Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 December 1922

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1838. No. 281. VOL LXXX. SATURDAY, 9th DECEMBER, 1922. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • 544 2 CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. Calcutta, November 27th.—Writing in the “Englishman,” Mr. Knight, of the Buddhist missiog, say»:—lf T were asked my candid opinion I should say r that we have failed most egregiously in that part of our programme dealing with the religious side of the
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  • 177 2 Delhi. November 26th.—The Sikh Dewan. at thfir annual session held last evening in commemoration of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, adopted unanimously the following resolutions moved by S. Surat Singh:— That the* Khalsa Panth shall have no concern with the Gurdwara Bill recently passed by the Punjab Government in
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  • 119 2 The inaugural meetings of the Northern Anglo-Catholic Congress was held .it Newcastle-on-Tyne. Preaching in St. Nicholas Cathedral, the Bishop of Newcastle said the next war, if anything like the last, would probably destroy civilisation and sweep away the spiritual and intellectual gains of centuries. To-day’s need
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2075 2 POSITIONS VACANT. A Second-hand B. S. A. Motor THE ENFORCEMENT Registration of Domestic Cycle in perfect running order and a v 4. i Ca. on n Coach-built B. S. A. Side Car. Com- OF SprvonfQ Wanted Storekeeper Rubber Go- binp(J ice 550 or each $350 and $2OO RUBBER RESTRICTION REGULATIONS.
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    • 483 2 PV. Baby Wants Keeps His Skin Soft bsßOOih aad Dear ruch^rTr’ I TheS^ 3 aP Ointme,l t arTl j? tte Tne Soap is so sweet, n U re arai i Unand the Ointment so soothing aidfe“ l especially when baby’s skin k Elto Ds f achable 3 H. P. hi
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  • WORLD OF SPORT.
    • 171 3 London, November 27.—The first Rugger International trial at Newcastle takes place on Decemlier 2nd. The teams are:— England:—(back) Middleton from the Army. Three quarters:—Smallwood from Leicester, Corbett from Bristol, Day from Leicester, Lowe from Blackheath. Halves:—Davies from the Navy, Massey from Lancashire. Forwards:—Conway from Lancashire, Eyres, Ludington,
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    • 47 3 London Nov. 28.—The Cambridge University Fifteen meet Oxford on Dec. 12 The following is the University Fifteen (Back) Melhuish, Three-quarters Hamilton. Wickes. Gardner and Mackenzie. Halves:—Francis and Young. Forwards —Wakefield. Macmyn, Ryder. Morel, White. Tucker, Cumming and Maxwell. The Fifteen includes six old Bines.
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    • 43 3 London, November 24.—Following is the result of a match in the Rugger County Championship:— Warwickshire 0: East Midlands 3. Other results are:— Oxford University 8, Major Stanley’s fifteen of internationals and potential internationals 33. Cambridge University 5: Dublin University 14.
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    • 19 3 DEMPSEY TO MEET “STRANGLER LEWIS. London. Nov. 28.—Dempsey has accepted a mixed bout with strangler Lewis, the champion wrestler.
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    • 27 3 London, Nov. 28.—For two fights between unnamed boxers, possibly Harry Wills and Joe Beckett, the purses amount to approximately one million dollars.
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    • 60 3 London. November 29. —“Sporting Life” says that a match with Carpen iei is unlikely. He has signed for a match for the championship belt with Dick Smith on the 29th January. If successful he will seek to meet Dempsey. Becket, has refused to meet Soldier Jones whom he
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    • 111 3 London, November 23. —The Ha racing season has ended. The leading owners are Lord Woolavington. £32,068: Lord Derby, £23.128 Mr. Somerville Tatter>a’l. £22,257Leading trainers; —Taylor, 24 horses, won 54 races value £51,677 Persse, horses, won 55 races value £4<,l3< R. Dawson, 25 horses, won 48 races value
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    • 107 3 INNINGS WIN IN CAPE COLONY. Eh-st Londdhi. Nbveimlber-2|7— The match between the M. C- C. and The Border was resumed to-day at East London in fine and windy weather. The MC- C- declared ati the luncheon interval, having scored 271 for 8 wickets- Of this total
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  • 208 3 Calcutta, November 25. —Fair progress has been made in the erection of the Lascars’ War Memorial the site of which is on the Strand directly south of Prinseps Ghat. The plinth and much of the superstructure have already been built, and a visit to the scene gives
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  • 194 3 Colombo November. 29- —A raft, consisting of about eight lunumidilla logs, each 20 feet long and about 15 inches broad put into Colombo Harbour this morning with six Tamil men on board- It appears that the raft has been successfully navigated from the seaport village of Velanganni,
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  • 350 3 London. November- 27. —The United States Golf Association has issued a w arning protest against the growing practise of offering large purses to professionals to comi>ete in tournaments and requests clubx to moderate the prize money to prevent the commercialising of the gameA Bandjermasin wire of November 27
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 72 3 IS YOUR FACE DISFIGURED by pimples or blotches? Is sc it is a sure sign that ««I are needed to set matters right. As a remedy for disordered liver, biliousness. coated tongue, sick headaches pimples, blotched skiin. and other troules arising from constipation Pinkett *s are perfection- Tiny but thorough,
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    • 410 3 HilliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHlHllllllllß IWHITEAWAYS I s I I a i I M z I !Is r H BRING THE H CHILDREN H TO SEE THE I BIGGEST I I CHRISTMAS I I =TREE= In Penang which is Heavily Loaded with BEAUTIFUL TOYS. n j Channing Dolls, beautifully dressed, pnipro <9 qc UreSSCu
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  • 931 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mrs. H. M. Harrison has returned from Home. —“M.M.” Mr. and Mrs. W. Peel are visiting Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Churchill has left on a tour of recuperation in Italy and Spain. The retirement of Major-General Seymour Sheppard is gazetted. Mr. Lindsay Years is expected to return to the
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  • 329 4 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SINGAPORE MEETING. At the fourth Congress of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine which was held at Weltevreden, Java, in August. 1921. a proposal was made on behalf of the Governments of the Straits Settlements and F.M.S. by their delegate. Dr. A. E. Horn,
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  • 108 4 The second dancing recital given by Miss McNamee and her pupils in the Town Hall, last evening, was quite as successful as that of Wednesday. A good audience applauded and encored practically every item and at the close carloads of flowers and other gifts rewarded the efforts of
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  • 103 4 One of the cases fixed for the present Perak Assizes was that against Anthony John of Taiping who is charged with “on or about the 28th day of September, 1922, at the “Warders’ Quarters, Taiping in the State of Perak you committed murder by causing the
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  • 1460 4  -  THE TIN-MINING INDUSTRY. By J. C. Pasqual. (9th Article) P. G.” Special.) While mining is the foundation on which the fabric of the F. M. S. rests, the Chinese may be said to be the piles on which this foundation is laid and owes
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  • 251 4 A registration of Servants Bill has twice been before the Federal Council. On each occasion it was turned down, says the “Malay Mail The main objection to the first Bill was that it was to be retrospective- People with good servants disliked the idea of registration, except in
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 469 4 J .JAM i /7 I 1 JKN/If > I*' 1,1 to 7, oo Dog I Medicines I I I any address. Irev K H. Clay Glover Co, L 127 We»t 24th St, New Y< M "'>« Phipp, MUNICIPAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the boAh containing the Annual ValuationX
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  • AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    • 922 5 y nth’". November 26—Apparently a i,. such as the (’hikiers’ affair was tragedy to rouse England to the realisaf he true condition of the Irish tion OI de which does not seem to he apfrcc lrt eC iate<i outside Ireland- On personal i i rebel’s death for
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    • 55 5 London, November. 29-—The financial fact has transpired that the revolver, which Erskine Childers used in the violent struggle at the time of his arrest and for the illegal possession of which he was convicted, was presented to him by Micheal Oollins in 1920 for use in the
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    • 410 5 London, November 27—The “Dailv Mail s” Dublin correspondent says public opinion in the Free State is not anxious to capture de Valera- This is not support ed in official quarters. The Government point of view was expressed by a prominent member of the Cabinet, who said:Ther e
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    • 109 5 London, November 25. —Miss Annie MacSwiney was removed to a nursing home on Thursday night from the gates of Mountjoy Prison, where she w’as hun-ger-striking in sympathy with her hunge--striking sister Mary inside the prison. She has returned to the gates, where she Is reposing on
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    • 62 5 London., November- 27. —The Republican Father Dominic. Chaplain to ex-May-or MacSwiney, has sailed for New York en route to the Dominican Hou.se at Oregon, whither his Ecclesiastical superiors have ordered him to go* accompanied by the widow of the ex-Mayor Mac Curtain and her sister, who state
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    • 34 5 London, November 25. —Dame Melba has cancelled her Irish tour owing to the disturbed condition of the country. She was booked to appear in Belfast on the sth December.
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    • 64 5 London, November 29. —What is described as the biggest trade union in the world will be created as the result cf the overwhelming majorities who have ballotted in favour of the amalgamation of the National Union of General Workers, National Amalgamated I nion of Labour and
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    • 162 5 London. November. 28. —A further step in the direction of a Liberal re union was taken this evening when a meeting of Liberals and National Liberals was held to consider the question. About 80 were present, including a National Liberal exMinister. It i s understood that
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    • 51 5 London, November 29-—Mr. Winston hurchill, replying to a letter from the Dundee Liberal Association thanking him for past services, intimates that he is taking a long rest for the restoration of his health and that there wil* be time enough to review the political situation in the
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    • 112 5 London, November 28- —There was a scene in the House of Gommons this af ternoon, created by the Labourite Mr. Jack Jones. hile Major Tryon was replying to questions with regard to the treatment of mentally afflicted ex-Service men. Mr. Jones interjected. “You lot of dirty
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    • 176 5 London. November 27. —The tactics of the unemployed in London have been strongly deprecated by the well-knmva Labour Parliamentarian, Mr. J. H. Thomas- Speaking at Warrington he sail the demand had gone forth that more unemployed should proceed to London. If he felt that the mere marching
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    • 156 5 London, November 26.—Unemployment has led to widespread efforts to stowaway on outgoing vessels. Fugitives have be»a frequently eluding the greatest vigilance of the police, but the latter were successful on Saturday in unearthing an alleged systematic scheme to ship unemployed to America. Notwithstanding special precautions to prevent the
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    • 75 5 London, November. 27- —A verdict of accidental death from scurvy and exposure was returned on an unemployed elderly labourer found dying in a cave at Newbiggin. Northumberland, where he had lived for six weeks- A miner testified that he was unable to get a house. The
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    • 48 5 London, November 28. —The Rev. J. Pickering has been bound over to keep the peace for twelve months. A crowd of unemployed outside Bow Street shoulder ed him along the Strand and subsequently ■formed a procession to Hyde Park singing “The Red Flag.”
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    • 90 5 London. November 25 —Colonel Sherwood Kelly, V C., who was court-ma 1 tialled in 1919 for writing letters to th-.-Press about the military situation in North Russia, was summoned at Windsor for non-payment of a gas bill. He said that he was practically insolvent owing to wounds
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    • 33 5 London. November 29-—Mr. Barlow announced in the House of Commons that there were 118,739 unemployed men in the building trade during October. The amount of benefit paid to them was £260,000.
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    • 43 5 London, November 25.—The solicitors cf Mr. J- M. M. Erskine, Independent Conservative candidate for Westminster, wh. wa s awarded £2,500 damages ior libel against St. George’s Conservative Association. state that the damages have been paid and the appeal withdrawn.
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    • 62 5 Londork, November- 27—An epidemic of influenza broke out among the officers and crew of the American liner President Roosevelt in the Atlantic- The stock of medicinal brandy which the British Board of Trade compels dry ships to cany on behalf of the passengers, was soon exhausted,
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    • 19 5 London, November 26. —Miss Nina Boucicault has been married very quietly to Mr. Donald Innes-Smith
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    • 69 5 Teheran, November 29. —The Shah to day. on return from Europe, landed at Bushire where he was met by the Minister for M ar. who will accompany him back to the capital. The Government recently sent M. Molitor, a Belgian who was formerly Director General of
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    • 28 5 Rome, November 29. —It is stated that an Italian Company ha-- obtained a monopoly of motor traffic in Afghanistan, in eluding the postal service-
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    • 61 5 London. November 29- —Mr. Amnon, who belongs to the Postal Workers’ Union, desires to raise next week in th? House of Commons the question of the appeal to the Viceroy by the postal workers of India, which he sterns to believe was never seen by the
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    • 58 5 Ixnidon. November 29. —It is understood that the Indian Joint Committee of th? Lords and Commons will not be reconstituted this session. It will be a short session and Indian subjects are not expected to be prominent although Colonel M edgewood is evidently determined to make as
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    • 160 5 London, November 28. —"It is unthinkable that the Empire Exhibition ca n be held without the active interest of Canada or any other community within the British Commonwealth,’’ declares the VicePresident, Lord Blyth, in a letter. “I am well aware of the difficulties surround ing the working
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    • 116 5 London, November 25- —A telegram from Hobart s ays that the largest generating station in the southern hemisphe. has been opened near Hobart, Tasmania, which has spent nearly £3,(XX),000 on a gruat hydro-electric installation for the treatment of zinc ore, which former»y went to Germany. The Island is
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    • 272 5 London, November 30. —A message from Athens gives further vivid details of the trial which ended at midnight on Mor day The Court withdrew to confer and reassembled at 6.30 a.m. The court-room was crowded the spectators including armed parties from the neighbourhood. The ve°dict
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    • 164 5 London, November 26,—Abdul Hadi Khan, the Afghan Minister in London., in an interview, declared that the Afghans would recognise the new Khalifa. They were at present satisfied to leave the destinies of the Khalifat in Turkish hands, but such recognition would not be given if the Kemalists
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    • 127 5 London, November 29. —According to reports from Constantinople, Angora is apparently realising the necessity of enlightening theMoslem world on the subject of its attitude towards religious affairAccording tc a message from Angora, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs is arranging a conference of Islam i n Angora
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    • 73 5 London, November 29. —The “Times” correspondent at Oppeln says there is ample evidence that the traffic in arms, guns and ammunition from Germany to Turkey is proceeding on a very considerable scale. The headquarters of the traffic is a factory at Gleiwitz from where arms, minus
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    • 62 5 London. November 26. —A verdict of “accidental death” was returned at the inquest at Shoreham yesterday on MajoGeorge Wilkins who had retired from In dia and whose body was found n the river on Friday. It w r as stated that the deceased had been cycling home when
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    • 61 5 London, November 28. —According to the “Times” Copenhagen correspondent, the Great Northern Telegraph Company is working two lines through Russ i Messages from London to Shanghai are taking only two hours. Enquiries in Lon don show that the Indo-European telegraph is working between Wa>saw and India,
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    • 70 5 London, November 29.—Seventy-five per cent of University students in Liverpool last year came from elementary schools, according to tho annual report o’ Mr. Adams, Vice-Chancellor, who also stated that the head of a well-known col lege of one of the older Universities in formed him that not
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    • 613 5 London, November. 30. —More like romantic fiction than, sober fact reads tha “Times” accounts of discoveries in ancient Egypt which runners have brought! post-haste from the scene to Luxor. The» narrative says a discovery has just been* made in the Valley of the Kings, the; reward
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    • 87 5 London, November 27. —The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed the appeals of two men convicted for the murder of girls of whom they were jealous, lhe Lord Chief Justice said the defem o of insanity was too common nowadays Mr- Justice Darling said the Ronald True
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    • 120 5 GERMAN “POVERTY Berlin, November 28. —Because there is a wish to dispel the impression that Germany is light hearted and has lots of money to spend on pleasure and also, incidentally to raise money tho Berlin Municipality is imposing a gluttony tax at a figure at which glut’ony begins. The
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  • 36 6 Greenstreet —Brooks. —At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore. on December Ist. by the Ven. Archdeacon Swindell. Victor Robert Greenstreet of Kuala Lumpur, son of Robert Greenstreet. to May. daughter of Samuel John Brooks of Finchley. London,
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  • 697 6 This is the slogan of the Irish Republicans who. according to the correspondent of the London Evening Standard in Dublin, have issued a manifesto declaring the newly appointed Governor-General of Ireland, Mr. T. M. Healy, to be a life long enemy of the nation” and announcing
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  • 383 6 The P. AO. Packet Sardinia, with outward European mails is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Monday, the 11th instant. The homeward mail, by the Karmala. closes at noon on Thursday, the 14th instant. The 8.1. Packet Ellenga, with mails from Europe, is expected to arrive
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  • 1389 6 The Planters’ Association of Malaya is naturally making the The P. A. M. most of the speech made by the Chief Secretary to Government, F. M. S. (the Hon. Mr. W. George Maxwell, C. M. G.), on introducing the Export of Rubber (Restriction) Bill at the meeting
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  • 135 6 THE MUNICIPAL BPDfil l’. (From Our Own Correspondent.> Singapore. Decemb'r The President of the Municipal missioners, in presenting tin- B' l 1923, said there was a $1,500.000 on revenue account, but it" not desirable to reduce the Mr. Wong proposed a 2 P“' reduction, but the whic b
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 102 6 X’mas Week at the E. 0. X’mas Night Monday, December 25th. —X’mas Dinner and Dance in the New Ball Room till 1-45 a.m. Boxing day. Tuesday, December 26th —Special Dinner and Dance till midnight. Wednesday. December 27th. —Special TiffinOrchestra, Orchestral Concert 9.30 p.m. Thursday, December 28th. —Dinner Dance. Friday, December
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 117 6 This Programme Consists of WHAT YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR LYRIC KINEMA From Thursday. 7th to Sunday 10th December, 1922. Samuel Goldwvn presents A Frank Lloyd Production 7 parts THE GREAT LOVER 7 parts featuring .John Sainpolis and Claire Adams. WILLIAM FA VERSHAM in the Hobart Henley Production 6 parts
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    • 32 6 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. TO-DAY. 3.25 p.m. 9.23 p.m. To-morrow. 3.18 a.m. 10 3 a m 4.14 p.m. 10.10 p.m. Monday. 4. 1 a.m. 10.55 a.m. 5.19 p.m. 11.24 p.m.
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  • 370 7 IR ISH REBELS. four Executions in Dublin. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, December 8. Messrs. Kor\ O’Connor, Liam MelJoseph McKelvey and Richard were executed in Dublin. Reprisal for Assassination, Dublin, December 8. An Army official report states that tour nieii were executed at Mountjov prison, as a reprisal for the assassination of
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  • 101 7 MISSION S PR OI ’OS ALS. London, December 8. J International Anthrax Commis'">n passed unanimously a resolution P’oposiiig that tin l Governing Body of 1111 International Labour Office iu- ll, l<* in the agenda of the next coa''''•nce, it draft convention on th? '"lowing bases; hair used in brush'"aking
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  • 134 7 SHIPS AND PERSONNEL. London, December 8. 10 limes’’ Naval correspondent, ,ls sing the position as regards the ,s niigton Treaty, points out that i,s the Faited States and Japan, I r as is known to the Admiralty t''/* ot s'o disposed of any ships, so t| n<) f
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  • 468 7 Ismet Pasha’s Points. (Reuter’s Telegrams., Dutsanye, December 8. At the resumed discussion by the Straits Territorial Commission, Isnn-r Pasha said he had studied the Allies’ plan most carefully, and he requested further information on certain poin’s. The I inks had been masters of the Straits for five centuries
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  • 24 7 A COMMERCIAL TREATY. Warsaw, December 8. Polish-Japanese commercial negotiations have concluded, and a treaty will be signed on the 14th December.
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  • 47 7 VISIT TO LONDON COURT. London, December 8. The new Chief Justice of hina, who is at present in England engaged, on the re-codifying of Chinese Law. appeared on the Bench beside Ml. Jnstice Shearman during a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.
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  • 30 7 London, December 8. Cordial Anglo-Japanese toasts were pledged at Simpson’s Restaurant when the Knights of the Round Table gave a farewell entertainment to 1 rime Tadashige Shimadzu.
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  • 262 7 The London Conference. I Reuter’s Telegrams. London, December 8. M ill Mr. Bonar Law abandon the policy of relative Allied debts an nounced in the well-known Balfour Note of the Ist August, with regard to which it had already been announced that the Government have an open mind, is
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  • 321 7 London, November. 28. —An international loan, floated by “world finance’’ to be divided between Germany and France, is. according to the Daily Mail’s Paris correspondent. France’s latest reparation scheme- It also proposes a moratorium for Germany for five years- The French share of the loan v ill
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  • 47 7 BERLIN TO PAY THE ALLIES. Beilin, December 8. The “Vorwaerts” learns that the Imperial Government decided to pay the fines imposed on Passau and Ingolstadt. “Vorwaerts” approves th? decision, but asks how long the Government will continue to pay for pr >- vocation by Bavarian Nationalists.
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  • 26 7 Vera Cruz, December 8. The Mexican “Fascisti” organisatio i sent a letter to President Obregon warning him to “eliminate Commu nism from Government affairs.”
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  • 266 7 President Harding’s Policy. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) Washington, December 8. The Presidential Address to Congress foreshadowed an early Conference of State Governors to consider the enforcement of Prohibition. The President expressed the opinion that the repeal of Prohibition is not likely, but modification could be introduced if public opinion
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  • 121 7 KILLED BY PRESIDENT HARDING. Washington, December 8. President Harding has defeated what little chance there was of the passage of the Bill b\ writing to the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, asking him to cause to be struck out the amendment. to the Bill adopted by
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  • 82 7 CONFERENCE IN AMERICA. Washington, December 8. President Harding, in a let Hr which was read at the opening session of the Conference on Public Opin n a l cl World Peace, held by the Intermitdenial Lyceum Association. expres<»-d 1 hope that the discussions would point
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  • 113 7 WHOLE TOWN THREATENED. Portland (Oregon), December 8. A great fire at Astoria has already destroyed six blocks of buildings and threatens to wipe out the town. Buildings are being dynamited with a view to checking the outbreak. The fire Department of Portland despatched equipment to Astoria.
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  • 23 7 London, December 8. The Archbishop of Canterbury has nominated the Reverend L. M. Keirpthoine of Singapore as Bishop o Polynesia.
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  • 208 7 Reductions Effected. (Reuter’s Telegrams. London, December 8. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha announces passenger reductions from London and Marseilles to Ceylon, the Straits. China and Japan, varying from £5 *o £l2, according to the ports. THE M. M. REDUCTIONS. Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., the local Agents,
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  • 54 7 MANY SIKHS RELEASED. Lahore, December 8. Pursuant to the decision of thei Punjab Government, the jails were emptied of Sikh prisoners arrested in connection with the Akali agitation. Those released hitherto are over 50 years of age or under 18. They were cheered as they marched in
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  • 96 7 A BRITISH EXPEDITION. London, December 8. The advance party of the British Pacific Science Expedition, which Is proceeding to New Guinea shortly, was entertained to dinner at the Savoy Hotel last night. Lord Plymouth presided. Sir Ernest Birch toasted success to the party. Mr. Neal McNeill, leader
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  • 70 7 CONSIDERABLE PROFIT. London, December 8. The Dunlop Rebber Company’s leport for the period of ten months to 30th June, 1922, shews a net profit of £588,000. The sum of £44.000 ippears as a net trading loss on th** Dunlop Plantations to the 31st December, 1921, due to
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  • 37 7 London, December 8. The members of the Maryleboue cricket team, who were held up at Sydney for some days, owing to a seamen’s strike, sailed for Zealand. The strike is practically, broken.
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  • 88 7 Tokio. December s—Japanese trade returns for November show Y. 139.670.060 exports compared with Y. 116,455,000 im portsThe exports during eleven months ending November 30 of this year show Y. 1,478,202.000 and imports Y-1.745.728,-000, an increase of A’-371.769.000 and Y. 293,179,000, respectively, compard with the similar period of
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  • 799 7 FLOATING EXHIBITION TO VISIT PENANG. Mercantile houses in Penang are looking forward with keen interest to the visit of the British Trade Ship, which is due to arrive at this i>ort about August next. 'The British Trade originally the Orontes of the Orient Line, is a
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  • 417 8 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Teesta for Madras taking mails for Europe etc. via Bombay. Baud for T. Semawe, Segli, Sabang, Olehleh etc, Padang. Tateishi Maru for Rangoon and Calcutta. Myrmidon for Port Swettenham, taking mails for Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Japan. Krian for Bhuket. (Tongkah) Renong and Kopah. Ekma
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  • 315 8 CLOSE DAILY (except Snnday). IT TRAIN. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated» close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. FOR AT Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore Singapore and Hongkong Ipoh, Batu Gajah. Tapah Road.') By train Teluk Anson.Kuala Kubu. Kuala 7.15 a.m. Lumpur. Klang. Port Swetten-
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  • 204 8 FRENCH COMPANY’S MOVE. Colombo, November 28.—The Messageries Maritimes Company announce that from the Ist December they will reduce passage rates to Europe by about 20 per cent. There will be three series of rates according to the types of steamer. The rates are: First Class Mail Steamers. —£70
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  • 401 8 S. GEORGE THE MARTYR. 2nd Sunday in Advent.—7.4s a.m. Litany, 8 a.m. Matins. 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Holy Communion (Chinese), 5 p.m. Sunday School. 6 p.m. Evensong. Hymn 53. Ps L 137. Ps LXVII 157. Magnificat 57. Nunc Dimittis 70. Hymns 47. 243. 222. Thursday. 8
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 179 8 K k •0 1 Piper Heidseich Champagne 1914 VINTAGE. ■‘vj ll' J We have been appointed sub- 2 agents for this Brand which > we can recommend with every u .4 confidence. Quotations will be <ft ft n furnished on application. i|i I R. T. REID CO., LTD., PENANG. KUALA
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    • 77 8 When a man asserts his disbelief in advertising, ask him whose soap he uses, whose beverages he drinks In nine cases out of ten they will be advertised articles, and though he states that he has not changed his taste for years it proves not so much that he. is
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    • 218 8 .30 Bore New 80,1 Action S P ort ‘Bg Rifle Thoroughly tested in Alaska, Canada gamefie'ds. Weight 8 lbs. Accurately sighted up“ 5 cartridges in magazine, loaded by clip or by hand Am/nunifion—.3o Springfield 1906 Bu/fee Wg,t. Muzzle Velocity m, Bronze pt. Expanding 150 grs. 2900 ft sec Bronze pt.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 481 9 ,Editor of the “Pinang Gazette.”) public interest is being gradnal(ll'ised as to advisability of a system '■■buddative council representative based limited franchise of the people of country. Correspondence and appoaring in the news- ,'.r< of Malaya prove that there is a p: public opinion already formed in "'v'n'ir
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  • 247 9 ’—“Malaya Tribune.” Seah Kim Chuan, Choo •> m. him Heng, Low Hok, Hong Fong, 1!| lAh Keh. were arraigned before the ■b’ing Chief Justice, at Singapore, on a arc of committing armed gang robber v. b was stated that on Oct. 27, the entered the
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  • 88 9 V 1 j*hli Hu. '.‘Member 23.—1 n connection murder case, Mrs. ’’•••n ft,.,,. and Bywaters have ,ur tr ’al. The Home "’ii<| stat ed in his evidence that I!,l i|i|ii| I( a ,lae '‘°f an alkaloid similar to |)r 'l’io.(| '’’’mpson’s body. The police ,r M|| icr’s
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  • 786 9 THE CITROEN AT OLYMPIAThe 1923 model Citroens, staged by Gaston, Ltd., ;£t- the* Motor Show in London, show one striking difference to the models previously exhibited. Bri-tish-built bodies are now provided on. each of the two chassis, the famous 11.4 h- pand the more recently introduced 7 5
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  • 61 9 The results of bowls ties played yesterday were as under: Cham P ionship.-E- J. Bennett beat E- J. McLernon 21 —9 Mixed Doubles Handicap.—Mr- and Mrs- J Dick beat Mrs- Littlefair and JG. Allan 21-13 Mr- and Mrs. E- Reimann beat Miss Watt and D.
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  • 133 9 The second annual general meeting of Papan Tin Ltd., was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Downing Street, Penang, to-day at noon. There were present: Messrs. J. Baumann (in the chair). F. H. Grumitt. N. P. Walshe, H. E. Sparke, M. D. Knapp, Lim Kean Thong, Cheat
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  • 305 9 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The Directors of the Simpam Valley Hydraulic Mines- Ltd., report for the twelve months ended 31st October last, that the net profit for the period) after making due provision for depreciation amounts to $5,897 45 to which must be added the balance
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  • 161 9 Messrs- Lean and C*’’- Weekly Maiket Report says, the last two days have seen a rise in Tin of £5-2-6 and the closing price of £lBO-10-0 marks a total gain of £5-10-0 for the week during which the market has been distinctly erratic. Rubber, after an
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  • 55 9 Messrs Barlow and Co., Singapore, report The improvement reported last week has been maintained and although the volume of business transacted has been smaller prices show an appreciable advance. Closing quotations are as follows: —No- 1 Standard $9-75 to $lOl5. No. 2 Standard $9.50 to $9-75. No.
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  • 543 9 Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, report as follows In spite of the price of Tin having advanced £5-15/- since our last report, shares in this section have received little support although at the close there is rather more enquiry all round. The better class Rubber shares have
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  • 180 9 Value of foreign imports of merchandise, for November, into British Malaya $42.076,152= £4.908,885. Value of foreign imports of merchandise. for October, into British Malaya $37.605,016=£4.387.252. Imports Increase $4.471,136=£ 521.633 Value of foreign exports of merchandise, for November. from British Malaya $44,864.344=£5.234,173. Value of foreign exports of
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  • 69 9 9th December, 1922. Local. cts. Smoked Sheet 46?» Penang- Fine Pale Crepe 46l .Unsmoked Sheet No. 1... 41 Singa- (Smoked Sheet 47i PORE (Crepe 47| London and New York. t (Smoked Sheet Is.Ud Lo!,DON (Crepe Ulld Market quiet. New York G 27 The following were the rubber quotations
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  • 49 9 The following are additional rubber outputs for November lbs. Anglo-Johore 17,669 Bukit Palong 8,630 Consolidated Malay 71,125 Chulsa (Selangor) 22,700 F.M.S. 65,000 Henrietta 29,000 Kong Sang 18,639 Laras (Sumatra) 35,387 Mambau (F.M.S.) 28,000 Sungei Matang 23,187 Sungei Salak 44,500 Sepang Valley 24,500 Thirdmile 26,000 Tangga Batu 10,798
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  • 94 9 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following London prices, on Dec. 8: Spot 180.15 s up 125.6 d 3 mos. buying 181.15 s 125.6 d 3 selling „182 15s Local parity $89.89 Local. Dec. 9th: Singapore sold 125 tons at $9l. Penang buyers no sellers at
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  • 15 9 Johan Tin Dredging, Limited, for November, piculs 180, yardage 49,000, hours run 522.
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  • 212 9 At the Perak Assizes before His Lordship Mr. Justice E- C- Watson, a Malay woman named Jainah Binrti Sapak was charged with having murdered her son. about six years old, on the Bth November 1918 at Utan Melintang, Lower Perak. As the act was alleged to
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  • 1082 9 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. *x 3 NAMES 3» as h! RUBBER [Dollar 8 ci 8 c Allenby Rubber Co 55 65 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 1 20| 1 40 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2 10; 2 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 12 00.13 00 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 50 75 Ayer
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    • 180 9 EAT A HEARTY MEAL —AND ENJOY IT! Why not? All that pain and flatulence you get after eating a good meal is simply the result of harmful acid at work in the stomach. It creates a state of fermentation which will continue to exist only as long as you allow
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    • 230 9 A VERY COMPLETE STILL Mr- Hobbs of the Customs Department prosecuted Liew Hong and L* e Fan in the Police Court, Kuala Lumpur, with being in possession of a complete still, a quantity of liquor and 21 jars of fermented rice. The second named pleaded “not guilty” and Mr. Hobbs
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  • 325 10 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report date December 5, states: Rubber shares have been in better demand during the week and values generally higher or. balance, the price of the raw material touching Is. 2jjd. and closing easier at Is. 2d. Tin shares remain
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  • 116 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 580th auction on December 6th. when there was catalogued 718 tons, offered 517 tons, sold .»03 tons. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb. Singapore Standard Quality No Sales Good Average Quality 48 to 48j Off Quality
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  • 262 10 Benares Opium p. chest $5.O(R).(m nom. Cloves 100.00 sellers Gold leaf 72.00 Mace Pickings 63.00 sales Nutmegs 80s 45.00 sellers 1105... 35.00 Coconuts per 1.000 30.00 Copra Sundried 9.95 seilei’s Rattans 11.20 Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.50 per bag do do
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  • 466 10 Mr. O. Latham writes to the Manchester Guardian Commercial”': —With refe rence to the statement you published on the “Dangers of Rubber Output Res. frictions,” I wish to put some figures before you and to make a few remarks upon the criticism you published. The figures to
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    • 90 10 I I VIRGINIA > «Reduced Pricc-< j 75 cents pER tin of 50 j J HAND MADE. j I SOLE IMPORTERS: J G. 11. SLOT CO., I I PENANG. 1 s r Ohderwood I Standard I I I Typewriters i I The Machine you wil! eventually Buy. I I I
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    • 328 10 A WORLD WIDE TROUBLE INDIGESTION AND THE WORLD-WIDE REMEDY MOTHER SEIGEL’S SYRUP j There are some healthy and fortunate i people who know Indigestion only by I name but the vast majority of u- haxe a I touch of this distre--ing ailment at .>; time 01 other. Our modern habit
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    • 333 10 I vW> A S II W—- 8/ I Mri. E. says: “Baby has had Glaxo for a year or so She is i i ,fc full of life and has never been I Is the slightest trouble. Your W food has built her splendidly.” Mt Does your Baby laugh like
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  • 905 11 PROBLEMS OF MARKETINGEfforts to overcome the serious position in which the fruit growers find themselves are already being made and a scheme is in train by which fruit will be sold from the growers- The announcement was made by Mr- W- Cattanach, chairman of the State Rivers
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  • 506 11 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, December 9, 1922. cts Government Mutton Head, sheep or goat each 80 Liver with heart lung do 1.20 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 52 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 52 Kidney pair 30 Feet the four 40 Mutton— Head,
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  • 54 11 Dec 16—Rugby, Penang v Taiping, at Penang. Dec 17 —P.V.R.C. Shoot, Donegal Badge, 7 a,in. Dec 17—P.S.C. A Class 50 yards Handicap. B Class 75 yards Handicap, Dec. 2‘i, 28 and 30—Children’s Pantomime. “Abu Hassan,” at Town Hall. 5.30 p.m. Jan. S—I.S.P. Tamil Examination Entries Close. (Exam. January
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 843 11 0 o o Propaganda played a vital 3 part in the WAR. n Advertising is its counterpart a in TRADE. 3 Your best TRADE WEAPONS 0 are striking ADVERTISEMENTS and CATALOGUES. 3 We Can Help You! b WE specialise in designing and printing qj Booklets, Catalogues, Price Lists, Folders, 0
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    • 135 11 naHlir.ifiltiiHi I»!» TTieM.J lindentedl ROUND 1 STEEL BARS j The Elastic Limit of these Bars is Nearly Twice as Great as Ordinary a Mild Steel. s 1 The Breaking Strain is Approximately g I 90,000 lbs., Le., 40 tons per sq. inch. g I ALL SIZB6 IN STOCK. g Special
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1489 12 “ELLERMAN” LINE. I Nippon Tmen Kaisha. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. ell.».»» J A «JXIIYXJX4 STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.. UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. (I n eorp»r.ted in Extend.) IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HOMEWARD. (Subject to alteration without Notice.) A “ELLERMAN” LINE. EUROPEAN LINE. PYRRHUS December 13 London, Rotterdam
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    • 696 12 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Companies Incorporated in Engiamj MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES PfeNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL s. NCo (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government) P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE From London Due Penang. To Marseilles London about Leave P e SARDINIA Dec. 11 KARMALA NELLORE Dec. 22 ui
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