Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 February 1926
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1926-02-11 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 34 VOL. LXXXIV. THURSDAY, 11th FEBRUARY, 1926. PRIOR 15 CENTS.20 words
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Advertisement7 1926-02-11 1 T. NAGATA, DENTIST. DOOR ITO “THE DISPENSARY.”7 words
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Article800 1926-02-11 2 EXPORTS FROM BAD TO WORSE. Now that the Christmas festivities are over, the minds df the British people will turn, naturally, towards the prospects of trade for the coming year. The- last twelve months have seen a slight improvement in Britain’s economic position but., as Sir Leo800 words
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Article176 1926-02-11 2 SPRING MEETING, 1926. 20th, 23rd, 25th 27th Feb., 1926 Niue Races for all Horses. Nine Races for Ex-Griffin Horses. Nine Races for Ex-Griff ia Ponies. Four Races for Selangor Turf Club Spring 1926 Horse Griffins. Four Races for Selangor Turf J Club Spring 1926 Pony Griffins One176 words
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Advertisement407 1926-02-11 2 RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. p Inclading free town delivery or X postage. ‘'f K PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. j 1 a year (j 5 Local $36 j I Country (S.S. A F.M.S.) 142 X Foreign (Siam, Sumatra, hi fi England, the Continent X &c.) 148 «Pa Monthly Quarterly and x g Half-yearly407 words
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Advertisement251 1926-02-11 2 TENDERS INVITED. Tenders will be received up to noon on Friday the 12th February 1926. at the Resident Councillor’s Office. Penang, from persons desirous of contracting for the supply of coal to Government vessels, Ac, during the year 1926. 2. Forms of tender may be obtained at the Resident Councillor’s251 words
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Advertisement172 1926-02-11 2 You cannot be too careful of the purity and Muiess of uour children’s food. In hot climates it is particularly necessary. Horlkfo-the original Malted MUk is specially Suitable, it is always pure, nourishing and easily digested. Bazaars Stores i Get relief from Colds and Chills by taking L /4* W:172 words
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Advertisement57 1926-02-11 2 A Favorite Among Athletes. The golfer, the football player and the all round athlete know the value of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It is just the thing for a rub down after a hard game. All soreness disappears like magic and sprains and swellings are cured in one-third less time than57 words
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Advertisement282 1926-02-11 2 The George Town Dispensary h g THE LEADING CHEMISTS, I PENANG. I OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. h THE (Cheapest House in the Trade FOR Estate Medical Supplies. SAFETY FIRST. Q You are absolutely safe when you deal with g “THE GEORGETOWN.” Each order is exe- cuted by a QUALIFIED ENGLISH282 words
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Article1484 1926-02-11 3 THE BISHOP OF DURHAM - BY THE BISHOP OF DURHAM. Why should burial-grounds be so repulsive to look at That is a question which is ever forcing itself on my mind as I traverse my license in the fulfilment of my duty. As to the repulsiveness. there will hardly be any question. Individualism1,484 words
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Article85 1926-02-11 3 Feb. 13—Chinese New Year. Public and Bank Holiday. 15—Public and Bank Holiday. 17—Ash Wednesday. 18 and 20—Miss McNamee’s Dance Recital, Town Hail. 20, 23. 25 27—Selangor Turf Club New Year Meeting. 20—League Crick* t. V. 9. and P.R C. Esplanade. March 17—St. Patrick’s Day. April 2 —G-’od Fridav85 words
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Advertisement536 1926-02-11 3 10-Day Test FREE Mail the Coupon I A New Way I to lighten cloudy teeth Jt I I —and without bleaching or harsh grit I The way foremost dentists now are urging DULL teeth, dingy teeth, Their action is to curdle film teeth that lack gleam and and then harmlessly536 words
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Advertisement46 1926-02-11 3 Troublesome Coughs. A troublesome, sleep disturbing night cough can be easily and pleasantly stopped by taking Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You will like the soothing, healing coating it puts on an inflamed, tickling throat and the promptness with which the troublesome cough is stopped. For sale everywhere.46 words
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Advertisement385 1926-02-11 3 i I I i /I'OJtOb i j Robinson Pianos S Better value than ever Specially manufactured for the tropics. 1 From $6OO Cash or Deferred s f Payments. Robinson Piano Co., j PENANG. I in 1 ,1 >, r Your Physician Will Say: “Stop Coffee—Drink Postum” TALK it over with385 words
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Article1463 1926-02-11 4 L. Grattan-Esmonde in Irish Truth - L. Grattan-Esmonde in Irish Truth. “THE GALLANT EIGHTY-EIGHTII.” The History of the Connaught Ban gers.—(Vol. I. Ist Bn. formerly 88th Foot.) By Col. H. F. N. Jourdain, C. Jf. (r. and Edwaid Fraser. As a result of the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1793. Colonel The Hon.1,463 words
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Article271 1926-02-11 4 Women make the best criminals and always remain cool and collected in moments of tension, according to Netley Lucas, a seit"confessed criminal', in Crooks Confessions (Hurst and Blacke't, Ltd., 12s. G I), a review ofcrime by an author who professes to be narrating his personal experiences in burglary,271 words
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Advertisement329 1926-02-11 4 V I Z_ r|| A GREAT I FEMALE MEDICINE |l| ■FAR. MORSE’S INDIAN ROOT PILLS ill are frequently prescribed for the 1 I many ailments peculiar to the female g S sex, for the very reason that these Pills B n g are purely vegetable, mild in their action, ■B9329 words
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Advertisement46 1926-02-11 4 Stops Stubborn Bronchial Coughs. Mhen changeable weather or exposure to cold and wet results in bronchitis, start at once taking Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Been used for over fifty years and strongly recommended for bronchial and influenza coughs, stubborn weakening coughs and troublesome night coughs. Sold everywhere.46 words
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Advertisement166 1926-02-11 4 SiwJmETOI- W i 1 I i I 11. I Ii 1 m' I > I si I I i I I r- 1 -s I MW wa wftl I lira HI IJ IWj I i I Ira I ft 'ii- r wSEWWKi Iw lb OBWw lola ;hi IJl.lli 1 ill166 words
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Article452 1926-02-11 5 MAYAN CIVILIZATION. Mr. T. A. Joyce. Deputy-Keeper of the Deportment of Ceramics and Ethnography at the British Museum, sailed on February 6 for British Honduras to examine the relics of the Maya civilization. He expects to be away for about four months. To a representative of The Tinies452 words
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Article248 1926-02-11 5 FOR COLOGNE ZOO. Among the goods and chattels discarded by one of the Rhine Army before their move from Cologne to Wiesbaden is a regimental, or rather unit, mascot, “The Old Moke,” a genuine Jerusalem donkey, the pet of the 7th Field Company Royal Engineers. Right from his248 words
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Article114 1926-02-11 5 2,000,000 MILES BY SEA. Capt.- D. H. Hoskins, commander of the Union Castle liner Windsor Castle, has retired after 45 years’ seafaring service in the course of which he has travelled more than 2,000.000 miles to and from South Africa —a record without parallel in the memory114 words
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Article572 1926-02-11 5 WIDOW’S ACTION. When the hearing of the- litigation concerning the estate of a Malacca widow, named Tan Choo Hoe Neo was resumed before Sir William Murison in the Supreme Court, Singapore-, on Tuesday, the defendant, Chee Swec Cheng, continued his evidence. Defendant said in the course of572 words
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295 1926-02-11 5 Another chapter is likely to be added to the romantic adventures of the wealthy ‘‘shv bride” of Chicago, Miss Mary Landon Raker, who has been called, not without reason, the most difficult woman in the world to bring to the altar. At the time295 words
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Advertisement322 1926-02-11 5 «\WHAT IS WRONG qwh SKIN? Why Endure it-When you can Cure it. Just think what it must mean after such terrible itching, such burning torture, to have the skin cooled and soothed, the itch banished as if by magic. A few drops of D.D.D. Prescription, and you have instant relief.322 words
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Advertisement276 1926-02-11 5 Z/ is astonishing 1 How Cream can make 1 commonplace savoury and what a big range of deli- 1 1 cacies it makes possible at > very little cost, to say nothing of the extra nour- 1 ishment it affords. NESTLE'S PURE THICK CREAM is not a substitute for B276 words
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Article909 1926-02-11 6 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. and Mrs. Harrison have left Kuala Lumpur for Singapore. Mr. L Hazel, of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co., Malacca, is due back from leave -this month. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stone left Malacca •on Saturday, for a holiday in South Africa and England. Mr. and Mrs. Frank909 words
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Article358 1926-02-11 6 THE HYPOCRISY OF SOCIALISTS. Mr. James Maxton. M.P.. has been tilling an Edinburgh meeting of the Scottish T.T-.P. that “our business is to develop a public opinion that will mak» 1 it possible, when the next Socialist Premier ikes on the job, to tike over land and capital without358 words
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Article164 1926-02-11 6 On Saturdav, the 13th instant, and Monday the 15th instant, the General Post Office will be closed at noon. The Savings Bank and Money Order Branch will be closed. The Government Telegraph Office will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Post Office Daily164 words
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Article155 1926-02-11 6 —Reuter. SCOTTISH CUP REPLAYS. The following are the results of the replays London, February 10. Dumbarton 4, Forfar 1. Bathgate 3, Bo’ness 1.1 Peebles Rovers 0, Albion 4. Dundee 0, Aberdeen 3 THIRD ROUND DRAW. The following is the result of the third round draw for the Scottish—Reuter. - 155 words
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Article141 1926-02-11 6 LENGLEN-WILLS HITCH. New York, February 10. The Lawn Tennis Association has replied to Miss Helen Wills’s cable, mentioned yesterday evening, that she should continue t > play. It is pointed out that the alleged gambling in connexion with the anticipate! WillsLenglen match and its commercialization in connexion141 words
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Article129 1926-02-11 6 1. —Reuter. TRAFFIC GREATLY IMPEDED. New York, February 10. The City is snowbound. The snow is a foot deep in some places and a thin string of motor vehicles is only able to crawl at a snail’s pace on the roads, while pedestrians are walking in single1.—Reuter. - 129 words
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Article78 1926-02-11 6 ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTED. (Rugby Radio Service). London, February 10. In connection with the opening of the East African Trade and Information Office in London, the Colonial Secretary has appointed an Advisory Committee of gentlemen closely connected with East Africa. Lord Cranworth will be Chairman. The Committee will(Rugby Radio Service). - 78 words
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Article78 1926-02-11 6 .—Reuter. PREMIER’S SIGNIFICANT REPLY. London, February 10. The nuh of import* of silk goods last year after the impending imposition of the new Tax announced in the budget, was apparently the reason for Sir Fredric Wise’s question in House of Commons whether such action would henceforth.—Reuter. - 78 words
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Article486 1926-02-11 6 Guy Fawkes at K. L. CLOSED DOOR POLICY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 10. Guy Fawkes could not have observed greater secrecy in his notorious plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament than that which was observed by the organisers of the meeting to discuss486 words
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Article77 1926-02-11 6 INDEPENDENT OF RUSSIAN ROUTE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Allahabad, February 10. The correspondent of the Pioneer at Teheran telegraphs that the Mejliss voted £60,000 for survey and examination of the question of a railway through Persia, voting a credit for road construction, linking Azesbaigan with Mosul, giving an77 words
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Article66 1926-02-11 6 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were: Paris, 1321; New York, 4.86 f Brussels, 107 Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam. 12.131 Milan, 120{. Berlin, 20.43 Stockholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, 19.71; Oslo, 23.92; Vienna, 34.55 Prague, 164[ Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 34.57 Lisbon, 2| Rio, 7t« Buenos Aires, 45f Bombay, Is. 6fed.;(Rugby Radio Service.) - 66 words
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Article23 1926-02-11 6 The Municipal Band will play at the Kiosk, Penang Hills on Sunday morning the 14th February 1926 from 11 to 12.23 words
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Article571 1926-02-11 6 Mr. de Buriatte’s Withdrawal. VAN DRIVER ACQUITTED.! The case in which Mr. E. A. de Buriatte, defending a Municipal nightsoil van driver, who was charged with driving his van without front lights, made certain references to police prejudice was resumed before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett in Penang571 words
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Article111 1926-02-11 6 DRUNKEN CHAUFFEUR FINED. Hussain bin Asana Merican was this morning charged before Mr. S. N. King in the Secon I Court, Penang, with rash driving. It appears that on the 30th of last month he was driving car No. 761 along Jelutong Road while he was drunk, and111 words
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Article58 1926-02-11 6 ECHO OF COLLINS CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 11. The government of Selangvr is annealing against the decision awarding $10,450 to Mr and Mrs. Collins of Singapore as damages as the result of a collision between their car and a P. W. D. lorry58 words
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Article19 1926-02-11 6 The Library will be closed on Saturday and Monday, 13th and 15th February, 1926, being Public Holidays.19 words
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Article440 1926-02-11 6 S. S. IPOH PASSENGEII'S EXCI\ E Heavy Fine. ♦Sharing that a bundle of P k an found in his possession when i from the s. s. Ipoh at Penang On inst. were handed to him t<> t a V o L ,f| by a fellow passenger from Gooi440 words
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Article118 1926-02-11 6 £lO,OOO PROMISED TO NAI’IuNAL MEMORIAL FUND. A national memorial to Queen Alexan dra, in the form of a Fund in aid of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute f° r Nurses, was inaugurated at the Mansion House on January 7. Princess Beatrice was among those present at the meeting, over118 words
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Article124 1926-02-11 6 MAN WHO MAKES £l.OOO A For more than a year a mysterious forger of £1 Treasury notes made an income of £2O a week, and ail attefflP by Scotland Yard to trace the man a' been fruitless. Everything suggests that the m •works alone —that he forges th**124 words
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Article51 1926-02-11 6 We nnderstani that the Salisbury Companv will above show on the 22nd or r lir iher Booking arrangements an details will be announced shonh. This particular throughout the Straits v known name of The Q'i u” ic i a l Penang can to* forward to U 151 words
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Article848 1926-02-11 7 Hl dscn river tunnel. A Great Project. j ht\ four electric motors purchased p, the Westinghouse EJectric anc .cturing Company will operate the x tiug fans for the Holland Vehicu- ,nd under the Hudson River, the ..t \cntilating project ever under. takenI this tunnel was first projected, v848 words
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Article773 1926-02-11 7 A JOURNALIST’S ADVENTURE IN CHINA. The Tientsin correspondent of the Morning Post while on board a British vessel en route from Shanghai to Tientsin, was captured by pirates some weeks ago. The captain was wounded, and the. vessel in question, the Tungchow, was taken into Bias Bay,773 words
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Article799 1926-02-11 7 THE FOUNDATIONS OF A GREAT INDUSTRY. There can be few stranger industries than the preparation of “pearlessence and the manufacture of imitation pearls, an interesting account of which has recently been published by the I nited States Bureau of Fisheries, writes a Zoologist in the “T. P.’s and799 words
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Article770 1926-02-11 7 play with. {Viola Tree in “Evening Standard. What shall we do the modern dhild! This can hardly be called a problem for us, because it solves itself. The modern child is quite independent of its parent or guardian, and will find its own way, make- its ownplay with. {Viola Tree in “Evening Standard. - 770 words
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Article102 1926-02-11 7 FIRST CASE UNDER A NEW ACT. Southend had its first case under the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1925, when Miss Ethel Petts, aged 17, asked permission from the justices to marry Charles Beebee. She stated that she knew’ neU ther her father nor her mother, both102 words
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Advertisement53 1926-02-11 7 Stuffy Colds. Mothers, why allow snuffles and stuffy w’heezy breathing to distress your babies when quick relief follows the use :of Chamberlain?» Cough Remedy 1 It checks the development of a cold and contains no narcotics. It is good too for crnuD and whooping cough. Every user is a friend.53 words
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Advertisement266 1926-02-11 7 I PRITCHARD’S PROVISION DEPT. I Hams, Bacon and Cheese. f s Silver Dish Ham (Whole) per lb. $l-10 w w (Half) 1-20 “Hunterlene” (Whole) 1-2 S 99 (Half) M 1-15 Hunter’s Cooked per 1 lb. tin 1-20 M Silver Dish Bacon Belly per lb. -90 Middle 1-00 Harris’s Wiltshire Bacon266 words
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Article531 1926-02-11 8 In all deliberate or premeditated killing there is an element of unavoidable cruelty. The cruelty lies, not so much in the actual act of destruction as in the apprehension suffered by the victim in anticipation of the deed. For instance, a condemned criminal at the appointed hour531 words
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Article625 1926-02-11 8 Athenteus quotes Tachos, better known as Teos, the King of Eg' pt who employed Greek mercenaries to fight Persia, as having remarked that the mountain was in labour and Zeus was afraid, but all it gave birth to was a mouse In one of our625 words
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Article426 1926-02-11 8 TRUSTS AND RINGS.” To the to the Has/ To the land of the Trust Where jor one that gets on. There's twenty gets bust. So run the lines of an old which is recalled to our minds- to-day, by the cabled announcement that a peti tion in equity under the426 words
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Article1303 1926-02-11 8 CARMICHAEL OF SKIRLING. We are in receipt of a request from the Manager of the Mercantile Bank to delete the name of the late Lord Carmichael of Skirling from the list of directors in the advertisement appearing in the Pinang Gazette. We have received no intimation of1,303 words
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Article39 1926-02-11 8 In the matter of the Settled Syed Pullav Merican deceased an* J Kassim Merican; Peria Meric'”, Sheena Merican (versus the l! Habib Merican and Ahmed 1 f their lordships in tbe Penang Appeal, to-day reserved judgmc ,lf39 words
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Advertisement123 1926-02-11 8 H Bournville “BY TEST THE BEST” SEE THE NAME CADBURY ON EVERY PIECE OF CHOCOLATE I as =E HE W <WT S 1 Nof iMo! KOI f MmS IS 1 T> XI TIO <> t O i C.N. SLOTS Co.,Ltd., z f I sj> it out g f PENANG. SforS123 words
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Advertisement39 1926-02-11 8 "E. fir" O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. 1 fl rr*i a i PEARS’ a 5 I GOLDEN SERIES. J L s Bwo39 words
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Miscellaneous24 1926-02-11 8 TIDE TABLES. To-Day. High Water. Low Wat*r. 11.52 a.m. 5.51 a.m. 11.54 p.m. 5.57 p.m. To-Morrow. 12.36 a.m. 6.39 a.m 11.54 p.m. 6.46 p.m.24 words
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Article631 1926-02-11 9 Blindly Anti-British.” SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN’S statement. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 10. Si,- Austen Chamberlain, Foreign h. Mary. made a statement on the situa- tl j n China in the House of Commons t a y. He said His Majesty’s Govern|lP ,t was giving careful and constant(Rugby Radio Service.) - 631 words
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Article306 1926-02-11 9 111 !>'l ANbING QUESTIONS WITH FRANCE. (Rtgky Radio Service.) London. February 10. b lr Chamberlain, in the House Her r nuno, B was asked about ’k tatitms between the French and li. <>vern robots. He said the tliat'D' <,OVern,ne, 't had informed him ii.i* V w n(Rtgky Radio Service.) - 306 words
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Article190 1926-02-11 9 YEAR’S BRAVEST ACT.” Courted Death For Comrade’s Sake. FISHERMAN HERO. (Rugby Radio Service.) London. February 10. The Stanhope gold medal, awarded by the Royal Humane Society for ‘‘the bravest act of the year has been given, for 1925, to a Grimsby fisherman, named Duncan Souter. He is a member of(Rugby Radio Service.) - 190 words
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Article104 1926-02-11 9 £5,000,000 RECOVERED BY DIVERS. (Rugby Radio service.) London. February 10. In the House of Commons, the interesting statement was made by Mr. Davidson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, that nearly £5,000,000 worth of gold has Ixeen recovered by Admiralty divers from the wreck of the White Star Liner(Rugby Radio service.) - 104 words
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Article73 1926-02-11 9 .—Renter. JAPAN DESIRES CONFERENCE. London, February 10. R^plying to Major Mac Andrew in the House of Commons. Sir A. Chamberlain said the Japanese Government had expressed a desire to call a conference to discuss the extension and modification of the Quadruple Pact dealing with seal-fishing areas. The convention.—Renter. - 73 words
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Article56 1926-02-11 9 DISCOVERY AT CHESTERFIELD. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 10. Coal has been discovered at Chesterfield at a depth of 700 yards. The seam is reported to be six feet thick and it is expected that at least 2000 more men will be employed to work it. Work(Rugby Radio Service.) - 56 words
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Article197 1926-02-11 9 Reuter. Application for Entry Received. OPPOSITION BY FRENCH PRESS. Berlin. February 10. Germany’s application for admittance to the League of Nations has been handed to the Secretary General of the League. It is signed by Dr. Strestmann and briefly requests that the application be placed onReuter. - 197 words
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Article45 1926-02-11 9 “P. G. CROSS-WORDS. As Saturday is a Public Holiday, the Pinang Gazette Cross-words Puzzle No. 53 will be published to-morrow. Friday. The solution of Puzzle No. 52 will appeal’ in our issue of Monday, when the pap* r will be published in an abbreviated form.45 words
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Article61 1926-02-11 9 .—Reuter. WHAT IT COSTS. London. February 10. Replying to Sir Frederick Hall in the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that the approximate totals of contributions by Britain, France and Italy respectively towards the expenses of the League of Nations since its inception, were £432,000, £396.000.—Reuter. - 61 words
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Article98 1926-02-11 9 —Reuter. FIRST DAY’S PROCEEDS. New York, February 10. More prices paid by fashionable buyers and dealers at the opening of the Leverhnlme sale in the Anderson Galleries. (which as stated in yesterday’s Pinang Gazette was thronged with buyers) are now to hand. A 16th century panel which fetched*—Reuter. - 98 words
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Article64 1926-02-11 9 ,—Reuter. POSTMASTER GENERAL SUSPENDED. Amsterdam. February 10. Thp Post Master General at the Hague has been granted one month’s compulsory leave of absence as a result apparently. of dissensions as regar is the internal administration with the responsible Minister. The administration of the department. has,—Reuter. - 64 words
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Article70 1926-02-11 9 ,—Renter. ADJOURNMENT PROPOSALS. Moscow, February 10. Replying to a telegram from the Secre-tary-General of the League of Nations announcing that he proposed to adjourn the Disarmament Conference, M. Tchitcherin agrees to th» postpone uent, but ins’sts, as a condition of the Soviet’s participation at the conference which was,—Renter. - 70 words
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Article35 1926-02-11 9 —Reuter. DECREASE ON JANUARY. 1925. London, ‘February 10. The Board of Trade returns for January were Imports £118,000,000; exports £60,000.1X10, and re-exports £12,000,000, compared with£129,000,000,£69.000,000 and £13,000,000 respectively in January 1925.—Reuter..—Reuter. - 35 words
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Article133 1926-02-11 9 .—Reuter. Proposed New Routes. SINGAPORE INCLUDED. Amst rdam. February 10. Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, passed through the Hague on his return from Sweden. In an interview he explained the details of the proposed Cairo to Karachi air route, adding that from Karachi to Rangoon the.—Reuter. - 133 words
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Article120 1926-02-11 9 ADVENTUROUS CAR JOURNEY. (Rugby Radio Service). London. February 10. The arrival in London of Major and Mrs. Court Beat, who recently completed a journey from Capetown to Cairo in motor care, was the occasion of a demonstration of welcome at the Royal Automobile Club. The expedition, which120 words
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Article102 1926-02-11 9 —Reuter. 192$ BUDGET. Berlin, Februarv 10. The Reichstag has begun the first reading of the 1926 bu ig»t which balances at 7,400,000,000 marks. The Finance Minister,«'Herr Reinhold, outlined the government’s programme and said that there were 2100 bankruptcies last month and approximately two million unemployed. The chief causes.—Reuter. - 102 words
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Article59 1926-02-11 9 LABOUR MINISTER INTERVENES (Rugby Radio Service). London, February 10. It was announced in the House of Commons that the Minister of Labour had arranged a meeting of the two parties in the marine wireless dispute to take place at the Ministry of Labour this afternoon. The Minister awaited(Rugby Radio Service). - 59 words
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Article53 1926-02-11 9 —Reuter. SPANISH AIRMAN’S SUCCESS. Buenos Aires. February 10. Spanish aviator, Commander Franco, has arrived from Monte Video.— Reuter. At Buenos Aires Commander Franco was officially welcomed by President De Alvear. He had to be protected by the police from the enthusiasm of the throngs. The whole City was—Reuter. - 53 words
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Article60 1926-02-11 9 ;.—Reuter. FOR ENTERPRISES IN ITALY. New York, February 10. It is understood that arrangements have been virtually concluded with a group of American bankers to issue a loan of $12,500 to the Italian Credit Institute for development of hydro-elec-trical enterprises in Italy. The bonds will pr;.—Reuter. - 60 words
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Article37 1926-02-11 9 Reuter. Washington, February 10. The Treaty with Spain to prevent liquor smuggling has l*en signed by Mr. Kellogg and the Spanish Ambassador. Similar treaties have been made with Britain, Italy and other countries. Reuter.Reuter. - 37 words
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Article347 1926-02-11 9 Mussolini Adamant - Mussolini Adamant. HIS POWERFUL” SPEECH. Rom», February 10. Tiie verbal due] between Signor Mussolini and Dr. Stresemann was continued to-day when, in a spe< ch to a crowded and applauding Senate, the Premier replied to Herr Stresemanii’s long rambling utterance.” He said th» first s eech347 words
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Article188 1926-02-11 9 i.—Reuter. A FILLIP TO SHIPBUILDING. London, February 10. In the House of Lords, Lord Parmoor drew attention to the British subsidy nnder the Trade Facilities Act to the “Silver Line,” and said its ships were undoubtedly being employed for trade betw- en America, Singapore and the Streits.i.—Reuter. - 188 words
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Article55 1926-02-11 9 —Reuter. BRITISH PROTEST LODGED. Washington, February 10. It is understood that Mr. Esmond Ovey, the British Minister in Mexico, has lodged a formal protest to the Mexican Foreign Office against the anti-alien Land Petroleum Laws. The protest is reported to be substantially in the line of that.—Reuter. - 55 words
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Advertisement28 1926-02-11 9 E. 0. HOTEL The management of the above hotel has made arrangements for the band of the Dollar Line steamer President Adams, to play for dancing to-morrow evening.28 words
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Advertisement146 1926-02-11 9 HEDGES AND BUTLER WISES AHO SilfilTS. S By appointment to His Majesty King George V and H. R. H. The Prince of Wales. Club Old Tom Gin csw W Club Dry Gin Q J as supplied to the principal London Cluds I D Price $l3-50 per case Ji) I duty146 words
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Article1604 1926-02-11 10 ITS INFINITE VARIETY. The derivation of the name Punch for the well-known series of drinks so called has never been in any doubt. The drink originated in India under the name Panch, .meaning of course five, and the original ingredients were five in number —spirit, water, sugar, lime-juice and1,604 words
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Advertisement280 1926-02-11 10 Relieve the nagging pain—quickly—easily—with —Sloan 9 s ly Sloan’s Liniment kills pain instantly. f No rubbing. Just lay a little Sloan’s on the stiff, aching part, and immediately p you notice a difference, a feeling that the k vfvl 111 tortured tissues are being soothed and I comforted, then as280 words
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Advertisement176 1926-02-11 10 The sun thicf rfflL Mfr/ 1 < 1 *l* lET Twink remedy the damage done I?; by the searching rays of the sun to all those dainty, beautiful colours. J Twink cleans and dyes at the same time. S X»’ j There is no trouble attached to the Twink 4176 words
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Miscellaneous100 1926-02-11 10 XV it 6 frew “year greetings Xso Our Ofiinese Matrons. Theatre Royal. Programme From Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th February. Jack Holt in “The Wanderer of the Wasteland” In 7 parts. It’s the story of a Man’s Atonement in the Desert, Filmed Entirely in Natural Colours. Marguerite De La Motte100 words
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Article196 1926-02-11 11 1926 Spring Meeting. THE FIRST DAY’S ENTRIES. Ex-Griffin Horses. Sevenoaks, Fireworks, Noon. Zara, Whiskers, Bayard, Queen Cole, Omahdbaun, Orlinda, Auchtermuchty, Koh Dh ilu, Royal Hussar, Seaforth, Whitestone, Shantung. Maharani, Latuko, Neidpath, Eaton, Malim Nawar, Ary an. Pony Griffin Open Horses. Rodeo, Sunny Days, Marguerite, Hit, Mancherie, Marcheta,196 words
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Article393 1926-02-11 11 THE TEAMS. The following teAms will represent P. C. C. or Penang Football P. C. C. v Medan. Friday 12th (Esplanade.) J. Wilkinson E. A. Davies; and H. Thiede W. F. Fetcher, J. B. M. Wilson and D. D. B. Cook K. Coombs J. Ford E. Walker. J.393 words
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Article167 1926-02-11 11 Singapore, February 9. Despite the approach of Chinese New Year, markets are quite active. The rise in rubber and a further reduction in London stocks has given more confidence to operators in this section. Tin has improved further and although Mining shares have altered little,167 words
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Article284 1926-02-11 11 Remarkable discoveries as to the psychology of plants were made sometime ago by the Hindu scientist—Sir J. C. Bose. The learned world cannot fail to be interested in his experiments on the nervous systems of plants, and such of his theories as can be carried into practice284 words
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Article67 1926-02-11 11 Stated to be Penang born, with four previous convictions against him for housebreaking and his name still fresh in the police records, Tang Hok Eng was to-day in the District Court, Penang, sentenced to eighteen months’ rigorous imprisonment on a charge of housebreaking and theft at the house67 words
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Article91 1926-02-11 11 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending 6th February 1926, shows a total of 52 deaths—34 males and 18 females —the death-rate being 19.93 per mi lie per annum, compared with 28.37 in tbe preceding week and with 22.28 in the corresponding91 words
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Article250 1926-02-11 11 T‘ie follotving 'ire the I'iteet q tations in Messrs. Kenne iy <fc .share list at 1 p.m. to-day Yesterday. T«,-day. E E J Sharks. i 0 £3 X X co X’ I C. I C. I O. c. Rubber (Dollar.) Allenby 3.05 3.20 3.10 3.20 A lor250 words
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Article44 1926-02-11 11 February. 11. 1926. LoCAh. ct». .Smoked Sheet 104 Market P«SNAN«jj Fine Pale Crepe 104 quiet L Unsmoked Sheet, 75 steady Standard/Smoked Sheet..loB Grades (Crepe ...108 London and New York {c“°pT H 2/'?i New York 64| (By c< urtesy of Messrs. Alden Successors'')44 words
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Article32 1926-02-11 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 107 cts per pound per pl. $142.66 No. 1 Crepe 109 cts per pound, per pl. $145.33 Easier. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)32 words
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Article65 1926-02-11 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd. Beach Street, Penang, report that the following prices were realised at their auction room to day: Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet $133 to $135 F.A.Q. do 130 132 Low F.A.Q. do 125 129The following were the rubber quotations in London on February 10:65 words
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Article106 1926-02-11 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on February 10: London. Spot £287.15s Up £3.5s 3 m/s. buying 281.5 s 2.5 s 3 selling 281.10 s 2.5 s Local. February 11 Singapore sold 125 tons at $142 Penang buyers no sellers at $142.50. lhe Eastern Smelting106 words
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Article101 1926-02-11 11 The output of tin ore from the Ngow Property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate Limited, for the month of January was 800 pikuls. The output of the Hitam Tin Limited for the month of January was piculs 223. The s.s. “Kopah” will leave Penang for Belawan-Deli on Tuesday,101 words
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Article1197 1926-02-11 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. na 1111 if 'CD J ROBBER [Dollar.) o f c Allenov Bobber Oo 3 10 3 2 Alor Gajah Rubber Eatate 3 03 3 20 Amalgamated Malay BaUtea 4 00 4 2 ex Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 2 0023 Oft Kuntng Rubber BstaVw I 40 11,197 words
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Advertisement647 1926-02-11 11 New Advertisements. f POSITIONS VACANT Q Qualified Dresser. <k Tamil and Telugu). Apply, W r.-n fences and bt iting salary repaired to Box No. 29, c/o Pinang u Smoking too much?” Wanted an able Aslant for a new Hydraulic Mint >- pharyngitis (inflamed throat) perience and sen, copy o ie647 words
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Advertisement59 1926-02-11 11 LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.S. LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S.S. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR are hereby reminded that assessment returns lor the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the return will be59 words
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Article129 1926-02-11 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Sitiawan for P. Langkawi and Alor Star. Ayuthia for Belawan (Deli) and Asahan. Hakata Marti for Colombo Bombay. Esqnilino for Colombo, Aden, Massaua, Suez. Port Said, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste. Ghirbi for Kantang, (Trang), Girbee Tongkah and Pang Nga. Kopah for Belawan (Deli). Kinta for Port129 words
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Article443 1926-02-11 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). BT TUHL Federate»! 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:443 words
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Article125 1926-02-11 12 PENANG FEBRUARY 11, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 5/3f 4 months* sight Bank 2/4 1/L 3 Credit 2/4 21/32 3 Documentary 2/4 11/16 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 154 3 day’s sight Private 156 b Bombay Demand Bank 154 g Madras Demand Bank 154125 words
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Article101 1926-02-11 12 LEFT IN A HU RR Y. STRANGE report from Aneta News Ser V[ce Medan. Reports in local journal* certain Englishman i n denly for the Straits Settl eill nt it is alleged, of a sentence of ment being imposed on him h. trict Court for refusing J he Ciwitness in101 words
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Article216 1926-02-11 12 BRITISH RAILWAY GROUP rt-vc SLEEPERS FROM CA.\a D 1 h Following upon the recent decisi the big British railway grou>, s f only British steel of British n turo throughout for their i 1 10US rp. quirements, comes the news that rf the big groups has ordered216 words
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Article208 1926-02-11 12 Benaree Opinm p oiu nt 15.000,00 nou.. Cloves 100.00 hnven Gold le*f 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs 80s 125.00 nom. 110 s HO.Ov Coconuts per 1,000 50.00 non. Copra Sundried $11.20 bnyeri Rattans 11.15 salei Rattans Coarse IW Green Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam Rice No. 1208 words
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Article28 1926-02-11 12 UNDELIVERED TELEGRA M S. v r T C. ll u The following are the redelivered telegrams rharloto o, 1. LimTimkit Sengbap■ 2. SuLeng Siabee Kuay. 3. Limtaichang Koonaik28 words
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Advertisement599 1926-02-11 12 1 Assets over $5,500,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $19,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Strait. Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Wincheater House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry, M. C. The Company ha* £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British599 words
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Advertisement51 1926-02-11 12 A Standard Remedy. Chamberlain’s Cough l l '7 r l i ll pt. rr standard family medicine. jjj, liable and effective for resU t iog croup, bronchial coughs, C,,J hack 1 from whooping cough, nei' 1 oU gM tickling throat, troublesoi' 1 IJ and the chronic coughs <•! < 151 words
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Article1015 1926-02-11 13 Times.” THE SIMPLE LIFE. It is evident at a glance that Pontresina is designed for ski-runners, and her winter history is that she hibernated until it was time to make ready for their coming. Valleys—steep enough but not precipitous—converge almost on the station itself, and they are" Times.” - 1,015 words
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Article463 1926-02-11 13 GLAMOUR OF COURTSHIP. Tn a Spanish girl’s life courtship is her crown and triumph, writes Barbara Pender in the "Daily Mail.” Like the queen bee, ejnerging from the nest to soar upwards in the blue, pursued by desirous males tall captured by one, thence homewards to domesticity463 words
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Advertisement297 1926-02-11 13 ELLWOOD'S helmets INSIST ON FAMOUS HAVING FOR AN OVER ELLWOOD. V 100 YEARS. OBTAINABLE*FROM ALL STOREKEEPERS. JOHN ELLWOOD SONS, 24. Great Charlotte Street. London, S.E. 1. STAR :j TYPE CLEANER I EXCELLENT FOR CLEANING TYPEWRITER TYPE. The plasticity of the compound enable? one to get at the remotest corner of297 words
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Advertisement223 1926-02-11 13 jk NOT MERELY VANITY. A woman’s complexion is something more than a matter to concern her vanity. It is an indication of the state of her health. Pallor in a growing girl means a thinning of the blood eruptions mean impurities in the blood. Parents should be watchful of their223 words
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Advertisement286 1926-02-11 13 I BOVRIL i WOmMI rw, H KEEPS YOU GOING I .y s iiB h h h I Hk Jii R 1 M i.u THE ORIGINAL AN P OHLY GENUINE. Acts like a Charm in DIARRHCEA Checks and arrests FEVER, CROUP, ,he o„l, S in CHOLERA COUCHS.' CO L D and286 words
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Article753 1926-02-11 14 FACTOR WE CANNOT AFFORD TO NEGLECT. It is not ntcessiry at this hcur to explain in tietail why there should bestablished in Britain a healthy filtnmaking industry, for the material and arguments have been stated over and agiin. But there is one aspect of this problem753 words
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Article127 1926-02-11 14 In hi» charge to the Grand Jury at the Old Bailey, the Recorder. Sir Ernest Wild, said it would be a good thing if the code of punishments that could be inflicted for serious criminal offences was reconsidered. You can sentence a man (he said) to five127 words
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Article880 1926-02-11 14 FACT AND FICTION. There is much of romance in more senses than one about the oaks of Britain, hut. romance apart, the roots of some of the remarkable trees referred to in recent letters to “The Times undoubtedly go deep down in the history of our880 words
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Article43 1926-02-11 14 An Exchange message from Berlin stales that from January to November 1925. Junkers’ aeroplanes carried 80,000 passengers, 370 tons of gnnds and luggage, and 250 tons of mail in 30,000 flights over Central Europe. In these flights nearly 3,000,000 miles43 words
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Advertisement213 1926-02-11 14 zSjLsxt uxxjcjx l I IF I if you are Going on Leave this spring g I BUY A CAR L i AND g MOTOR *t HOME ĕ I SPECIAL CONCESSION s S TO [PURCHASERS TAKING DELIVERY AT HOME NO WORRY NO TROUBLE 5 We arrange everything THE CAR WAITING YOUR213 words
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Advertisement239 1926-02-11 14 WK/ J T:'. A ri i /I 3 Keep s tne chi ltd re n strong and healthy There is nothin» like Ovaltine for keepm the children strong and healthy under trying climatic conditions. “Ovaltine” is the very essence of bone and brain building nourishment. It contains, in correct ratio,239 words
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Article587 1926-02-11 15 CHOWBASTA MARKET. Penang, February 11, 1926. cte Government Mutton— Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Hea<s, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart long do 1.30 'fripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 68 Lan “b do587 words
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Advertisement801 1926-02-11 15 BANKS. 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. j q (Incorporated in Hongkong.) O Authorised Capital §50,000,000 and fully paid up §20.000,000 A s ICE CREAM Branches and Agencies. ~v Bangkok, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, r Colombo, Chefoo, Dairen. Foochow, /"XI 11 T 1 w ("j,..;. u™ S kew. Harbin. Haiphong noil».801 words
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Advertisement203 1926-02-11 15 I I Yes, thanks--! will have a W I “Capstan” I Cigarettes. J W. D. H. O. WILLS, M BRISTOL AND LONDON. V I ««M MauHmmami saama» xasajs <tsawMBMBoaHBBHMB4Oi DANISH HAMS PERFECTLY CURED 12 TO 13 lbs. EACH SAVE TIME MONEY These are Boneless cooked Hams of Excellent Flavour and203 words
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Advertisement1253 1926-02-11 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. iv VENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG IM 'a I M I WEEKLY LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. kl I 10 gJ|H AGAP NOR Hamburg. IM Bk BBk I M I and Hambi PHEMU'S Ffb. 26 I onion, Rotterdam and Hamburg. AUTOMEDON Mar. 4 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.1,253 words
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Advertisement600 1926-02-11 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 9. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government.) P. eft O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. For Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Moji For Colombo, Aden. Port u Yokohama and Kobo. <nd Lender,. KHIVA Feb. 11600 words
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