Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 September 1918

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1 8 Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 211. VOL. LXXVI. MONDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER, 1918. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 492 1 JAPANESE DENTIST T. NAGATA Hext Door to The J Dispensary. < I ,-l f'e F\ron+t 1 may not be to serious but 1 a 2 l. c ESTATE SUPPLIES. INSURE YOUR I 11 ave n °l as V g t b gen C < fully cured X)2 B. A TF*
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    • 24 1 □■■■BOHHBB OBMMOBHHBiO BBBMO IRUNNYMEDEI I HOTEL. I GARAGE I New Cars for Hire. I b PHONE NOS:- f“ Y B iNIGI.T 543. I OMMOaaiOfIHBOMMOHm"
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  • 112 2 At the Empre Theatre to-night and following nights, the management will introduce Captain George Ash, a knight of the rope and gun, who is proceeding shortly to Europe to join up. Captain Ash’s performance is very highly spoken of. He has earned a high reputation in America
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  • 734 2 2nd Lieut. A. S. Snowie has been, wounded. Mr. and Mrs. Blunn are in Southern California. Mr. C. C. Rogers is to be a Police Magistrate, Penang. Mr. P. A. F. David is to act as Second Magistrate, Singapore. Mr. S. H. Moss, of Messrs. Derrick and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 579 2 NEW WANTED. Copies of “PINANGGAZETTE 2nd half- year 1914 and Lt half L most be complete apply BCfit^ r required to Managi. g Editor. s P ric At Once Foi Gduetal Score a couple of smart, intelligent Previoas experience and good H'* 1 absolutely essential. Apply particulars including salary r
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  • 1212 3 ANOTHER MYSTERY OF THE DEEP. Washington, August 31. Mr. Dauieh has ordered the collier Cyclops to be struck off the Navy Register of Ships Toe vessel was last reported at Barbados on April 4th bound from South America for the United States. It is believed she
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  • 38 3 [Rbuter’s Telegrams] Washington, September 7. The Navy Department announces that i submarine sank the 2,000 ton American steamer Lake Owens by gunfire, in foreign waters, on the 3rd September. Five of the crew are missing.
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  • 25 3 Ams r erdam, September 7. A German warship was seen to sink last evening off the Dutch coast, presumably mined or torpedoed.
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  • 21 3 London, September 6. ThPtesn Norwegian vessels of a tonnage of 23,000, were destroyed in August owing to war causes.
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  • 29 3 Washington, Septamber 7, The homeward bound transport Mount Vernon, formerly the Kron-Prinzesain Crcilie was torpedoed 200 miles from France on Thursday. She reached port without casualty.
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  • 28 3 Lima, September 6. Congress has approved of the arrangement with Peru that the United States shall use the German vessels interned at Callao.
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  • 32 3 Maipo (1,770 tons) A. G. Von Rhed. Marie (1,465 tons) F. D. Ges. Omega (barque, 257 tons) R. A. G. V. Tellus (barque, 146 tons) Wachsmuth and Krogmann.
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  • 75 3 DESTRUCTIVE GERMANS FOILED. Santiago de Chile, Sept. 6. There is much indignat on owing to a concerted attempt by the crews of the German ships in Chile, comprising 32 -teamers and 57 sailing vessels, with a tonnage of 320,000, to dynamite the ships' oachinery. Quick action
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  • 75 3 London, Septembsr 7. Tne Scandinavian newspapars give a sensational explanation of the mystey of numerous corpses of German sailors washed up on the coists. It is stated the crews refused to go aboard •übmarines and that they seized four torpedo boats and went off at full
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  • 106 3 The Hague, September 6. It is officially announced that the Dutch Minister at Berlin has been instructed to protest vigorously against the merciless notion of a German submarine in shelling a Dutch trawler on the 7th July without warning. Holland’s Demands. The Hague, September 7. The Government
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  • 59 3 London, September 4. Owing to the official estimate of the cotton crop being 11,137,000 bales, compared with 13,619,000 last month, and 11,949,000 last jear, prices on New York Cotton Exchange yesterday jumped from 150 to 175 points in ten minutes, October selling, at 37.25 cents. The final
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  • 114 3 [Havam Tiugbaim.’] Paris, Sept. 7.—Yesterday witnessed four French operations General Debeney’s army pushed forward on the Somme to within four kilometres of Ham. Humbert’s troops reached the Oise, the same distance south-west of Ohauny, whil Mangin’s army captured most of the low forest of Coney and advanced
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  • 30 3 Marshal Foch, replying to a message of congratulation from the Paris Municipality, writes The German rush is shattered. We shall continue our task of relentlessly pursuing the enemy.”
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  • 308 3 At the reopening of the French Chamber yesterday, great manifestations of the sacred union occurred. At the opening sitting, the President, M Deschanel, addressed a message of homage, admiration and greatfulness to the armies, which, he said, are saving the honour of the human family. The President said
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  • 136 3 GERMANY IN THE WAY. [Reuter Telegrams.] London, September 7. The Foreign Office announce? that the Austro-Hungarian Government has promised that a vessel use! for the repatriation of the British and Turkish war prisoners under the Berne agreement will not be attacked by their naval forces, but the
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  • 24 3 Paris, September 3. M. Kahn, Consul-General at Shanghai, at present Acting Consul-General in London, has been appointed French Minister at Bangkok.
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  • 39 3 Melbourne, September 4. The death occurred at sea, while he was proceeding to England, of Lord Forrest, former Commonwealth Treasurer. DEATH OF SIR R. TATA. London, Septembre 7. The death is announced of Sir Ratan Tata.
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  • 42 3 BREWERIES TO BE CLOSED. Washington, September 7. The Food Admistration has decreed that all breweries must close on the Ist December, Beer and other malted drinks and disappear from the market as soon as stocks then in hand are exhausted.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1229 3 NOTICES. British qualified Medical Man» would NOTICE is hereby given that as from take charge of a group of estates. Apply to dav Mr j m Resner ia n charee of Dr. G. P. Rogers, 74, Kings Road, y R nESNER 18 lQ cnar e ot Singapore. our Penang—Office. 998-27-9
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    • 562 3 PENANG HARBOUR BOARD. TENDERS will be received at the Harbour Board Office up to noon on Saturday, the 21 st September, 1918, for the erection of six Dwelling Houses at Bagan Dalan», Province Wellesley. Plans and Specification may be seen at the Office of the undersigned after the 10th September,
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  • 18 4 Flrury,—On September 9bh, at the Penang Maternity Hospital» to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Fleury, a son,
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  • 1139 4 A Reuter’s message published on Saturday conveyed the information that the Imperial Institute had found that lalang grass from the F.M.S. compared favourably, as a paper making material, with Algerian esparto and would be suitable for utilization in the Malay States for the manufacture of pulp
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  • 37 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang was $151.25 per picul buyers, and for refined tin, slsl| per picul buyers. Tin was quoted in London to-day at £347 10s spot, and £347 10s three months.
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  • 264 4 Messr Lean <fc Co ate officially informed that the output of Ipoh Tin Dredging, Limited during August was 385 piculs. Mr Khaw Joo Tok advises us that the output of tin from the fongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co, N. L. for the week ending 7th inst, was 34
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  • 1862 4 The effects of the remarkable manifestations of German nerves and Germany and nervousness will nob be Her Allies. confined to Germany. Inevitably, the shock to the enemy’s system will be communicated to his Allies, who are nor, in a condition to withstand any very serious additional demands
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 8 4 Jor Gars JRpply to 0. §arage. ‘tselepfjonej'fo. 322.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 50 4 THE TIDES. The following are the tides for to-day Penang Standard Times High Water. Low Water. To-day. 1.49 a.m. (6ft Bin.) 8.20 a.m. (Ift. 2in.) 1.57 p.m. (6ft. 4in.) 8.19 p.m. (Oft. 9in.) To-morrow. 2.10 a.m. (6ft. Bin.) 8.42 a.m. (Ift. 4in.) 2.20 p.m. (6ft. 4in.) 8.37 p.m. (Ift. 2in.)
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  • 285 5 enemy forces shaken HAM AND CHAUNY RETAKEN. LAON SALIENT NARROWED. The German retreat lias been continued on practically the whole front from south-west of Cambrai, in the neighbourhood of Haviincourt wood, to the vicinity of Rheims, and the British made further progress in Flanders, north-east of Armentieres,
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  • France and Belgium
    • 4742 5 RELENTLESS ALLIED PRESSURE. [Reuter’s Telegrams] London, September 6.' Field Marshal Haig reports: On the loathern part of the battle front both north and south of Peronne, we are advancing, driving in the enemy’s rearguards, and are approaching the high ground on the Athies-Nurlu front. Between Nurlu and
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    • 158 2 PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION. Washington, September 1. Immediately after signing the MacPower Bill, President Wilson issued a proclamation settirg the 12th September as the dare of the registration of all men between 18 and 45, not already registered nor in the service of the United States army and Navy. It
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    • 378 2 TOLL OF ENEMY MACHINES. London, September 6. Field Marshal Haig reports that during the 4th inst. we dropped 23 tons. Nightbombing was impossible. The enemy, working in large formations on their side of the lines, showed considerable activity. We brought down 25 hostile machines and
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    • 101 2 AUSTRIAN POSITIONS RAIDED. London, September 7. An Italian official message says that stuth of Asiago the French raided enemy positions on the Sisemol, inflicting very heavy losse*. destroying defences and taking 47 prisoners. We repulsed three ’tracks on Solarolo, in the Grappa region. Bombardments in Albania. Italian naval and
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    • 95 2 Paris, S’-psembtr 6. Io the Fiench Chamber, M. Clemenceau in the course of a speech said —Our grand soldiers are in progress throwing back victoriously the < verwhelming hordes of barbarism. This task will be continued until it is completely achieved. Our soldiers will soon be giving us
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    • 42 2 GRAND VIZIER’S STATEMENT. Amstei dam, September 8 The Grand Vizier. Ta'aat Pasha, in an interview with an Austrian paper, said nothing more was to be got from the war. Its continuance whs manifestly useless. Peace must come before winter.
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    • 61 2 London, September 5. Messis. Montagu Co’s report says there was no change in the tone of the market or the price of silver daring the week. Shanghai exchange was officially quoted at 5-/. London, September 3 Silver is steady. London, September 4. Silver is unchanged. London, September
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    • 334 2 HINDENBURG’S WARNING. Copenhagen, September 6. Marshal von Hindenburg has issued a proclamation warning Germans against “insane rumours circulated by the enemy. We are strong enough to beat the enemy in the west, but mus r beware of poisoned pamphlets.” He concludes by appealing to the army to
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    • 439 2 Amsterdam, September 1. Count Hertling in addressing a deputation of students gloomily depicted Germany’s difficulties. Food, clothing and other manifold deprivations made an anxious outlook for the fu ure He complained that the Allies were animated mainly by a hatred of Germany bordering on insanity, while Germany
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    • 280 2 London, September 5 The Bolshevist Ambassador, Litvjnoff, has been arrested as hostage until the British representatives detained by the Bolsheviks are set free and allowed to proceed to the Finnish frontier unmolested. 4,000 Bolsheviks Surrender. The I’imes corre-pondent at Vladivostok reports that 4,000 Bolsheviks surrendered at Kiakhta
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    • 109 2 ALLIED SUCCESSES. London, September 6. A British message from northern Russia officially announces that after severe hand to hand fighting on the Archangel front with the enemy, led bv Germans, the Allies occupied Obozerskaya, taking 150 prisoners and inflicting heavi losses. Our casualties were light. Khabarovsk Occupied.
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    • 50 2 Washington, September 7. The Eight Billion Dollar War Revenue Bill was introduced in ihe House of Repremnts ti veg, which was enthusiastic. Mr S> eves, who introduced the Bill, decbred that Americans were ready to surrender all profi’s and income over living expenses to win the war.
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    • 34 2 London, September 6 The Prudential Insurance Company has purchased two million war bonds in celebration of »he breaking of the Hindenburg line sufficient to fully equip a futce cf 20,000.
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  • 257 6 In his adinistration report for 1917 on British North Borneo, Mr. A. C. Pearson, the Governor, referring to the rubber industry, says: The area under rubber is given as 34,828 «acres, as against 30,910 in 1916. The director has however included this year some 2,700 acres of
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  • 428 6 Messrs. Sime Darby and Co., Ltd., Singapore, reported on September- 7, as follows: London Quotations. —The latest wire from London received here on 2nd instant dated 30th was as follows —-“Rubber 2 04., to 2/I4 market quiet.” Auctions 4th and sth September.—A steady tone has prevailed since
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  • 194 6 We have received the following from the Colonial Secretary —All employers of agricultural labourers who propose to reduce their labour forces more especially those who are about to discharge tapping coolies, are requested to give early notice of their intention to the Labour Department, in order that the
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  • 595 6 Mr. J. I. Ezra’s Name Removed From Rae» Club. When the Stewards of the Race Club announced a week ago the special meeting of members which was held last night, there were probably few people in Shanghai, the “N.C. Daily News” of August 20, who had not some
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  • 280 6 When Herr Cohn, the Independent Socialist, began to discuss in the German Reichstag German activities in the occupied territories, the Independent Socialists called ‘Robbers and murderers,’ and were called to order. Herr Cohn, contim ing, said ‘The border States have become Golgothas where lie bleaching the bones
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 96 6 IN the treatment of disease it is imt ortant that the bowe’s should perform their function of carrying off the poisonous waste •> aterials. No progress toward recovery can be made until this is established, and in any condition of ill-health in which constipation is present DINKETTEQ THE TINY LAXATIVESVJ
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    • 408 6 3 1814 icH> B yLwts. 1914 I B JOHN t I HADDON 5 J|| AND CO. K g Export and Import f K Agents f For ONE HUNDRED YEARS in I the CITY OF LONDON we have K acted as Buying and Selling Agents Tor Traders,Storekeepers, fl Jg Growers of
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  • 378 7 Tho Resident Councillor (the Hon. Mr. W. Michell) has received the following appeal from the G.0.C., Major General Dudley H. Ridout, C.M.G, for comforts for our troops in Siberia. You will perhaps have seen a notice in the paper that Lady Tudor is organising a
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  • 205 7 file sale of work of the above school which took place on Saturday last at 5.30 p.m. under the management of Mrs. Biggs, Mrs. Dev, ar md Mrs. Daniel, the Superintendent f the School, proved a success. Despite the inclement weather there was a tan i\
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  • 376 7 The business for the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, to be held at 4 p.m., to-morrow, is as follows 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be
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  • 235 7 On Friday, the 13th inst., the annual exhibition and sale under the auspices of “Penang Impressionists,” will be held, through the kindness and courtesy of the Chinese merchants, Penang, at their Club House, Leith Street. Following the successful precedent, whereby a handsome sum of money was collected,
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  • 232 7 At Taiping Assizes the manager of an estate in Perak is suing the owner for three months’ wages in lieu of notice. The plaintiff is Mr. Charles R. Barratt, who was till recently manager of Krian Road Estate, which is owned by Mr. Choo Cheng Bok of
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  • 161 7 Telegraphic information has been received in Hongkong that the Sung Kiang h*tf been wrecked off the East Lammocks. The news received so far is very meagre, and the actual cause of the disaster is not definitely known. It is stated, however, that the vessel lost
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  • 163 7 Model Locomotive For Sale. Mr. A. Gee, of Fusing Lama Tin Mines, has constructed a wonderfully accurate model of a Greatt Western Railway locomotive, complete in every detail and able to generate its own steam and run on its own power. This miniature engine, with all its
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  • 48 7 The Band wit plav r ne following programme of mode a r -he front 6 p.m to-day 1. Fantasia Bonnie Scotland ...Hare 2. Galop Clear The Road ...Thiere 3. Selection Strolling Round The Town ...Godfrey 4. Waltz Passing of Salome ...Joyce 5. March Belphegor ...Brepsant
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  • 113 7 “S.T.” A daring burglary is reported to have taken place at Bukit Tengah railway station on Saturday night, when the station premises were entered by a party of armed Javanese, who removed a sum of $3O after tying the station master. Some of the railway porters
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  • 198 7 P. C. C. vs. St. Xavier’s. This natch was played at the Esplanade on Saturday, and resulted in an easy win for the visitors Scores. P. C. C. E J Bennett b Williams 0 F C Gregson c Sin Earn b Williams 4 R E Prentis b V* illiams
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  • 51 7 A cricket match was played between a Government Service team and the Chinese Recreation Club, Penang, on the latter s ground on Saturday. Government Service made 110 runs (W H Scully 58) and O.R.C. scored 25. C H Nicol took six wickets for the Government Service
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  • 175 7 The comparison of the war map on Sept. 6 and the line of demarcation of the contending armies on April 7, five months ago, when the enemy advance was practically at an end on the Somme battlefield, shows that certainly not less that 1,100 square miles of French
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  • 55 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for August Buk't Jelutong lbs 8,570 Consolidate Malay 52 482 Chulsa (Selangor) 14,500 F.M.S. 36,000 Hof eland 6,879 Johore 107,002 Jelebu Syndicate 20,722 Mambau '.M.S.) 19,655 Malacca Plantations 296,9J0 Strathisla 39,000 Sungei Salak 46,700 Segamat (Johore) 44, 50 Sepang Valley 23,000 T»ngga
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  • 103 7 The “Weekly Despatch” of June 6 says: Yesterday, at the Surrey Assizes, Guildford, William Charles Niblett, 63, a retired barrister, of Pembridge-square, Bayswaster, was sentenced to one month in the first division for bigamy. His second wife, it was stated, was 61 years of age. Prisoner, it
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  • 43 7 The following subscriptions have been received by the Chartered Bank By Balance on Aug 2 $2.00 Sept 3. By Teoh Cheow Cheng, monthly 2.00 N. McHutchison 10.15 By Balance on Sept 4 14.15 Amount previously acknowledged 32,863.98 $32 878 13
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 102 7 [To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, Will you through the medium of your valuable paper inform A Penang Business Man that the British American Tobacco Co, Ltd. is not a foreign but a British Company with its Head Office in London, England. I think A Penang
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  • 537 7 Sept 10.—Municipal Commission, 4 p.m. Sept 13. Penang Impress onists Exhibition, Proceeds to St. Dunstan’s. Sept 15. —P.V.R.C. Shoot (.Rapids) 7 a.m. Sept 15. /enang Swimming Club, Monthly Competitions. Sept 29.—Swimming Club, Pritchard Cup, 550 yards Handicap. Sept 25.—Meeting, Board of Licensing Justices, District Court, 2.30 p.m. Sept
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  • 124 7 Prnang, September 9. 1918 {By Courtesy of the Chartered London Demscd Bai k .2/3 31/32 4 month*’ eight Ban* ...2/4 1/4 3 Credit ...2.4 17/32 3 Documentary ..2/4 9/16 Oalcntts Demand Bank S day»’ sight Private I Bombay Demand Bank I Monlmein Demand Bank c n 3 day*' sight
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 127 7 DON’T BE IN THE DARK. About the most marvellous cure for Rheumatic pain that the world has ever known. Don’t go on experimenting with worthless ointments, blood purifiers and kindred nostrums when the small sum of Re. 1 will bring you substantial proof that LITTLE’S ORIENTAL BALM WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 454 7 And the Verdict was:—The Biggest and the Best S That Has Ever Visited Penang. s WILLISON AND WIRTH'S I CIRCUS MENAGERIE. ĔĔ Nothing can be better than the Best, The Management much regrets the inconvenience caused to the many Hundreds who were unable to gain admission on Saturday Night; at
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 788 8 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDu/* AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Chart# P«M.„ P Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200 (Xx Head Office 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E C Agencies and Branches. Amritsar, Bangkok. Batavia, Bombay C Canton, Cebu, Colombo, Delhi, Foochow Hankow, Hongkong, Iloilo, Ipoh, Karachi
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