 594 6 sraa,, iBflamed 'tehy patch is a Ring, worm-and if care is not taken to get rid of it, it will multiply itself and keep on moving about the body from one place to another DAH RINGWORM OINTMENT is a powerful remedy which will, after a few applications, completely destroy the
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  • 1155 7 THE SCOTS FROM OVER-SEAS. It is one of the favourite wheezes of some Scottish divisions in France that there are —in other divisions than theirs, of course battalions in kilts who can speak only Dutch r Maori, or French, says Neil Munro. If you uldressed them in Scotch
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  • 417 7 TREATIES WITH JAPAN AND CHINA. We take the following from the “Manchurian Daily News” (a Japanese paper published in English at Dairen) Mr. P. Leckos, who has spent the last few days in Dairen and Port Arthur, came out to the Far East from Athens
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  • 266 7 He drove it on the street car tracks with confidence superb He scraped it on the lamp-posts and he scrapit on the curb He slammed it and he jammed it any way he might desire, And When it popped, Bight out he hopped And blamed
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  • 420 7 Chaos in Russia. N. I. P. A., November 27.—The condition of affairs in Russia is typified by the fact that the Caucasian Army is attacking the Turks on its own authority and that it has gained a victory, taking 1,600 men prisoners. Scandinavian Conference. The Conference of the
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  • STOP PRESS.
    • 50 7 Loudon, November 29. Reuter’s Lobby carrespondent authoritatively learns that a rumour t’u»t Lord Lansdowne’s letter to the T'imes was written with the Government’s knowledge is entirely without foundation. The “Goble” says Lord Lansdowne’s programme, which means Trust the Hohenzollerns scarcely enhances his reputation for statesmanship and patriotism.
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    • 37 7 Amsterdam, November 29. An Amsterdam message says a German torpedo boat, belonging to the Z?ebrugge flotilla, struck a mine just outside Dutch territorial waters and sank, only two of the crew being saved.
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  • 608 7 Possibly after reading the following notes of a recent voyage to Singapore from Europe by a Japanese mail, those people who are not absolutely compelled to travel, will think twice and then again, before braving the very real dangers of the U-boat campaign, which may be well in
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  • 156 7 Defrauding the Railway. In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court before Mr. A. W. Just, Magistrate, Chief Inspector Hollywood, in charge of the F.M.S. Railway Police, prosecuting, Shaik Mohamed was convicted of defrauding the F.M.S. Railways by using another person’s railway season ticket between two local stations. The
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  • 164 7 End of 1,016 Opium Cases. A bonfire of confiscated opium and smokers’ instruments, which was the sixth of the kind, took place at Peking, on the 6th inst. in front of the Altar of the God of Agriculture near the Bridge of Heaven. Notice was given by
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  • 611 7 CHINESE OPINION. Peking, November 12.—Now that the Chinese mind hss began to form maturer judgments of the Lansing-Ishii notes two distinct views are prevalent. On the one hand are those who still hold that the notes amount to very little, as containing nothing new. The idea of Japan’s
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  • 203 7 Acknowledging receipt of a copy of the American-Japanese agreement, the Chinese Government on the 9th instant handed the following statement to the American Minister, Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, and the Japanese Minster Baron Hayashi: ‘‘The Governments of the United States and Japan recently, in order to silence mischievous
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  • 49 7 The Shanghai office of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha has received a cable from Yokohama stating that the steamer Tenyo Maru has been floated. No further particulars are given, but it is presumed that the steamer will now proceed to San Francisco with the passengers and cargo.
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  • 217 7 Shanghai, November 10.—Dr. Sun Yat-sen has yielded his office of Generalissimo to In-spector-General Lu Yung-ting, according to a Canton telegram, and has himself left Wham-, poa for Hongkong. Heavy losses were inflicted on the Szechuenese by the Yunnanese in the battles of e lingchang and Shihtungchen. according
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  • 41 7 Peking, November 13 r; v- w Civil Governor who it 7 11U H the ‘avv Governor,’ has toU 7* g MUi the exception of the K. 8Mph i that with WO O a -Hhet4Tr“ n g hehM
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  • 6 7 Peking, November IX -m.
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  • 78 7 Peking, November 13 dr°P in the value of titT^'" 8 «reat wh£tT and the Bank of c’ f the Ban)c v h has greatly affected 7, minunia ctio 9 s Ministry of FinanceT the In S the name of tJ n 3 CaIIed ™eet -hich it was
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  • 254 7 Another Hollander from Bangkok- T 7 Vrites *<> the q Nov ember 5 o and dated Ottering character tn A artJcle of a mo<rf of whichBritain, b u least, verv lst have been tLe a m atter tn,e Ho^nde,^ 0 great number of m sur P rise to
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  • 27 7 Sydney, October 4.—In tho n agarnst Charles William JrA’„ mer of Murray Downs, co-respondent des.rrf to 11 h— A 3 his Clfen married
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 114 7 nave you a Rheumatic Friend Tell him about Little’s Oriental Balm, modern emancipator from the aches and pains of the human body. No mere relief, but permanent freedom from tortures and deformities of rheumatism. The cure had been achieved not once, not t few times, but thousands of times. Effectual
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    • 43 7 IN AID OF RED CROSS ST. ANDREW'S DAY. DINNA FORGETTHE SOCCER MATCH PLANTERS V. p. c, C., Ar THE padang. Have you booked your table at tha E. O. for the Haggis and Scotch Broth. Over 200 have already made siccar, ye ken.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 1147 8 I I/ p M MV I VlB CHARTERED BANK 1 AUSTRALIA AND China U H KONINKLIJKE > PAKETVAART m«in>o«te<f m England bJ I maatschappij Reserve Fwud* 1 (mCOBPOBATED IB HOLLAND.) Re—(Royal Packet S. N. Company) 38, ko Agrncies and Branch rr Fob Iwtbmdbd to Saii». mbr. Amritsar Hongkong Pekin 7
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