Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 July 1918

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 168. VOL. LXXVI. FRIDAY, 19th JULY, 1918. PRIOR 10 OENTSI
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 700 1 SQPCBSO■■□□□□□Qg g UP-TO-DATE PRINTING g d of every description undertaken, n from a visiting card to the largest J size poster, by The Pinang Gazette Press, Ltd., >• with care and promptitude. g Estimates given free and artistic g display guaranteed. B BaaaaaDiiiiiiaaaDDQDQaiaiiiD For Sale 1,1, m,111,U 1,**********,,ni*****151,1111,,1,nm •RELIABLE SECOND.
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    • 18 1 OMBBOMIBOMMOBBHIOBBBBO IRONNYMEDE j HOTEL. j GARAGE I New Cars for Hire. o o j »»h««~-{SL t s j
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  • 1035 2 METHOD OF PROCEDURE. At the first meeting of the Conscription Tribunal ten cases were dealt with, says the “Hongkong Daily Press 3 of July 5. There are approximately 400 men of military age in the Colony. Results of the medical examination so far have shown that 50
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  • 473 2 The draft Food Production Enactment a comprehensive and reasonable attempt to deal with a somewhat difficult problem, says the “Malay Mail.’’’ No ffoubt various amendments and alterations will be suggested when the Enactment is considered by the Federal CounciJ. Iji dealing with Asiatic peasantry it is not unreasonable
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  • 257 2 —“S.T.” The play staged by the dramatic section of the Malacca Chinese Literary Association at the Royalty Hall, Malacca, on July 2 and 3, on the principle of a Malay bangsawan was a huge success, writes a ccrrewpondent. After the preservation o' a beautiful bouquet to Mrs. Wolferstan
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  • 209 2 Writing in reply to a corres «undent who suggested in a Singapore contemporary that it would be presumpuous to “conscript.” Australians since the Australian Government has not conscripted men, Mr. T. O. Naughton says:—The I. W. W.’s iSnn Feiners and other German agents in Australia are getting
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  • 663 2 “AN ANTI-ALLY PROPAGANDIST.’’ A representative of the Nederlander had an intarview with Heer Ridder van Rappard, late Netherlands Ambassador in Washington, from which interview the “Nieuwsv.d Dag takes the following: Heer van Rappard assured me that, personally, he was very friendly disposed towards the Amerieans
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  • 158 2 —“S.T.” The exigencies of space forbade more than the briefest notice in Monday’s issue to what was such an attractive and brilliant part of the Fete—the mannequin parade organised by Mrs. Darbishire. The Victoria Theatre was literally packed, and by the sale of drecses, well over $5,600 was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 363 2 W A ISi TE D A CLERK, mast be able to write Siamese acid English. State salary required to Box No. 174, c/o Pinang Gazette The Registration and Medical Examination Ordinance, 1918. NOTICE. THE MEDICAL BOARD under Section 9 <>f the Registration and Medical Examination Ordinance, 1917, will sit at
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    • 94 2 DINKETTEQ THE TINY LAXATIVESVJ May be used as long as desired without fear of causing a drug habit. They are a perfectly safe laxative as well as a dainty one. You can take them until regular habits are established and then discontinue them without any relapse or reaction. They are
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    • 85 2 PspringboF I MEDIUM TOBACCO. I GENUINE MAGALIESBURG PIPE TOBACCO. I J lb. BAGS 55 cents. ALL DEALERS. “Nll€KO”| MODERN ART PHOTOGRAPIC STUDIO, I 21. PENANG ROAD, PENANG. o.— I lETS nlargements a speciality j very facility given to amateurs xperts always sent for Out Door Photography. I I Frames made
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 98 2 TO-NIGHT THE TO-NIGHT EMPIRE THE PREMIER THEATRE OF THE COLONY. AT 9 45 P-M. PROMPT EPISODES xJ A Red Acs WILL BE SHOWN MARIE WALCAMP LARRY PEYTON. The most wonderful combination for Daring Ever Screened. Real Pukka Pluck Sensational, But Not Morbid. There will be Crowded Houses to make sure
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  • 1437 3 SOCIAL RELATIONS OF EUROPEANS AND INDIANS. The following is attached to the report bv the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, an*l the Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu on Indian reforms. Connected with what we have just written is one more topic on which in spite of its undoubted delicacy we
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  • 482 3 Tonnage for Java and Sumatr-i. Rangoon, July 8. —Strange to sa> that. de*pite the fact that the shipping news for rice is good, and also j that m milling notice* have been issued lon the market this month, there has been a fall of price, says the
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    • 875 3 MANAGER, 12 years ex- perience rubber, coconuts, STRENGTH < coffee &c., desires billet. Please write Box 159, c/o Pinang Gazette. 744—25-7 II 7ANTED to parcha«e new or second Cy -I* V V hand Engine plant of 90 to 100 V- yv B H. P. 275 R. P. M. (as minimum).
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    • 153 3 THE ECSTASY OF FEELING WELL. No one can know the ecstasy of feeling unless they have suffered the agonies of Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sciatica, or ether acute forms of pain, and then been cured. We have thousands of letters which express this ecstasy of feeling the pain go. the ecstasy -of
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    • 497 3 PRITCHARD Go. Ld, PENANG. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) BOOK DEPARTMENT. NEW NOVELS. The Safety Curtain, Ethel M. Dell sl.7s The Man of Silver Mount, Max Pemberton 2.00 The Wall Street Girl, Frederick Orin Bartlett 2.00 The Heart of Virginia Keep, Edwin Baird The Little Blue Goddess. Wm. Le Queux
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  • 22 4 Heaume. —To Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Heaume, of Rawaog, at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on July 13ih, a daughter.
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  • 52 4 Walker-Fearnley.—On the 11th July, at St. Barnabas Church, Klang, by the Rev. A. B. Champion, Herbert Hopson Walker, elder son of the late Hopson Pinckney Walker, of Toorak. Melbourne, and Mrs. H. P Walker, of Klang, to Elsie Maud, only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. Fearnley,
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  • 1066 4 The [present German offensive, which is directed against the French, and against the (considerable proportion of Americans now in the battle line, has not obtained, up-to-date, results which warrant any grave dotibt regarding the prospect of the enemy’s plans being frustrated, though the threat to Rheims is
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  • 16 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $166 50 per picul business done.
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  • 16 4 The following are additional rubber outputs for June Bukit Katil lbs 8,187 Taiping 13,000
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  • 1803 4 -"S.F.P.” A correspondent, M Anxious,” writes to us: Jie the Military The Unfederated Service Bill, what about “.t?.* CfJJI w® Britishers in Kedah tar, Sama.. d<> come under the Act It would be interesting to know how we .stand.” We may say that we have had other
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    • 299 4 r ——j i f Qorsar’s I I 3 lax I g Jill grades. Canvas. j till I I I jeyes zßorden’s I i I 9>eerles J g c vaporated j I Milk. I a S g g O j Oandilands, JDuttery j j d? Qo„ I 1 Ĕ Q Q
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    • 28 4 “E. O.” RACE DINNERS. TUESDAY, 23rd J duly. r THURSDAY, 25th July. SSSI SATURDAY, 27th July. E. O. Orchestra at Tiffin and Dinner Every Day during RACE WEEK.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 53 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day and bo-morrow, Penang Standard Times:—> High Water, Low Water. To-day. 841 a.m. (sft. 4in.) 0.58 pm. (3ft. Oin.) 9.7 p.m. (4ft. sin.) 341 p.m. (3ft 2in.) To-MORROW. 942 a.m. (sft. 9in.) 2.44 a.m. (3ft. Oin.) 10.18 p m. (4ft. 9in 4.44
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  • 19 4 DEATH. YRIB. —At Raub, Pahang, on July 14th, suddenly, of cerebral malaria, Jessie, the beloved wife of Fred Ayris.
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  • 236 5 TUESDAY’S OPERATIONS. THE MARNE FRONT. ALLIED PROGRESS IN ALBANIA. The enemy did not resume the general offensive on Tuesday, but endeavoured, by means of local attacks, chiefly on both aid»s of the Marne and east of Rheims, to improve their posi’ions. Ibere was also some activity nearer Rheim?,
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      1840 5 SECOND DAY'S FIGHTING. [Reuter’s Telegrams] London, June 17. A French communque says the Germans were unable to resume the general attack, broken yesterday, but violently endeavoured to enlarge their local successes. The fighting was particu'arly stubborn south of the Marne in the morning and afternoon. We impeded an
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    • 14 5 Paris July 16. The long-range bombardment of Paris was resumed on Monday.
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    • 31 5 Paris, July 17. Flight Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest sou of ex-President Roosevelt, was killed in an air fight near Chateau-Thierry. He fell in the enemy lines.
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    • 31 5 Paris, July 17. It is officially announced that as from Saturday 'he consumption of meat will be unrestricted, thus there will be no more meatless days in France.
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    • 22 5 London July 17, Duval, who was s»ntenced to death in the Bonnet Rouge trial, was executed this morning at Vincennes.
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    • 69 5 London, Ju'y 16. A British-Italian official message says The Northumberland-* successfully raided positions south of A«iago, raking prisoner 24. We destroyed 35 aeroplanes between the 4th and 15rb July. One British machine has not returned. An Italian official communique says We gained ground in the northern region
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    • 39 5 London, July 17. A French Eastern communiquĕ says In Albarns, on the right bank of the Devoli, we occupied three vil’ages and pushed our reconnaissance to the course of the Hoba. We took 620 prisoners.
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    • 24 5 London, July 16. The Cz»eho-Slovsk Army in Siberia comprises a number of Russians, commanded by Generals Erdelli, Alexieff and Dutoff, also Poles.
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    • 69 5 GERMAN PROPERTY DEALT WITH. London, July 15 In tbe House of Commons, Mr. Balfour stated that it has been decided, for the present, to treat German property in the British Concession iu the Shameen in China, in the same manner as the Chinese Government bad treated German property
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    • 162 5 WAR BONDS’ SUCCESS. London, July 17. When the War Loan Bill was taken in Committee in the House of Commons last evening, Mr. Bonar Law said no new operations would be necessary in the next nine months, as tbe War Bonds organization succeeded to a greater
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    • 262 5 A PRESS VIEW. London, July 16, In view of tbe triumph of tbe militarists in Germany, as evidenced by the fall of Baron Kuehlmann. it is interesting to note what their leading newspaper, the Kreuz Zeitung," has to say about war aims. After remarking that only weaklings
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    • 135 5 [Havas Telegrams.] Paris. July 17.—M. Leygues, the French Minister of Marine, stated that while the British squadrons were holding the German Fleet prisoner in the North Sea, the French Navy was barring the Otranto Channel, keeping the Austrian Fleet prisoner in the Adriatic, and also guarding tbe
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    • 56 5 President Wilson, in a telegram to President Poincar», says July 14th, like the American July 4th > had taken on a new significance, not only for France, but for the world. The ocean seems very narrow today, France is so close a neighbour to our hearts. Tbe
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    • 88 5 M. Take Jonescu addressed a message to the members of the Rumanian colony assembled in Paris on the occasion of France’s National Day, saying: “I should have considered it a great honour to make a speech on tbe occasion of the French National Fete, which henceforth
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  • 9 5 London, July 15. The silver market is str-ady.
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  • 218 5 -"M.M." In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court. Mr. O’Hanlon. Acting Superintendent of F.M.S. Railway Police, prosecuted a Tanril named Veerappan, employed to inspect the telegraph lines and poles along the railway lines, for the theft of an umbrella value one dollar, the property of Haji Jalin Din.
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  • 450 5 Mr. S. F. Brereton Martin has returned to Penang from Ipoh. Mr. H. T. Jones is expected to return so Ipoh from Australia at the end of this month. Mr. Lee Thean Siew, the well-known Kampar miner, is on a visit to Kuala Lumpur with his family.
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  • 129 5 In the Kuala Lumpur Poliee Court, before Mr. A. W. Just, Magistrate, "he manager of the local branch of Messrs. Grthne and Company, Limited, was summoned at the instance of the Registrar of Companies, that he, on behalf of his firm as Agents for The Western Assurance Company,
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  • 233 5 When the hearing of the charge of destroying a valuable document, viz, a promissory note, against Manikam, was to have been resumed before Mr Justice L M W’oodward, at the Penang Assiz-s, to-day, the Solicitor-General informed the Ccurt that he did not wish to proceed further with the
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  • 897 6 IMPERIAL INTERESTS. There are few to whom this question has not presented itself several times since the war began. It is hardly likely that the Go vernment of India will initiate any steps in this direction unless they are advised by those whose interests are most likely
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  • 75 6 In a paper laid on the Legislaiive Council Table on Monday, tne actual revenue of the Co’ony for 1917 is put down at $19.672,104. Nearly $l2 millions have to be deducted on various accounts ($9 millions for opium revenue). Then additions made —profits on telephones, opium revenue etc.
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    • 891 6 Dr. Cassell's Tablets Make Von Strong and Healthy; They Cure all the Troubles of Weak Men When you are weak and have lost the fine manly vigour you once had, Dr. Cassell’s Tablets are the remedy you need. They put new life into weak men, cure all your stomach and
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  • 1596 7 SINGAPORE EXPLOITING SYNDICATE. Considerable interest is being taken in recent discoveries of coal and iron in the Dutch East Indies. Recently, says the “Straits Times,” we received the following extracts from a report on the Lematang Coalfields by Mr. H. Tromp, of the Deparment of Mines, Batavia:
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  • 219 7 T l f4] w’"g slutpqt quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s ►hare list:— Yesterday. To-day. 30 SHARES. -2 Rubber (Dollar.) A. Panss s7| $7.75 $7.25 $7.75 Bassett 75c 80c 70c 80c Bukit K 8.... 70c 80c 75c 85e Changkat $5.50 $6.00 $5 50 $5 75 Connemara 37$c 42|c
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  • 143 7 Pbnang, July 19, 1918. S. P. Tapioca ...57.10 sales. M. P. Tapioca ...$7.30 sales. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 oz) sl6| buyers Black Pepper $25 buyers. White Pepper $4O uom. Trang Pepper no stock. Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings $55 sellers. Cloves season over
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  • 564 7 M.M.” KUALA LANGKAT EXHIBITION. The first show of the Kuala Langat Horticultural Society was held in the Banting Club on Sunday afternoon, July 14th. Formed* some years ago with a view to further increasing the keen interest taken by planters in their gardens, the Society has steadily pushed on.
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  • 89 7 [From Our Own CormsKiniwnt. Singapore, Jaly 19 At Singapore rubber auction, 1355 tons were catalogued, 1212 tons offered and 797 tons sold The highest price of the auction was for one parcel of sheet at 52| cents per lb. A few brought 52 cents. The average was
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  • 32 7 [From Our Own Cormspondbnt. Singapore, July 19. Messrs. Fraser and Co., report that the rise in the price of tin caused appreciation of mining shares. The others are inactive.
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  • 154 7 DAILY (except Sunday). Federated Malay States,') By train 7.15 am. Malacca, Johore, Singa- L pore and Hongkong— J Saturdays 5.30 p.m. Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Tai ping J 10 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Kuala Kubu. Kuala Lumpur and Seremban 1 ll Bukit Mertajam, Bukit 10 a.m.. 3.45
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  • 57 7 (Post Office, Official Report.) Lkft Penang. Arrived London. April 6 A May 20 10 B 24 13 C Jane 5 15 D 6 18 E 14 22 F 29 G „4 May 1 A 21 9 B 20 11 C 22 15 D Julv 9 14 E
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 484 7 straits Settlements war Loan Bonds. Bearing interest from the date of purchase at per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly on the 2Oth January and the 2Oth July. Repayable at Par on the 20th July, 1928. PRICE OF ISSUE—IOO PER CENT. All proceeds of this issue will be lent to His
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    • 159 7 ALLEN DENNYS CO., I a J 7, Union Street. Penang. 'Phone Nm. 393 and 412. J g g of/ 1 THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS. where feed prices are g 2 always obtained. g I THE PENANG TRANSHIPPING AND FORWANING GO. who undertake I to forw.ro t. ANT PART OF
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    • 2366 8 P. 0. -British India N Y K k p M. AND 1 BR r II MAATSCHAPPIJ Paid-up Capital £l2 Oioc < v Mai Steamship (im»™»™ holm»®.) ot A.PCaI* I <ITIP. Company, Limited. (Royal Paoiot S. N. Company). «.o’ (Incorporated in Japan.) Agencies and Bbanohes. Fob INTENDED VO Sats. STBAMBB. Amritn.r
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