Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 January 1918

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  • 18 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED D establish! No. 1. VOL. LXXVI. WEDNESDAY, 2nd JANUARY, 1918. PRICE 1(?
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 898 1 jap/nese dentist I T. NAGATA Next Doer to The Dispensary. ■IHMBMHM «BMB mb®»! important Notice. j*.™ irE *EG TO INFORM the public 1 8 ZF YOU_ HAVE. NOT TRIED tat we have secured the JJ Jhl g Uli fc=P=i tXPAIND tP i BEAR BRAND MILK Le-versa. Seats in the .nail
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  • The Near East.
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      366 2 ADVANCE CONTINUED. London, December 30. A Palestine official report says We further advanced over three miles along the Nablus road, occupying Beeroth, also Hizmes, Jeba and Burkah, east of the road, and Ramallah ridge and Khettiereh, west of the road. Mounted troops in the centre reached Khurbetha, Ibn, Harith
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  • General News
    • 79 2 ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE Washington, December 31. Another earthquake, on Saturday, virtually destroyed Guatemala city. A report to the Navy Department says everything is in ruins, and 125,000 are homeless. Naval forces have been ordered to render assistance. 1,000 Earthquake Victims, London, January 1. There are a thousand dead at
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    • 30 2 London, December 30. A telegram from Mannheim reports a serious explosion in munitions works near Forbach, which set on fire a benzine tank, and gutted extensive warehouses.
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    • 18 2 Paris, January 1. Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Chamberlain have arrived in Paris.
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    • 9 2 London. December 29. The silver market is firm.
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    • 147 2 FOUR BARONS. London, December 31. The New Year honours include the following who are created Barons. Mr. Almeric Paget. Sir Frederick Cawley. Sir John Lonsdale. St James Woodhouse. Six new Privv Councillors include Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P., and Mr Tom Richards M. P. Twenty Baronetcies include Mr
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    • 187 2 Mr. Almeric Hugh Paget was elected Unionist M.P. for Cambridge in 1910. Director of Guy’s Hospital. High Sheriff of Suffolk. Sir Frederick Cawley has been Liberal M.P. for the Prestwich division of S.E. Lancashire since 1895. Chairman of Heaton Mills Bleaching Co. Sir John B. Lonsdale has
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    • 72 2 SENDS GREETINGS TO FRANCE. Paris, December 31. The Chinese Presidin' in am< ssage to President Poincare, on the occasion of the New Year, in sending his best wishes for the happiness of the gallant French people, expresses his firm conviction that the heroic efforts of the French troops
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  • 68 2 London, November 13. —The PostmasterGeneral, Mr. A. H. Illingworth, speaking at the Mansion House, said he hoped the penny post would continue for ever. It abolition had been frequently proposed recently. He doubted whether increased postage would mean increased revenue. He would rather rely on the
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  • 171 2 Mr M B Shelley, acting First Magistrate, Tpob, was engaged on Friday in the heat ing of a charge brought by the Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor against Mr J T Dobbie, editor, publisher, and printer of the “Times of Malaya” newspaper, and Mr J A S
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  • 388 2 MR. LLJYD GEORGE’S MESSAGES. London, January 1. Mr Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, in New Year messages to the President of the United State s and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Italy, Serbia, Rouraania, Portugal, Belgium, Greece, and France, emphasises that the hopes of humanity centre on
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  • 17 2 Zurich, December 30. The Hungarian Landsturm clas?, born in 1900, have been called up.
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  • 282 2 The homeward mail A”) closes on Friday at 10 a.m registration till 9 a.m parcels till 8 a.m. The Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board is now turning envelopes (received through the post) inside out and using them as envelopes for its own correspondence. Tickets for the Penang Lottery can
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  • 54 2 Jan. 2.—Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, Regular Meeting at Freemason’s Hall, 9 p.m. Jan. 14.—P.V.R.C. Annual General Meeting, Penang Cricket Club, 7 p.m. Jan. 15, 17 and 19.—Penang Races. Jan. 16.—General Meeting of the Straits Racing Association, at Chamber of Commerce, at 11 a.m. Jan. 17.—Opening of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 483 2 .s. lbsHIP. ,f Penang J A ROW, agest Man or in the F. M.S. mg under the ting Association o under;— .ean and jerk, right jingle-handed Snatch, 3. Two hands clean I'hotnas Inch vs. Mr. the tirle of Britain’s under the same rules .0 take place in Penang. i*y Hooi
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    • 20 2 INCOME TAX. MATTERS of INTEREST to Bankers and some suggestions for reform. By H. LAKIN-SMITH. Price Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd.
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    • 324 2 Indigestion and Stomach Pains. Dr. Cassell’s Tablets Make Your Stomach gjrong to Digest Food, and Cure All Your Pains. If you cannot digest your food and get all the good nourishment out of it you cannot be well. The food just lies in the stomach and will not dissolve, and
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 157 2 vv ni/rs auk-’*-'-*-* > perfection pictures. THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN MOTION PICTURES Q A T THE f I I T Manager THOMAS ?HAFTO. < H A MAGNIFICENT ATTRACTION SHOWING TO-VIQHT! TO-NIGHT I n Commencing Prompt at 9 p.m. t a LITTLE ZOE RAE in 5 Parts GLORIANA 0 A Beautiful
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  • 24 2 Obituary. London, December 29. Tie death has occurred of Mr. George Clifiord Whitworth,iformerly ofjthe Bombay Civil Service, and author of an AngloIndian Die ionary.
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  • 879 3 One of the most noteworthy local events of the year 1917 was the completion of the contract for the Singapore Main Wharf and Lagoon Dock. The final certificate for a payment under the contract for these works was signed on Maj' 24, and the Wharf and Dock
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  • 472 3 s.T.” MR. MARCUS ZERNER FINED. The hearing of the charge against Mr Marcus Zerner that b.dog an alien, he failed to comply with the Registration of Aliens Ordinance, was continued in the third Police Court, Singapore, on Saturday morning, before Mr G L Ham. Accused recalled was
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  • 337 3 S.T.” Malacca, December 29.—The prize dis tribution in connection with the Police Club tennis and billiard tournaments will take place on Friday, January 4, 1918 Major WML Bower, the President of the Club, has kindly consented to give away the prizes immediately after the final of the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 580 3 ENGINEER, mßrried, ineligible for IVTOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that active service, 43 years of age, 16 4 y Mr q r, a g O atly has been do’k «n°i bl h»rb°ur‘ 'billTin P» r in thi flr ,rom healthy district. Can join at once. January Ist. Apply Box No. 277,
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    • 54 3 Most People are tainted, Are Victims to constipation. Dispel the trouble by taking an occasional dose of PINKETTES, the little laxatives which gently assist nature to establish regular habits of health. A 50 cents per phial at your druggist’s or direct by mail on receipt of a price from DR.
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    • 91 3 PRITCHARD'S REPRODUCTION ESTIMATES OF FURNITURE SCHEMES IN ANTIQUE PREPARED A SPECIALITY. FREE. Furniture is K VO 1 i ,IB il < Unequalled for Hill HM Ji I. hw If 1 Iwfc mL- pK g MOOriKrh iiw ~if! j MSfcEyrSip Style Value. VISIT OUR New Show Rooms in Union Street, No
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  • 997 4 Without ascribing to the eulogies pronounced on the Bolshevik regime by the Daily News correspondent, there would seem to be a need for a revision of popular opinion as to the- extent and effect of Bolshevik activities on the course of the war. It was not generally
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  • 61 4 Our Day in Puket is fixed for the 9th of February. Amongst other efforts to raise money on that occasion the Committee have decided to run a small lottery of Ticals 50,000, of which amount 25 per cent, will go to British Red Cross funds. The
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  • 190 4 S.F.P.” The Our Day has closed at $969,294 for the Straits, Johore and the non-Federated Malay States, including Singapore $465,048. Johore $163,831 and Malacca $53,905. Doctors in the F.M.S. who are particularly concerned in estate work have formed a permanent body, The Malayan Estate Medical Officers
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  • 1839 4 The recent appointment of Vice-Ao’miral (now Admiral) Weymss, The Navy's «8 First Sea Lord in Work. cession to Admiral Lora Jellicoe, and tbe comments on the change, must have caused the public to ask many questions, some pertinent, the majority, probably, tbe reverse. For van ous reasons
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 249 4 i i e i 11 >- i wOrnyx 7Vw SI x x uiS s BL sjs SCOTCH* WHISKY §5 1 fc. Jis prepared for fixport. 7 f EXTRA* SPECIAL, GOLD LABEL. SPECIAL VERY OLD. WHITE LABEL Proprietors f |p—| JJL Bulloch.'Lade Co.. Ltd.. S 5 lOiSTiuLCoa AT Gl»»oow, Isuav. ANO
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    • 50 4 “E. 0.” HOtCl. CONCERT IN AID OF ST. DUNSTAN S HOME AFTER DINNER On Saturday, sth January, A Special Launch will Leave the Jetty for Butterworth at 12-30 a.m, ♦■■■■■■■■■■■■«■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a Pinang Gazette Press, LIMITED. TELEPHONES. Printing Works Manager and J Cashier’s Office 498 Managing Editor 477 Editor's Residence 221 ♦■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a
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  • 134 5 FRENCH SUCCESS. ADVANCE IN PALESTINE. THE RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS. The French troops, assisted by British and Italian guns, stormed enemy positions in the region of Monte Tombs, between the Brents and the Piave, capturing 1,392 prisoners, 60 machine guns and 7 guns. The Austrians again bombed Padua, doing serious
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  • France and Belgium
    • 1124 5 [Riwter’s Telegrams]. ENEMY ATTACKS. London, December 31. Field Marshal Haig reports that the enemy made powerful local attacks at dawn on a two-mile front against Welsh Ridge, on the spur south of Cambrai. We repulsed him in the centre. The enemy effected a lodgment in small salients on
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    • 18 5 London, December 30. A French commuuiquĕ reports that three German aeroplanes were brought down.
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    • 26 5 London, January 1. The revenue for the nine months ending December 31st was £400,650,000, compared with £293,140,000 for the corresponding period of 1916.
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  • Russia
    • 1392 5 PROPOSALS TO RUSSIA. Amsterdam, December 30. At Brestlitovsk, on December 28th, Germany proposed that the first two articles of the preliminary treaty should be as follows: Firstly, that Russia and Germany declare that a state of war is ended and that both nations are resolved to live together
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    • 342 5 FUTURE POLICY. London, December 31. The newspapers state that an interview between Mr. Lloyd George and a Labour deputation on Friday was most cordial, and finally removed any misunderstanding that may have existed between the Premier and Labour. Mr. Amos says the Labour leaders, having secured unity
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    • 297 5 The Bolsheviki are the Maximalists (a convenient contraction of Maximumalist) or extreme Socialists. The Menshivik are the Minimalists (Minimumalist) or moderate Socialists. The Socialist movement has only come to the front since 1905. but in the brief time it has existed it has become quite chaotic, as might
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    • 159 5 M. Lenin, the leader of the Maximalists, has suffered exile under the Czardom, and his elder brother was hanged for plotting against Czar Alexander 11. He is generally regarded as an honest fanatic, of questionable mental stability. On the revolution becoming successful. he applied for permission to
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  • 22 5 New York, December 31. Unprecedented cold has aggravated the shortage of coal. Thousands stormed coalyards for a basketful.
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  • Italy's Campaign
    • 289 5 PRISONERS AND GUNS CAPTURED* London, December 31. An Italian official report says that after intense artillery fire in the Monte Tomba sector, tbe French stormed positions between Osteria di Monfenera and Maranzine. They overcame stubborn resistance and established themselves firmly, taking prisoner 44 officers and 1,348 men,
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    • 186 5 HOSPITALS DAMAGED. London, December 30. An Italian official report says the enemy again bombed Padua, killing three and three. Two hospiials were damaged. Damage to Churches. An Italian semi-official report says in the last raid on Padua the Cupola of Del Carmine Church was destroyed. The Altar
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  • 42 5 London, December 31. The Admiralty reports that tbe minesweeping sloop Arbutus was torpedoed, and foundered during severe weather.Q Th» Commander and another officer and seven men are missing. The boarding steamer Grive was also torpedoed and sunk, without a casualty.
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  • 21 5 London,[December 31. The steamer Peregrine, from' Rotterdam to London, was wrecked at jWalton-on-Naze. 56 passengers and crew were saved.
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  • 36 5 Melbourne, December 30. The latest referendum figures are 945,000 for conscription. 1,121,000 against conscription. These figures are inclusive of [the votes of the Australian forces hitherto announced, namely, 51,000 for, and J 56,000 against.
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  • WAR ITEMS.
    • 148 6 London, November 25. —A German sailor foamed Weigat, a boatswain on the Dreadnought Kronprinz, who participated in the Kiel mutiny in October, has escaped to Holland. In an interview, Weigat stated that 300 Bailors from the Kronprinz who were ordered to proceed to a submarine school
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    • 138 6 New York, November 14.—The New York World has received a despatch from Rome stating that the troops assisting the Italians include French Chasseurs, and the world-famous Anzacs, who won immortal fame at the Dardanelles.” [When the cable announcing that the Anzacs had been sent to the
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    • 130 6 New York, November 7.—On Monday officers of the Secret Service arrested Thomas Welsh, a British subject who is alleged to be a messenger between the Sinn Feiners in Ireland and those in the United States, upon his arrival in New York. Welsh attempted to destroy
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    • 127 6 Bishop of London’s Appeal. London, November 25. —The Bishop < f London, Rev. Dr. Winnington Ingram, preached a sermon in St. Paul’s Cathedral to-day in support of the food economy campaign. The valor of the army and the navy, the bishop said, would be fruitless if
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    • 83 6 London, November B.—Father Michael Daly, a young priest who recently arrived from New York, was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment at Liverpool to-day for having been in possession of a code bv which naval and military information could be communicated. Defendant gave evidence that the
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    • 75 6 London, November 17.—General Sir Archibald Murray, formerly commanding in Palestine. has written a letter to the Spectator,” in which he states he has the greatest respect and affection for the Australian and New’ Zealand troops, and he had spoken to BrigadierGeneral Anderson of their fine qualities, but
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    • 54 6 London, November 17.—1 t is reported that the Home Secretary has ordered the deportation of T. Keeley, the proprietor of a printing office at Hackney, which was raided by the police a few days ago, and a notorious printer of pacifist pamphlets. Keeley ”is really
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    • 50 6 London, November 16,—Lord Northcliffe in a letter to Mr. Llovd George, in declining the position of Air Minister, says:—“ I prefer my independence. I do not want to be gagged by a loyalty which I do not feel towards the whole of your administration.”
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    • 27 6 Paris, November 25.—During the past ten month. French aviators have brought .low" S I German aeroplanes, while 153 others fell within the German lines.
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  • 762 6 A SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW. Public opinion in the Union of South Africa is, at the present moment, overwhelmingly against Germany being permitted to reoccupy her lost territory under any circumstances whatsoever. This conclusion has not been arrived at hastily, it is the outcome cf close observance of
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  • 805 6 WHAT ECONOMIC BOYCOTT WOULD MEAN. lhe agitation for an economic boycott of Germany seems at last to ba taking definite shape. Various periods have already been suggested, from a year, with an additional year for every month Germany remains in occupation of Allied territories, to no less than
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  • 60 6 London, November 10.—A remarkable divorce suit was heard yesterday. Captain G. B. O’Connel, aged 23, petitioned for divorce from his wife, aged 55. on the ground of misconduct. It was stated in evidence that in 1910 petitioner, then a boy of 16, was induced to marry
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  • 342 6 Paris, December 28.—1 n the Chamber, M. Pichon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, an-wering several Socialist interpellations concerning Russia, made declarations which obtained a considerable success, and were frequently and enthusiastically cheered by almost all the Chamber. M. Pichon passed in review the Maximalist acts quite in violation
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  • 209 6 As Mr G G Seth, of the Civil Service, is shortly going on leave, and his friends in the communities are showering tokens of their respect on him. Mr Seth (who has been sixteen years out here) has been brought closely in contact with many people
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 229 6 ♦nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanDnnnfnnnnnnnHnnnnflßnnnnnnnf |PUNLOP TYRES No wonder 95 out of n 1 I n S each 100 Car owners n n -when bluntly asked g H 5 n SLA'- t Has the mileage i I given by your Tyre n J yW justified the pur- o o Kai'iO chase of another DUNLOP?”
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  • 744 7 Mias Pope and Miss Kay have left Kaala Lumpur on a trip to Hongkong. The Hon Mr E G Broadrick, Resident of Selangor, has returned from leave. Mr Sumner, Inspector of Schools Perak, after an attack of malaria is recuperating in Penang. Dr Day has been promoted
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  • 940 7 THE SAND AND GRAVEL QUESTION. In the Second Chamber, Dr. Nolens discussed the possibility of a solution of the difficulties concerning the sand and gravel question in a practical manner. He opined that arbitration was the only means. With the consent of the Governments concerned, a Commission could
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  • 28 7 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $127.00 per picul, business done. Tin is quoted in London, to-day, at £2BO spot, and £277 three months.
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  • 64 7 The output of the Ayer Weng Mine for the month of December was 300 piculs Mr Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the < utput from Tin Bentong (No Liability) for December was: Cubic yards 73,700, hours 616, piculs 635. The output for December of the Ratrut Basin
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  • 32 7 The following was the rubber quotation in London on Dec. 31st, received to-day Plantation Ist latex crepe 2s 6|d Smoked Sheet 2s sfd [By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.]
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  • 72 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 $75 $B2 Plain smoked sheet $70 73 Diamond unsmoked sheet $60 74 Plain unsmoked sheet ss3 59 Bark crepe s2B
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  • 35 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for December Bagan Serai lbs 35,500 Batak Rabit (l 24,500 Penang 223,000 Rubana 78,000 Straits 228.000 S S (Bertam) Rubber 131,000 Sungei Patani 22,500 Tali Ayer 85,000
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  • 53 7 British Foreign Bible Society Emergency Fund. Already acknowledged $378.97, Mr Phoon Sye Leong $5, Four Chinese Christian Girls $6, Middle Road Baba Church per Rev Goh Hood Keng $3O, Mrs H E W Koelmeyer, K Kangsar $5, Theo, Cis, Harry, Gracie, and Ruth Koelmeyer $5 Total $429.97 Chas E. G.
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  • 1165 7 THE WESTERN FRONT. London, December 21.—The situation on the western front has not materially altered. No operations on a large scale took place though the Germans launched two local attacks, which had Zullecourt as objective. Three definite assaults resulted in the capture of a few hundred metres
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  • 234 7 Sequel to Bull Dog’s Death. Mr. Cheah Tat Jin, a Towkay, of Pangkor Road, brought a claim against Mr. Ooi Theen See another Towkay, before Mr. R. D. Acton in the District Court, Penang, to recover the sum of $2OO, as damages for the loss of his bull
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  • 85 7 The December Monthly Medal Competition viz —440 yards handicap for A Class and 50 yards handicap for “B Class was held at the Swimming Club on Sunday morning, with the following result A Class. Start. Ist D. Rendle 100 secs. 2nd W. H. Threlfall 30 secs. 3rd
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  • 83 7 On Monday, Mr J Byrre, head of the Preventive Serv'ce, Penang. accompanied Sup j rvieors Barrett and Cornelius and 1 search patty boarded the Norwegian iteamer Hild, from Bombay, and afrer a borough search, discovered in No 1 cargo hold five sacks of Indian opium weighing
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  • 45 7 The Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade fronr 5 p.m. to-day 1. Fantasia Fleur de Lys ...Delibes 2. Ga’op Velocipede ...Defries 3. Selection Hibernia ...Gready 4. Wabz Spirit 0/ Love ...Hartmann 5. March Boon Ta Ra ...Williams
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  • 27 7 A total amount of £350,000 has been remitted to the Imperial Government from rhe proceeds of the War Tax Collection for the year 1917
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  • 628 7 DIRECTORS’ REPORT. Your directors submit herewith a d«ly audited statement of the Accounts of the company for the year ended 31st October, 1917. Accounts. —The net profit for the year as shown by the profit and loss account amounte to $92,584.99. To this must be added the sum
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  • 365 7 Eighth Annual Report. Your directors have pleasure in submitting the duly audited statement of accounts for the year ended 31st October, 1917. Accounts. —Net profit for the year after deducting directors’ fees and war tax $78,481.83 add —balance brought forward from last year $2,478.01; total $80,959.84; less—two
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 59 7 In aid of Red Cross. Penang Lottery 30,000 TICKETS SOLD. Last two days for sale of tickets. Closing January 3rd, 1918. Drawing January sth, 1918. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Hbad Offiob :—SINGAPORE. Life Assurance and Endowment in All Forms. LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES. Financial Agents for IENANQ.
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    • 108 7 Haunted by Pain? Are you waking and sleeping hours haunted by the awful dread or the worse reality oi bodily pain Headache, backache,* toothache, neuralgia, sciatica, rheumatism, sore throat, and other external aches and pains are quickly soothed and cured by Little’s Oriental Balm Simply rub it in where the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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