Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 February 1926
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1926-02-18 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 39. VOL. LXXXIV. THURSDAY, 18th FEBRUARY, 4926. PRIOR 15 OENTS.20 words
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Advertisement582 1926-02-18 1 tokisatsu, PHOTOGRAPHIC art studio ’Phone 772. 68, BISHOP STREET. I j g'HllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllillllllllWlllllllllllllHHllllllllinilllllllllllKlllllljlllllllllllllUHllllliiiijQ J «7? Jew of our Specialities: I CONTINENTAL I Genasco Ready Roofing TTTTRES I j (Medium and Heavy.) Q EE FOR 2: iSzWeros/Aezi Anticorrosive Paint T"* w y t v <WT V 1 (Black, Chocolate, Grey. Red, Green582 words
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Advertisement8 1926-02-18 1 T. NAGATA, DENTIST. NEXT DOOR TO “THE DISPENSARY.”8 words
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Article574 1926-02-18 2 2nd DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S RECORD. The 2nd battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, is due at Singapore next month from Cairo to relieve the 2nd battalion, Roya' Sussex Regiment, who are being transferred to India, says the “Straits Times.” The commanding officer of the new battalion is574 words
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Article169 1926-02-18 2 SPRING MEETING, 1926. 20th, 23rd, 25th 27th Feb., 1926 Nine Races for all Horses. Nine Races for Ex-Griffin Horses. Nine Races for Ex-Griffin Ponies. Four Races for Selangor Turf Club Spring 1926 Horse Griffins. Four Races for Selangor Turf Club Spring 1926 Pony Griffins One Race for169 words
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Article201 1926-02-18 2 /V BANK’S RIGHTS. A bank's right of lien over its own shares p’edimd with it by a constituent as security for bis del.ts wis upheld bv the Appellate Tench of the High Court Bombay. v The point arose out of an application made by Mr. R. M.201 words
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Advertisement433 1926-02-18 2 X **X 5SS X 7?r= X RATES of subscription. I E (nclnchng free town delivery or x C postage. ft. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. J IF a year Local $36 j Country (S.S. F.M.S.) $12 X Foreign (Stain, Sumatra. England. the Continent >■ Ac.) $18 Monthly Quarterly and v r Half-yearly433 words
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Advertisement258 1926-02-18 2 AUCTION. NOTICE OF SALE. PENANG SALES ROOM. An Auction Sale OF I Rare Ohl Chinese Porcelains, I comprising big and small Vases, i Figures, Stands etc. just received I from China, also Mirrors, Chiming clocks and Rice Bowls WILL TAKE PLACE On Friday, 19th February, 1926, AT 11 A.M. At258 words
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Advertisement304 1926-02-18 2 NOTICES. B. K. Ma LAK AR, 378, J lan Raya, Kuliin, Licensed Surveyor and Leveller, S. S., accepts surveys at moderate rates of every description. NOTICE. A meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices will be held in the District Court, on Wednesday, the 17th March. 1926, at 2-30 p.304 words
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Advertisement46 1926-02-18 2 Stops Stubborn Bronchial Coughs. When 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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Advertisement418 1926-02-18 2 J II The George Town Dispensary Ltd J THE LEADING CHEMISTS, I I PENANG. I >1 1 OUR REPUTATION —YOUR GUARANTEE. I S THE I Cheapest House in the Trade I FOR I i Estate Medical Supplies. I I SAFETY FIRST. I You are absolutely safe when you deal with418 words
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Article957 1926-02-18 3 A SIGHT OF HORROR, SPLENDOUR AND SURPRISE.” If some potent fairy were to appear to a midd.c-aged Londoner, who had never Leun fiuther from his b ithplace- than Ale:gate or Brighton, and were to offer to carry him for 24 hours to some wonderful scene of nature anywhere957 words
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Article520 1926-02-18 3 A SOCIALIST TRICK. I he worst of a certain type of Socialist is that he always says that he wants peace but that a conflict is inevitable owing to the actions of the other side. This seems to be the. line taken up by Air.520 words
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Article206 1926-02-18 3 PATIENT DROWSY LONG BEFORE OPERATION. A new method of administering anaesthetics in operations is being tested at Univeisity College Hospital, Gowcrstreet, W.C. If the test. proves satisfactory, the administration, of anaesthetics will, it c\limed, be safer and more pluaAant for patients in future. The method consists of206 words
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Advertisement370 1926-02-18 3 ’wot r- Jaskii ii wl B F < I i i IHi v’MsA aI 'h > I 'H B J O 1 V$U {MmBMs., l 'L <4’A r •WM4Vr fe 'PwMw 'miixrbmtroir' H hqM Strained Nerves result in Sleepless Nig At s ou lie awake for hour after hour, your370 words
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Article807 1926-02-18 4 “THE THIRTEENTH.” By Clare Sheridan {Gerald Duckivorth and Co., Ltd., London). If you can picture a woman r viewing the amorous episixles of In-r lib —twelve in number—to an individual s e has casually met on a train, and who is already in the running to be the807 words
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Article456 1926-02-18 4 ALOR STAR SCOUTS IN KULIM. Kulim, 15th February, 1926. About 70 scouts belonging to the Alor Star G. E. S. Tro<>p, under Scout-masters R. S. P. Waker, C. W. Bl< om field and Abdul Raschid visifeo Kulim. during the Chinese New Ye r Holidays, and spent a most456 words
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Advertisement110 1926-02-18 4 ELLWOOD'S HELMETS INSIST ON FAMOUS HAVING FOR AN OVER ELLWOOD. H 100 YEARS. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL STOREKEEPERS. JOHN ELLWOOD SONS, 24, Great Charlotte Street. Loudon. S.E 1. leSSJI* Whisky I "from Hie ORIGINAL RECIPE 1746” g AGENTS: Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co. Ltd, Penang, Malay Peninsula. DAIBUTSU’S SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE ■■NOW110 words
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Advertisement46 1926-02-18 4 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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Advertisement289 1926-02-18 4 WASHING DOWN MEALS. A HABIT INVITING TROUBLE. One of the worst errors practised at table is that of “washing down’’ food before it has been properly masticated. Tt is an evil accompanying the “speedingup’’ precess which prevails in everything we do to-day* Doctors have declared that nine-tenths of the cases289 words
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Advertisement184 1926-02-18 4 TYPEWRITERS. You can prove the difference MAKE THIS TEST It will cost you nothing to make it. It will save you worn time and trouble if you do Compare Royal-written letters Compare Royal operating devices Compare Royal appearance Compare Royal construction Compare Royal ease of operation Compare Royal capacity for184 words
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Article592 1926-02-18 5 ANNUAL MEETING OF MALAYAN BRANCH. The annual meeting of the Malayan Brarch of the British Medical Association was held at the King Edward VII College of Medicine. Singapoie, on l.‘»ih, 11th. and 15tb, Febiuary. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, the hon’ble Dr. A.592 words
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Article178 1926-02-18 5 HOW TWO UNEMPLOYED MEN WON SUCCESS. The achievement of two men in the north of England who refused the unemployment dole and, without previous training, won success as small holders has been reported to the Ministry of Agriculture by its District Commissioner for the county of Durham.178 words
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495 1926-02-18 5 Tile fox-trot has been with us now for a decade. The one-step has had its day, writes Patrick Chalmers. The waltz seems to be eternal. The tango, obviously, has neither the fox trot’s amazing vitality nor the waltz’s wonderful allure. M hen shall we find a,495 words
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Article141 1926-02-18 5 WORKMAN BEATS THE SCIENTISTS. London, January, 15.r —After etight months of experiments the mystery of the “hum” at the Hastings electricity power station has been solved, not by the engineers or scientists but by an employee in the boiler-house. A few nights ago this employee crawled into141 words
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Advertisement236 1926-02-18 5 n r J.Col lis Browned M KOP.I ijJ nH THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GEN LUNE. A,: i>L a Charm in DIARRHCEA I Checks and arrests FEVER CROUP the only Spec, lie an CHOLERA 6 CO "aSTHMA nd DYSENTERY. I BRONCHITIS The only P«!K*tivr in NEURALGIA, GOUT. RHEUMATISM Cenvinciwc Med»c»l Testimony236 words
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Advertisement156 1926-02-18 5 ITCHY RASH ON BABTSJACE Formed Dry Scales. Very Inflamed. Cuticura Heals. •‘When my baby was five months old a rash appeared on her face. It spread very rapidly and gradually formed into dry scales and was very much inflamed. I had great trouble in keeping her from scratching the eruptions156 words
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Advertisement315 1926-02-18 5 Serve your With cream that has the delidou* j j Qf Q fragrance and flavour of the pure rich yvJ milk of world famous Devonshire and which is SAFE. Locally pro- duced cream is generally served unboiled, and because of the impurities it contains it is UNSAFE. NESTLE’S CRE A315 words
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Article1104 1926-02-18 6 A Tower Memory. February 18 recalls the unfortunate end of George, Duke of Clarence, who was murdered by order of his brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in the Tower of London in the year 1478. The manner of his death was unusual and deserves to be recalled1,104 words
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Article181 1926-02-18 6 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.] Sir, —“Fairplay,” of Parit Buntar, is obviously a very loyal British subject and as such he should have communicated to the proper authorities the name of the clubs where schoolboys are taught to be loyal to Governments other than British181 words
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Article158 1926-02-18 6 At the loth annual general meeting of the Young Muslim Union held last Sunday the following were elected officebearers for 1926 :—President, Mr. Hamid Khan (re-elected); Vice-President, Dr. S. Mohamed Baboo (re-elected); Hon. Secret try, Mr. S. M. Zainul Abidin (reelected); Asst. Secretary, Mr. G. M. Yusoff158 words
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Article53 1926-02-18 6 —Reuter. QUESTION IN COMMONS. London, February 17. Mr. J. C. Campbell Davidson, Admiralty Under-Secretary, at question time in the Commons, said be anticipated that the naval oil-tanks being constructed at Trincomalee (Ceylon) would be completed in April. He added that oil-fuel would be available only for merchant-—Reuter. - 53 words
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Article39 1926-02-18 6 Reuter. MINISTERS ARRESTED. Anthens, February 17 Following the recent friction between General Pangalos, the Dictator, and M. Papanastassion, ex-Premier, and leader of the Opposition, M. Papanastassion, General Kondilis, ex-Minister and ten other officers have been arrested.—Reuter. - 39 words
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Article1748 1926-02-18 6 NO SOLUTION OF MAY CRISIS. Nationalisation with Right to Strike. The Miners’ Federation submitted their scheme for the nationalisation of the industry, together with plans for the control of power and transport, to the Coal Commission on January 14. The memoranda of evidence were presented by Mr. R.1,748 words
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Article147 1926-02-18 6 SHADOWING SUSPECT FOR A DAY. When a Siamese banishee named Ng Ah Meng was charged with the theft of a tin of cigarettes, value $l-74, the property of Leong Ah Chew from a ricksha in Campbell Street Penang, yesterday afternoon, it was stated that he bad been shadowed147 words
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Article295 1926-02-18 6 NEW BOOKS. The Adventures of Capt. Ivan Koravitch. B g Timber, by B. W. Sinclair. Buddock Against London, by Jan Gordon. Dead Man’s Dower, by Seft-on Kyle. The Desert of Wheat, by Lane Grey. The Dinosaur's Egg. by Edmund Candler. The Elder Sister, by Frank Swinnerton. Elizabethan Rogues295 words
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Article39 1926-02-18 6 Th» homeward mail by the t>.s. Elephanta closes at 6 p.m. to-morrow, the 19th instant. The B. I. Packet Tara with mails despatched from London on January 28 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to-morrow.39 words
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Advertisement422 1926-02-18 6 New Advertisements POSITIONS Wanted: Engine driver fi>... oil engines Indian or Chi„ ese fo 7 f, r in Kedah. Box No. 36 c n e Gazette. lna n«> Wanted: Thoroughly experienced Trail Conductor good knowledge tannin, J factory work essential. Box No •>- Pinang Gazette. ,57 c l• Wanted: For422 words
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Miscellaneous24 1926-02-18 6 TIDE TABLES. To-Day. High Water. Low Waler. 3.46 a.m. 10.18 a.m.. 4.29 p.m. 10.67 p.m. To-Morrow. 4.20 a.m. 10.57 a.m. 5.8 p.m. 11.48 p.m.24 words
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Article830 1926-02-18 7 GOVERNMENT committee on M UNICI PALI SATION. Terms of Reference. Eroin Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 17. The F.M.S. Government is vigorously diitumg the subject of converting the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board into a M mi, paJity, a subject which has been i, us<e<l both in830 words
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Article379 1926-02-18 7 THREE LOWESTOFT FISHERMEN FOR SINGAPORE. Three well-known Lowestoft fishermen will shortly be leaving England for Singapore. A specially-designed trawler for fishery research work around the Malayan Coast is now nearing completion in the North, and those who will be leaving in this craft will include Skipper W.379 words
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Article473 1926-02-18 7 SIMMERINGS IN KANDY. Should there be any lingering doubt, says the Thues of Ceylon, as to the popularity of Sir Hugh Clifford’s appointment as Governor of the Colony, the happenings at Kandy over the arrangements to welcome His Excellency must dispel it once and for all.473 words
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Article573 1926-02-18 7 CHINESE HELD ON MURDER CHARGE. Evidence adduced before the Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, in connection with the terrible fate of five Chinese women, who were entrapped on the first floor of No. 9 Sago Street Singapore and burned to death when the premises caught fire a573 words
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Article250 1926-02-18 7 LITTLE GIRL AS ONE OF ITS LAST REPRESENTATIVES. Smiling but nervous; a. little brownskinned girl stood in front- of a large audience in the lecture hall at the British Museum. She is one of the last representatives of the oldest civilised race and the only representative of250 words
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Advertisement311 1926-02-18 7 HOMEWARD BOUND? THENQOBTAINgYOUR TRAVELLING REQUISITES AT REASONABLE PRICES FROM WHITEAWAY’S >4k The “Wonder” Travelling Rug Splendid value. A hard wearing rug in A dark plaids 1? Price $4-50 «W* u P er or Quality V Travelling Rugs Large assortment of all pure wool rugs. KfcßiOt I dttA Choice range of311 words
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Article18 1926-02-18 8 HARDIE.—On February 13, 1926, at the Singapore Maternity Hospital, the wife of I. D. Hardie, a daughter.18 words
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Article49 1926-02-18 8 Bidwell —Ranson. —On January 11, 1926 at St. Clements. Urmston, by the Rev.. E. H. Cooke, Regent Svante Charles Allen, eldest son of the late Regent A. J. Bidwell. Architect, Singapore, and Mrs. Edith Bidwell and Dorothy Marshall, only daughter of Mr. and Mis. W. Ranson of Bournemouth.49 words
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Article419 1926-02-18 8 The recent case in which the Countess Cathcart was detained at Ellis Island and (under the U. S. Immigration laws) was refused permission to land is significant in view’ of the report recently to band that all aliens in the United States will be required shortly to submit419 words
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Article422 1926-02-18 8 Reviewing the events of the past year in Russia, a writer in a Home paper arrives at the optimistic conclusion that Bolshevism in the once great Empire of the Tsars is on the wane. He says that very little Communism is left in Russia. Some Socialism remains, but it422 words
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Article463 1926-02-18 8 In his latest effus-ion, Mr. A. G. Gardiner, the well known writer, gives full play to his virile ten in the cause of disarmament. He says, with reference s to the proposed Disarmament Conj ference. that. “We must hasten surely, but we must be prepared to hasten slows ly.463 words
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Article1240 1926-02-18 8 J. J. BREBNER - A POINT OF LAW. BY J. J. BREBNER. What we know as the laws of bridge are drawn up by the committee of a London club, are regarded as an earnest attempt to co-ordinate the spirit and practice of the game as played in London clubdom, and as1,240 words
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Article183 1926-02-18 8 CAUGHT IN MONSOON’. (From Our Own Correspondent J Singapore, February bThe concern which was being Singapore as a result of the of the yachting party, consisting and Mrs. Cobbett, Mr. F. L. it>rh Miss Knowles, Mr. E. G. Holiday- L. F. Holiday, and Mr. H. W. Baines left183 words
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Advertisement111 1926-02-18 8 BMI W @Ea2mr j BOONVILLE “BY TEST THE BEST’ SEE THE KAME CADBURY ON EVERY PIECE OF CHOCOLATE ■RWK'®UBI3*SXZ7*-ij:ZJL. < TSSSL.'/MELIV t' /TBKaKBSEISHWMMBBWMBBBaBIDBBBB» UU. CORONA I PORTABLE ADDING MACHINE f Note the Price! jjlSSsM| $l5O only. i Indispensible for the up-to-date office. wHHv i Write or call for particulars from111 words
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Advertisement31 1926-02-18 8 “E. S’ O.” Guest Night and Dancing— Every Tuesday and Friday. Special Tiffin Every Wednesday and Saturday—E. O. Orchestra. Orchestral Concert every other Sunday. I 5 J GOLDEN SERIES. l :< |k31 words
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Obituary15 1926-02-18 8 DEATH. MCTTUKCMARU. —At No. 23 Irving Road. Penang, on 17th February. Mrs. Mu.tukumarn. age 28.15 words
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Article906 1926-02-18 9 Enlargement And Efficiency. I \VO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT. (rugby Rkdio Service.) Reuter. London, February 17. The advantages and disadvantages of Plotting permanent seats on the League Council to other Powers as well as to Germany continue to be debated here with special reference to their bearing on(rugby Rkdio Service.); – Reuter. - 906 words
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Article104 1926-02-18 9 ,—Reuter. Reduction in Coolies’ Wages Urged. ADMIRALTY’S ATI II UDE. London, February 17. Questioned in the House of Commons regarding the demand of the Singapore Rubber Plantation Company that less wages should be paid to coolies employed at the Naval Base on the ground that the present wage,—Reuter. - 104 words
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Article160 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. WORK HOURS DISCUSSED. London, February 17. In the House of Commons, at question time, Sir A. Steel-Maitland said statistics showed that the working hours of the cotton mills in Japan in 1924 averaged 91 with two shifts only. Mr. T. Johnstone (Labour), who suggested that Japanese—Reuter. - 160 words
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Article91 1926-02-18 9 .—Reuter. MORE OUTBREAKS. Melbourne, February 17. Destructive bush-fires have broken out in the Toori Hill country. The flames, in places fifty feet high, travelled with appalling rapidity and the firefighters frequently had to run for their lives. The public responded magnificently to the appeal for the relief fund.—Reuter. - 91 words
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Article59 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. LABOUR WIN AT DARLINGTON. London, February 1 7. Labour has gained a seat at Darlington. The by-election took place as a result of the death of Mr. W. E. Pease. who was Conservative M. P. for the division. Result Mr. Shepherd (Labour) 12.965 Cap‘ain Pease (Conservative) 12.636—Reuter. - 59 words
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Article20 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. CONTRACTS SEVERE COLD. Washington. February 17. President Coolidge has contracted heavy cold and has cancelled to-day’s engagements.-—Reuter. - 20 words
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Article229 1926-02-18 9 To Be Worked In Kent. £2,000.000 GUARANTEED. (Rugby Radio Service.) London, February 17. A Parliamentary White Paper announces that, under the Trade Facilities Act, a sum of £2,000,009 has been guaranteed to the firm of Pearson and Dorman Long over a period of 30 years for development(Rugby Radio Service.) - 229 words
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Article109 1926-02-18 9 SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN EXPLAINS. (Rugby Radio Service.' London, February I". Sir Austen Chamberlain, in ths iouse of Commons, was asked if any questions relating to British obligations in th near Elast were pre-considered during his recent discussions with Signor Mr,s?olini. He replied “I do not, think(Rugby Radio Service.' - 109 words
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Article70 1926-02-18 9 SHIPBUILDING UNIONS’ BALLOT. (Rugby Radio Service). London, February 17. It was officially announce 1 at a meeting at York of the Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades Federation that a ballot on new machinery for avoiding disputes in shipyards had been accepted by a majority of 47 Unions affiliated(Rugby Radio Service). - 70 words
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Article60 1926-02-18 9 Renter. COMMITTED A MORAL OFFENCE. New York, February 18. A statement announcing the decision to exclude Countess Cathcart says that Countess Cathcart admitted commission of an offence involving moral turpitude A considerable number of aliens have been exclu <ed in the past nineteen years under the same provision. Renter. - 60 words
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Article76 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. EXPENDITURE APPROVED. Washington, February 17. The House of Representatives Naval Committee approved the programme for the expenditure of nearly $100,000,000 for the Naval Air Service for the next five years, at the end of which the United States will possess a thousand new aeroplanes,—Reuter. - 76 words
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Article63 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. THE CONDITIONS. Cairo. February 17. It is understood that Mr. Rockefeller’s offer was conditional upon an international archaeological body directing the Museum and Research institute for thirty years after which everything will revert to the Egyptian government. Mr. Rockefeller’s lawyer, Mr. Belknapp, has left for New York—Reuter. - 63 words
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Article304 1926-02-18 9 The Asiatic Bill. TEN E ASSEMBLY MEETING. Delhi, February 17. The Government made a st iteinent in the Council of State and Legislative Assembly regarding the situation of Indians in South Africa. It was announced that the Government of India had succeeied in persuading the Union Government304 words
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Article112 1926-02-18 9 —Renter. LENGLEN CONFINED TO BED. Nice, February 17. Mdlle Lenglen spent the day in bed. Her father said she was going on well and could be expected probably to play in the Monte Carlo Tournament.— Reuter. AMERICAN TOURNAMENT. New York, February 17, In the National In-door Lawn—Renter. - 112 words
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Article49 1926-02-18 9 .—Reuter. THIRD TEST DRAWN. Georgetown, February 17. Owing to rain the M. C. C. players were unable to finish their second innings. They made 96 for 5 wickets, and, continuing, reg’stered 243 for 8 wickets when rain fell. The match, therefore, ended in a draw.-.—Reuter. - 49 words
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Article18 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. SCOTTISH LEAGUE RESULTS. Lond n. February 17. Dundee 1 Falkirk 0 Aberdeen 0 Partick 0—Reuter. - 18 words
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Article21 1926-02-18 9 Reuter. CAMBRIDGE VICTORY. Beckenham, February 17. In the Inter-Varsity hockey match Cambridge beat Oxford by 3 goals to 2.Reuter. - 21 words
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Article62 1926-02-18 9 (Rugby Radio Service.) Yesterday’s foreign exchange rates were Paris, 133.65; New York, Brussels, 107 Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.132 Stockholm, 18.16 Copenhagen, 18.74 Oslo, 23 2 Vienna, 34.55 Prague, 164} Helsingfors, 193 Madrid, 34.48 Lisbon, 2l Rio 7 Buenos Aires 46} Bombay, Is. 6 f«d.; Shanghai, 3s. Osd.; Hongkong,(Rugby Radio Service.) - 62 words
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Article188 1926-02-18 9 -Reuter. The Financial Bill. DEBATE IN CHAMBER. Paris, February 17. A controversy on the constitutional procedure is beginning to complicate the financial crisis in connection with the Senate debate on the Financial Bill. The latter, during its passage in the Chamber, was so shorn of its revenue-producing features-Reuter. - 188 words
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Article81 1926-02-18 9 >. —Reuter. HEAVY DEATH-ROLL. Salt Like City, February 17. A heavy death-roll is feared as the result of an avalanche of snow-rocks, neat Bingham, wrecking buildings, including a church, two large boarding Imuses and several Imuses, and burying from 58 to 100 persons. A fire subsequently>.—Reuter. - 81 words
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Article131 1926-02-18 9 —Reu'er. London To Capetown. MR. COBHAM’S TRIUMPH. Capetown, February 17. Mr. Alan Cobham has arrived hire completing the classic 8,000 miles flight from London.—Reuter. EXPEDITION TO ARCTIC. New York, February 17. The round-the-world fliers, Lieutenants Ogden and Wade are planning an aerial expedition to the Arctic next—Reu'er. - 131 words
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Article45 1926-02-18 9 L—Renter. SECOND CHAMBER SUMMONED. Hague, February 17. The Second Chamber has been summoned to meet on March 2 to discuss the Socialist notice of a motion asking the Queen to consider the dissolution of the Second Chamber in conformity with Article 120.L—Renter. - 45 words
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Article38 1926-02-18 9 —Reuter. VISITS RUSSIA. Moscow, February 18. A delegation from the Mongolian Government, headed by the Vice-President of the Council, has arrived to investigate the possibilities of an economic cultural rapprochement between Mongolia and the Soviet Government..—Reuter. - 38 words
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Advertisement123 1926-02-18 9 m Lawn Mowers and Rollers. a}* Ransomes Sims and Ja Jefferies Automaton” Wa M Lawn Mowers. Sa iw» Cutting 16 inches /rV Wfl $l5O f M Cutting 18 inches F Hi $175 I I Little’s Special Low Cut- Barford and Perkins’Water II ting Lawn Mower. Ballast Garden Roller Cutting 14123 words
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Article1212 1926-02-18 10 HOW LANCASHIRE IS SUFFERING. China's endless chain of unstable armies and rival war lords moving wearily after each other without result presents a spectacle which, though picturesque, is little calculated to thrill British readers on the other side of the globe. The puzzle they compose is1,212 words
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Article153 1926-02-18 10 A NEW ERA LOOKED FOR IN FLYING COST. The installation is now being completed. in the biggest biplane of its type in the world, of a great, gaunt-looking British aero-engine of a new type, developing which runs on a crude-oil fuel costing not more than a fifth of153 words
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157 1926-02-18 10 Mr. George Duckworth Atkin, senior partner in the Stock Exchange firm of G. D'. Atkin and Co., leading dealers in shares of electric supply undertakings, was found dead in his chair at his offices in Drapers-gardens, E. C, He had arrived apparently157 words
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Advertisement44 1926-02-18 10 A Standard Remedy. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy i fi a standard family medicine. Prompt, reliable and effective for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial coughs, coughs resulting from whooping cough, nervou s hacking, tickling throat, troublesome night coughs and the chronic coughs elderly people. For sale everywhere.44 words
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Article1265 1926-02-18 11 SOCIAL PERSONAL. v Fallon, of-Serendah estate, jjas returned from leave. Vi .ind Mrs. Souter are staying in Knnl-i Lumpur as the guests of Mr. C. J. Baker. Vr L’ .lurt Lyell Williamson, nianag--Ill t. i ;l tor. the Anglo-Burma Rice 00., Jt ,l |> .ui, has died in London, aged1,265 words
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Article111 1926-02-18 11 The following were the results of the ties played yesterday Double Handicap Class “A”.—Scr. D. D. B. Cook G. C. Watson beat —15.3 G. A. Potts and P. N. Knight 6 —2, 7—5. Mixed Double Handicap. 15.1 Mrs. T. S. Evc.ns and J. Duguid beat —2 Mrs.111 words
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Article36 1926-02-18 11 The following were the results of the ties played yesterday: Single Handicap.— —3 J. Ford beat 2 F. T. Clifton 21—9; —2 Dr. C. H. Hertz beat +6 B. E. Mitchell 21 —16.36 words
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Article53 1926-02-18 11 The Quaints Company, unfortunately, will not be able to open at the Town Hall on the 22nd inst., as previously announced —due to the delay of the steamer on which they are traveJling—but hope to be able to give Penang an oppartunitv to see them on their53 words
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Article219 1926-02-18 11 Tlxe following are the latent quotations in Messrs. Kennedy <k Co.'s share list at 1 p.m, to-day Yesterday. Tc-day. o e g e e Sbarik. s f** s S 0 33 0Q CO 00 Sc. I c. S c. c. Rabber (Dollar.) Broga 1.75 1.80 1.70 LBO219 words
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Article64 1926-02-18 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 SI2B to $l3O F.A.Q. do 125 127 Low F.A.Q. do 120 124 The following were the rubber quotations in London on February 17:64 words
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Article32 1926-02-18 11 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE) S. R. Sheet 103 cts per pound per pl. $137.33 No. 1 Crepe 103 cts per pound per pl. $137.33 Quiet. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys.)32 words
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Article102 1926-02-18 11 The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., gives the following prices, on February 17: London. Spot £2BB Up 5/3 m/s. buying 2«80.10s Unchanged 3 selling 280.15 s Local. February 18: Singapore sold 175 tons at $143/Penang buyers no sellers at $142/-. 7he Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd:— 21 London, February 16,102 words
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Article206 1926-02-18 11 The output of Chenderiang Tin Dredging Limited, for half month ending 14th February was Dredge hours 226, piculs 120. Lost 54 hours for the Chinese New Year. Hydraulicing, piculs 80. The output of Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N.L., for the first half of February was 225 hours206 words
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Article1247 1926-02-18 11 KENNEDY CO’S SHARE LIST. NAMES. S 6 S’ =5 a CO RUBBER [Dollar.] So 1 c f Allenoy Rubber Oo 3 03 3 2 J Alor Gajah Rubber Bstate 3 00 3 20 Amalgamated Malay Retatee 4 CO 4 20 ex Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate -*2 03 23 03 Ayer1,247 words
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Advertisement177 1926-02-18 11 f. Boxing Boxing AT UNITED CINEMA HALL, Drury Lane, Penang, -l TO-NIGHT AT 9-15 P.M. For the Bantamweight Championship of Malaya Main Event 12 Rounds z AL TRONO vs. YEW JIN m zir i i /ri 11 (Holder) (Challenge) S em *-Fi na l 8 Rounds CHENG HAI (alias Harry177 words
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Miscellaneous183 1926-02-18 11 I To-night! Now in Full Swing To-night! F GALA SHOWS J AND CONOR E>S OF WORLD’S WONDERS J A Gigantic and Terrific Success. Saturday Next February 2 20th. New Features, New Acts. For the First Time in the East. The Temple of Mystery. Living Humin Statues. 10 Cts. ADMISSION TO183 words
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Article926 1926-02-18 12 TO-DAY’S DEPARTURES. Hong Hwa for Rangoon. Ayuthia for Bela wan (Deli) Asahan and Paneh River. Trang for Kantang (Trang) Girbeee, Tongkah and Pang Nga. Eumaeus for Colombo, Suez, Marseilles, and London. Ampang for Pangkor, Dindings and Sitiawan. Sri Muar for .P. Langkawi and Kantang (Trang) /Kinta for Port926 words
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Article414 1926-02-18 12 CLOSE DAILY (except Sunday). IT TIML 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 ok Night Mail Service. The following additional mails will be closed daily (Sunday excepted) by the 7-30 p.m. train:414 words
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Article127 1926-02-18 12 PENANG FEBRUARY 18, 1926. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/4 3/32 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 7/16 3 Credit 2/4 5/8 3 Documentary 2/4 21/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs 154 1 3 day’s sight Private 156 a Bombay Demand Bank 154 2 Madras Demand Bank 154127 words
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Article589 1926-02-18 12 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, February 18. 1926. S cte Government Mutton Mutton Indian per lb 55 Mutton— Head, sheep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart A lung do 1.30 Tripe M do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 68589 words
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Advertisement38 1926-02-18 12 1/APTIns Mr* PILLS. I APIOL STEEL 1 Sureandcertainfor all Female m complaints. Every lady should S keep a box in the house. I Chemists and Stores sell I them throughout the world. I Proprietor: MARTIN, Ch—Ht, SoathaMptM, Eorlaad.38 words
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Advertisement115 1926-02-18 12 ANTIQUE WHISKY. S S p p E E JAMIE STUAffr AWWW'O tz t/1 !l j:\ A Al \\\\\\\'i: fI lk A I I'Jm I We recommend “Antique Whisky to the public with the assurance that it will more than compete with any other brand on the market. ANTIQUE Jit WHISKY115 words
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Article741 1926-02-18 13 CURIOUS PROPERTIES OF CLAY. Sir William Bragg, dealing with the “Trade Of the Potter in the fifth of his lectures to juvenile audiences, at the Royal Institution, in London, said that clay was the commonest of minerals and could be found in every country. In all parts741 words
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Article37 1926-02-18 13 Feb. 18 and 20—Miss McNamee’s Dance Recital, Town Hall. 20, 23. 25 27—Selangor Tnrf Club Nev/ Year M >eting. 20 —League Cricket, P.S. and P.R.C. Esplanade. March 17—St. Patrick's Day. April 2—Good Fridav Public Holiday.37 words
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Article795 1926-02-18 13 THE FUTURE OF HELIUM. The news that helium has been discovered in considerable quantities in Canada is gratifying. Hitherto the United States have had a monopoly of this rare gas, and the scarcity combined with the monopoly has kept the cost of it at a very high figure.795 words
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Advertisement351 1926-02-18 13 'E7 X >7* vw /z yi j? The Joy of Life. Tlk children love a romp with The children take it too! Half Motin i■’ Sii-is always so jolly and the quantity that Mother takes is bright, and could chase them all enough for them. Kruschen Salts <l-’*.' J• .I''351 words
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Advertisement117 1926-02-18 13 BOVRIL broadcasts Vitality Cold Storage ICE CREAM Obtainable at John Little’s Refreshment Room. Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., PENANG. r I B WSish /F F W 1 A I'M cl H BJ **3 IB %aM@ S s U j Lignum Vittii Twine Box I with Steel Cutter. V kCS i"117 words
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Article996 1926-02-18 14 BUNG iKY’s MOST POWERFUL SECRET SOCIETY. The organisation known as the “\fagya» Awakening,” which has acqu r <i not >r ety through ttie afftir of i<>rge<i French bank notes, is th- chief and most p >werfu' of several similar secret societies that exist in Hungary, wr tea996 words
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Article275 1926-02-18 14 A LAMENT FOR GLOVES AND STIFF CUFFS. There is not much to be said for men’s dress nowadays, according to a West End Buyer.” Writing in Men’s Wear ”on >he progress of men’s fashions in the last 25 years, he says “In 1910 the majority of men were275 words
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Article232 1926-02-18 14 Beu; res Opium p. 15,000.00 non,. Cloves 100.00 buyers Gal<i lea* 72.00 sellers Mace Pickings no stock Nutmegs si’g 125.00 nom. 110f> HOIK. Coconuts per 1,0->9 50.00 nm u Copra Snndried $11.45 buyers Rattans 11.15 sale-» Rattans Coarse 10.50 Green Snail Shell* 13.09 Siam Rice No. 1 15.00232 words
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Advertisement249 1926-02-18 14 VhAaXkAXAASAAAiAj AXAJUkSKXsZA. VaULaZaAaL. I AuUAW < V UUU 1 M U 1» \a»« I AAA ’\WUiUA_<_ V-< IF i YOU ARE Going ON Leave THIS SPRING u BUY A CAR I AND J MOTOR *t HOME SPECIAL CONCESSION 1 TO 3 PURCHASERS TAKING DELIVERY AT HOME NO WORRY NO TROUBLE249 words
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Advertisement185 1926-02-18 14 Kotalko 3 Kotalko Soaps j I Metagen Emulsion 1 Clark’s Fat Reducing Salts F Qarke’s Blood Mixture J Yeast-Vite Tablets i g Bisuroids Milton I Glostora Testogan a Petrol-Habn I H GET THEM AT BOON’S f I AND SAVE THE EXTRAS. j I Tokalon Cream J Tokalon Face Powder I185 words
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Article1237 1926-02-18 15 ALLEGED CHEATING. (From Our Own Correspondent). A novel case of cheating was disclosed before Mr. Roxburgh, Chief Presidency Magistrate of Calcutta on February .3, in connection with which L. E. Grant» P. E. Welsh and G. Newell said to be employees of the E. I. Railway general ston1,237 words
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Article507 1926-02-18 15 A FRIVOLOUS CASE. Prophecy is no doubt one of the functions of a newspaper. In some of the more irrational departments of life, such as the Turf and politics, its prophetic inspiration may be of the highest importance. But a clear distinction should always. in newspapers if not507 words
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Advertisement259 1926-02-18 15 It is Not the Quantity of Food 1| 1 We Eat, but what 0 j e Digest and g Assimilate that I 1 Nourishes the Body B When the stomach and organs of digestion *jF* J a- d nutrition are disordered, and the food eaten is only imperfectly digested, there259 words
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Advertisement225 1926-02-18 15 I I Cigarettes come and cigarettes go-but the demand J for Capstan cigarettes increases day by day I “Capstan” I I GhpotlasJ I I W. D. H. O. WILLS, J I I PRICED TKe DELIVERY 1 _pt 2 n/P s? FROM DpDFf ITM DUv FROM $450. STOCK. Sole Agents UNITED225 words
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Advertisement1333 1926-02-18 16 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. I INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG gM ksg S9k F I- 1 B WEEKLY SERVICE. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IB MMH K&jg vHgl gB» Bk I ZLMB EUM \EUS Marseille*. Lon In. Rotterdam and Hamburg. 9 Bk SIH gsgk rmH a gk 8 PHEMU’S Feb. London. Rotterdam1,333 words
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Advertisement576 1926-02-18 16 P. O-BRITISH INDI A AND APCAR LINES. (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty’s Government P. A O. SAILINGS. LONDON—FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. For Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Moji For Colombo. A Jen P r u Yokcb.m. Rob.. d MOREA Feb.576 words
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