Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 November 1923

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 264. VOL LXXXI. THURSDAY, 15th'NOVEMBER, 1923. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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  • 2084 2 garding the dredge. (Laughter). M. M.” Replies to Unofficial Queries. The Federal Council met in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning. There were present: H. E. the High Commissioner (Sir L. N. Gudlemard). The Hon. the Chief Secretary (M. W. G. Maxwell C. M. G.). H. H. the Sultan
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  • 916 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. November 15. The Federal Council sat till 4.30 p.m. and adjourned till Saturday. The Financial Adviser with reference to a vote on Japanese Relief said the sum had been remitted to the British Ambassador in Tokio to he used at his discretion,
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  • 1029 2 MR. ASQUITH’S SPEECH. Opening the Liberal autumn campaign at the National Liberal Club, Mr. Asquith said it could hardly be denied that the condition of things at home and abroad called upon men of all parties,except of course the dormice of tranquillity and most urgently upon the
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  • 312 2 The Month.” It has been clear for a Ion? t™ t that President Wilson i, his Europe after the war did the majority of the American "1 was a prion’ so unlikely that in his position could really the spirit of the U. S. eilst» misjudge the
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  • 58 2 Mr. c. Gollings, advertising mana-» to Farmers Ltd., returned to "7 the steamer Makura after O seven months abroad on busuies- stated that in London many big 1 were increasing their piiaitions and changing tn 1 Instead of casting advertisem* peal to the rich people, the -ipi
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    • 213 2 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO MARGATE? To eveiyone born in England Ml of Margate is associated and sea-breezes. As a su n jlar p> resort it is one of the most i ces on the south coast. j nv3 nai>! Yet residents there d'» n fotenjoy good health, as kins
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  • 509 3 M. T.” SINGAPORE INQUIRY. The inquest into the death of Abdul Rahman bin Abbas who died on the morning of the 4th instant after a boxing contest at the New World. Singapore on the night of the 3rd instant with Harold Perreau was commenced before Mr. C.H.
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  • 91 3 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending 10th November. 1923, shows a total of 48 deaths28 males and 20 femalesthe death-rate being 19.50 per mille per annum, compared with 28.44' in the preceding week and with 29.44 in the corresponding week of
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    • 1394 3 p222^- vacant Trade with Australia T '"-11 v -"I for Rangoon a Structural nLhsnran. Mr. E. T. SHEAF, the Australian I 1 for Singapore 1"O i Government Trade Commissioner in ca Tracers. the East, will be pleased to furnish < < o i Apply 1 m HJ' IXLf upon request
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    • 182 3 NOTICE OF SALE. By Order of the High Court No. 72/42 and Civil Suit No. 6/42 Sungei Patani, Kedah. The undersigned is instructed to put up for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Friday, the 16th of November, 1923, corresponding with 6th day of Rabil Akil 1342, at the Estate Sungei
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    • 964 3 Kramat Pulai Limited. lnformation has been received from the London Office of Kramat Pulai Ltd. as f°H° ws T***l "’Declared a dividend of one Shilling LIL less income d Shillings 6 Pence in the £1 payable in London on 27th < November.” Ask your dealer Local shareholders will be paid
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  • 80 4 Duke*Hill.On November 12. at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, by the Rev. J. A. B. Cook. John Duke, of Singapore, to Catherine Hill, M.A.. M. 8.. Ch. 8.. D.P.H.. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hill, of Sandyford, Glasgow. LeaskGenot.On the 31st Aug., at the British Consulate. Constantinople, Flight Lieut. K.
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  • 976 4 It is fortunate, for many reasons, that at the approaching general election in England, the question of the League of the Nations will not be a live issue, since there is no serious opposition to the ideals and objects of the League from any* political party. In America,
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  • 38 4 The 1». I. 1 acket 1 ara, with mails despatched from '"London on the 25th October, is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to-morrow. The homeward mail, by the Teesta,* closes at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
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  • 1400 4 The Bangkok Times states that Mr. W. Evelyn Cowen, Attracting the travelling commisBusiness. sioner of St. Dunstan’s 1 Organisation for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors, had not included Bangkok in his itinerary, but whilst at Penang he was persuaded to do so on account of the excellent express
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  • 156 4 CHARGES WITHDRAW V (From Our <)wn < orrespo Singapore, November At the Assizes yesterday. A 'J' Whitley, D. P. P.. stated that a* 1 or Corben had resigned .rom he .lid no. intend charges of accepting ill'- d The charges were withdrawn. Cocaine i i .a his
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    • 288 4 X xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>x x X X X fi /W 8 X > 'O’fVTWT T Tk ABDULLA CIGARET- X fw I 1/1 I I TES are exquisitefrom x sr BJ J 3 -fl W the touch of the lips to the X l flSt lingering whiffsno X CL ..</ J HARSHNESS—no
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    • 52 4 E. O.” Friday, 16th November, Guest Night, Dancing. Saturday, 17th November, Special TiffinOrchestra. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Illi Including free town delivery or postage. X PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. a year jli Local $36 I Country (S.S. F.M.S.) $42 j|| Foreign (Siam, Sumatra. England, the Continent &c.) s?4S >: X Monthly Quarterly
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    • 74 4 LYRIC THEATRES LTD., THEATRE ROYAL. PENANG ROAD. FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. From Thursday, 15th to Saturday, 17th November, 1923. 7 Reels Love Madness Reels 7 Featuring Louise Glaum, A. J. Parker Read, Jr. Productions. Samuel Goldwyn and Rex Beach present 7 Reels Going Some Reels 7 featuring Cullen Landis (of
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    • 22 4 THE TIDES. High Water. Low Water. To-day. 6. 16 p.m. 11.42 p.m. To-morrow. 4. 54 a.m. Midnight. 8. 26 p.m. 12.36 p.m.
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  • 160 5 labour's Part in the Forthcoming Battle. Reuter’s Telegrams.) London. November 14. Liberal Party manifesto A <• as a result of a conference .-ufi'h and Mr Lloyd <ht lv certain that Liberal .V will go to the poll in such can ll to make united Liberalism a D
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  • 133 5 y IMPI dIAL NECESSITY. London. November 14. Ti, H n. Mr. I truce, responding for the i. htr well dinner to the Do- in the House of Lords, m io tip au.-i’ > of the Empire Parliaa rV t--cia’ion. said that Australia I. it wa- in the
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  • 156 5 \N PREMIER’S VIEWS. London, November 14. ft v..th wireless communications a:th» Ec- n- ti c Conference pn Novembedl. Mr. Iftuct urged that the problem bi- kt i n<> 4’ i:.y. The position was most alarmim,'and there was only one way of m-tinr it. Sine the British Government
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  • 101 5 PROTEST AGAINST abolition. London. November 14. °f protest against the antiof the exhibition g l,rieB at the Imperial Institute on grounds is issued by the kni ssoc:, tion in London and the b?,. 1 <T, nxvo r>’ Association. The i iat( r i f, s stress
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  • 62 5 fEXblTriiE OF £11.000.000 PER YEAR. j.. London, November 14. a PprovHh) rs,n Cabinet has > rt suiNM.' '''’"nosal to assist agriculture land 0,. '1 P Pr acre on all arable w,.. d-i,. 'a minimum of Uh- api,];,.. ai 1 be labourers by tint' tbo subsidy. It is
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  • 13 5 StMin. November 14. !l New York relapsed to
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  • 243 5 The Only Remaining Chance. (ReuterL Telegrams.) London. November 14. ti General Smuts, in a letter to the Times,’’ urges that the Reparations Inquiry is now apparently dead and that a wider conference acceptable both’ to Britain and the United States should be reverted to. He says
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  • 61 5 A RADICAL CONCERT. Warsaw, November 14. There were violent scenes during a debate in the Diet on the recent riots at Cracow, in which thirty were killed and 100 wounded, the Radicals arranging a regular concert, including the singing of the Red Flag,” in order
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  • 71 5 THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FARM.” Chicago, November 15. Addressing the Chicago Association of Commerce, Wallace, Secretary for Agriculture, stated that his department was very- carefully considering the question of creating an Agricultural Expert Commission to restore the purchasing power of the farm” by withdrawing the
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  • 45 5 UNPRECEDENTED PRICES REALISED. New York. November 14. Unprecedented prices for the manuscripts of a living author marked the first days of the sale of the Joseph Conrad manuscripts, which realised £llO,OOO. Thousands were paid for manuscripts less than 10 years old.
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  • 27 5 Washington. November 14. The Tariff Commission has ordered an investigation into the import tariffs on wheat under the flexible provisions of the Tariff Law.
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  • 31 5 Washington, November 15. The Japanese Embassy has arranged for the purchase and early shipment of 97,000,000 cubic feet of American timber for the reconstruction of Japanese cities.
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  • 13 5 Vienna, November 14. The ex-Duke of Cumberland has died.
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  • 25 5 Stockholm. November 14. Mr. W. B. Yeats, the distinguished Irish author and poet, has been awarded the Noble prize for literature.
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  • 24 5 London, November 14. The Panel doctors unanimously to accept what was offered by the Court of inquiry, thus settling the dispute.
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  • 1486 5 An Unqualified Success. Major R. R. Robertson (Convener) and his co-operators, Major J. J. Saunders. Captain H. E. Collins. Captain A. J. L. Donaldson, Major E. V. Mullis. Major Joubert, Captain S. A. Gray, Captain D. Noble, Captain W. H. Mair, Captain W. W. Roger. Mr, E.
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  • 160 5 B. T.” When Mr. J. C. Pasqual visited Pattani at the end of July for the” Pinang Gazette.” he pronounced the outcry about an insidious undermining of Mohamedanism by Siam to be a gross fabrication. The real grievances of the people against the Government, so far as he could
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  • 20 5 Th'* November Monthly Medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, the 17th and 18th inst.
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  • 465 5 PENANG PROVINCE WELLESLEY EFFORTS. Mrs. John Mitchell, the Hor Secretary of Earl Haig’s Poppy Day Committee in Penang, informs us that a statement of accounts in connection with the above Fund will be submitted at an early date. The collections made from the sale of Poppies in
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  • 352 5 OON—KHOO. The marriage took place yesterday of Dr. Oon Aik Keong, and Miss Khoo Jin Gnoh. eldest daughter of Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, J. P.. of Sunbeam Hall.” Light Street, in elaborate Chinese style. The usual procession was a long one. On the eve of the marriage Mr.
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  • 714 5 Miss Hooper left Kuala Lumpur for Home on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Montgomery have returned to Selangor from leave. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Harrison have come to Penang for a short holiday. Mr. F. T. Kinder, of the P.W.D., leaves on Saturday for
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  • 740 6 ARMISTICE DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, November 13. Alor Star fell into line with other towns in the Empire and kept the two minutes’ silence on Sunday. A gun heralded the beginning of the silence whigh terminated on the firing of another gun. Residency At Home.”
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  • 72 6 A twakow containing eighty cases of rubber, valued at sB.oo°. capsized while coming out to a ship lying off the Main Wharf at Singapore on Saturday. The twakow went to the bottom, with her cargo, bnt the marine police managed to recover nine cases. A Malay
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  • 1049 6 BANGKOK WINS EASILY. Tis true i Even the punters have to admit it—and pay up. The combined Penang-Perak team went under to the Roval Bangkok Sports Club Rugger team to the tune of eleven points to nothing on Saturday, says the Bangkok Times.” Of course, the P.P’s can
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  • 19 6 HERCULES DEFEATS SINGAPORE. Weltevreden, November 15. In a soccer game, Hercules defeated Singapore by 4 goals fto 1.Aneta.
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  • 234 6 S.F.P-” NEGRI SEMBILAN WELL BEATEN BY SINGAPORE. The Singapore hockey team which went up-country during the week-end proved strong enough to win both of the matches in which it engaged. At Seremban on Saturday, Negri Sembilan were completely outclassed and were beaten by five goals to nil. The first
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  • 42 6 At Flemington, the Melbourne Cup (two miles) resulted as follows: Bitalli (4-1) 1 Rivole (7-1) 2 Accarak (100-1). 3 Twenty-seven ran. Won by threequarters of a lengthy one and a half lengths separating second and third. the";;:?’ oM by
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  • 373 6 The Singapore Bi s l ev the Singapore Volunteer R;? bj upon the fourth day, and this proved to b. tk the four days over which th ran. Conditions at the were good and in the four J some fine shooting wa s SQe^* 8 fir «l Match
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  • 87 6 The following list of holidays in the Wi during the year 1924 is published in the Government Gazette New Year’s Day January 1. Taipusun January 22. Chinese New Year February 5 am! 6, Good Friday and following day April and 19. Easter Monday April 21. Han Rap
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    • 100 6 _u, ri I HAVE YOU Received a Copy s of our New 1924 Illustrated 1 GENERAL j CATALOGUE n u V r 1 This interesting publication contains nearly 200 PAGES and over 1,200 ILLUSTRATIONS. We have endeavoured to place a r copy in the hands of all our cus- tomers,
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    • 182 6 a m I M d r !>■ r fey 1 T he jreatheable Peps medicine is so like the lung-healing Alpine "•»> W air in effect, that a bottle of Peps is q said to equal A Pine Forest in Every lt T h Home.” These wonderful breatheable i y-1
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  • 840 7 MEANING OF THE MOVE. The Reuter" telegram giving news of the declaration of a Rhenish Republic at Aix-la-Chapelle was rather enigmatic, as little has been said of the preceding events. In a despatch dated 25th September, the Times’’ correspondent at Cologne tells a story which throws light
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 250 7 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”) Sir,We, meaning the Straits-born Chinese, should be eternally grateful to Mr. Lim Cheng Teik for having the temerity to expose one of the worst instances of colour discrimination, but his concluding remark, which is nothing but a cheap sneer at
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  • 116 7 A SPECIAL MEETING. A Special General Meeting of the P.A.M. will be held at 10.30 a.m.. on Wednesday, November 21st. in the Hall of the Scottish Masonic Lodge, Venning Road, Kuala Lumpur. The following is from the Agenda 1. Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on
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  • 274 7 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom. Cloves 105.00 nom. Gold leaf 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stocks Nutmegs 80s 55.00 sellers 110 s 48.00 Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 Copra Sundried 11.50 sales Rattans 11.20 sellers Rattans Coarse ..r* 10.50 Green Snail Shells 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00
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  • 269 7 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Sitiawan for Asahan. Haruna Maru for Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles and London. Colorado for Port Swettenham, Singapore and China. Celebes Maru for Colombo and Bombay. Glenogle for Colombo, Suez and London. Ghirbi for Pang Nga. Rawang for P. Brandan. Pangkor for Pulau Langkawi and Kantang (Trang).
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  • 119 7 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). 8T TRAIN. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Post, except where otherwise stated, close half-an-hour earlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption of Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m. train:Parit
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  • 132 7 Nov 16Penang Club, Half-yearly Meeting, 9.15 p.m. 17S.C.S.A. Lecture. 6 p.m. 17 Concert and Dramatic Entertainment, for St. Andrew’s Church Funds, Town Hall. 9.30 p.m. 17 and 18Penang Golf Club, November Monthly Medal. 18— P.V.R.C. Shoot, 7 a.m. 18—P.S.C. Gibbpns Cup 220 yards Handicay, B Class 50 yards
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  • 56 7 The Municipal Band will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade from 6 to 7 p.m. to-morrow 1 March The Spirit of Liberty Rosey 2 Intermezzo Golden Twilight Robinson 3 Waltz Blue Margis 4 Selection The Girl from Kays Caryll 5 Two Step The Lobster's
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  • 165 7 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. Kennedy Co.’s share list Yesterday To-day. E 2 ĕ Shares. ps >» E 5 £3 CQ CO SO CO I c. c. c. c. Mining. Bataug P. 38 40 38 40 Hitam Tin 1.324 1.35 1.324 1.35 ex Johan
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  • 43 7 15th November. 1923. Local. cts. {Smoked Sheet 49 easier Fine Pale Crepe 49 Unsmoked Sheet 40 SINGA- (Smoked Sheet 49j PORE (Crepe 49£ London and New York. (Smoked Sheet ls.2|d easier London j Cr( pe b2 jj New York G 27
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  • 16 7 The following are additional rubber outputs for October lbs. Trafalgar 3,000 Kuala Pergau 18,900
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  • 112 7 London. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on November 14 Spot £220.75.6d down 125.6 d 3 mos. buying 220.75.6 d 125.6 d 3 selling 220.10 s 15s The Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd: London, Nov. 14, £220.10s spot, and £220.75.6d three months buying, £220.10s selling. Local.
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  • 20 7 Nawng Pet Tin. Limited, first half of November, hours run 300, yardage treated 30,000, ore won 300 piculs.
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  • 115 7 PENANG. NOVEMBER 15, 1923. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 1/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 7/32 3 Credit 2/4 9/16 3 Documentary 2/419/33 Calcutta Demand Bank R&166 3 days’sight Private 168 |g Bombay Demand Bank 166 Madras Demand Bank 166 S 3 days’sight Private
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    • 388 7 ~p V ADVERTISEMENTS. I 3 VACANT. "Tj Large Commercial O rk "/'"to engage an experienced Fir” 1 (I S '7\. competent and able to clerk- Uht j S peak Chinese. Perrea'1 wr awl good salary to right letter to Box No. 303, TO LET. House, No. 146 M L i,
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    • 281 7 An Art Exhibition OF Japanese Water Colour Paintings BY Kato, Yamamoto, Seki, Kasetsu, Etc., and Antique Coloured Wood Prints and Kakemono by Ancient Masters at NIKKO STUDIO, 7, Northam Road. FOR A WEEK From 17th to 23rd November. Prices for Painting varied from $l-50 to $lOO. UTADOKOKO, c/o Nikko Studio,
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    • 79 7 ORDINANCE No. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. In Bankruptcy. No. 59 of 1923» Re ALBERT CORLETT DAVIS. Notice is hereby given that the First Meeting of Creditors in the above matter will be held at the Bankruptcy Office, Penang, on Tuesday, the
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    • 28 7 Concert and Dramatic Entertainment For St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Funds, TOWN HALL, PENANG SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, AT 9-30 P.M. Reserved $3. Unreserved $l. Booking at Robinson Piano Co’s.
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    • 1615 8 BANKS TNipponYusen Kaisha. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE?) tlnw>)orted BANKING CORPORATION. intended sailings from penang. ndeh mail CONTRACT WITH THE (Incorporated in Hongkong.) WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT Authorised Cinitai «50 000 000 *TEIRESIAS in port London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. (Subject to alteration without
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    • 652 8 P. 0.-BRITISH IXDh AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government) P. O. SAILINGS. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE. From London Due Penang. To Marseilles I.nnd„ about KHIVA Nov. 22 NELLORE n MACEDONIA Dec. 6 MALWA Xov
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