Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 October 1927

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 245. VOL. LXXXV. WEDNESDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 1927. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      498 1 |!l!lHi ii i i i,ni!iiMfliuiiiiiinHiinniinHUiiimimimuuiimiiiiim I OSAKA Co, 233, Penang Road. PENANG. The Cheapest Place For Novelties, Toys, Earthenware, Decorative Materials, Etc. HHllllllllllHlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllKnilllilllU I HELP I j Buy Now For Christmas, i S 3 ft* a jr new StOCK FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS NEEDS X POPPY DAY FUNDS, VISIT THESE CINEMAS
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      16 1 ST. NAGATA < BROTHERS DENTISTS, i: Head Gffkx: Kdxt to ths Oisprwy ;> Iraßdi Offal Lsrth SfirwO. 5
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    TWENTY YEARS A MINISTER.
    501 2 LORD GEORGE HAMILTON. One of Disraeli’s “Young Men.” LORD George Hamilton, who died at the age of 81 was one of Disraeli’s celebrated Young Men,” and was given minor office when he was only 28. He sat in Parliament without a break for close on 40
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      1467 2 HOVIS BREAD NATICP OF QAI F SOUND POSTAL TRAINING. HyIn Hovis alone can you ovllLL ur ohld. gi s t Bpectlon and Engineer- jpg, Building, Booking', English. AH enjoy the full nutritive Tur cI DD r U r nnnoT nr T ur oTniiTO trade and Technical Courses. Rapid 1C c
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      148 2 wmi JjJ —-WCS X ''Srt. ill AN INVITATION TO DINNER can arouse in you no pleasant anticipations if you have a torpid liver. To enjoy any meal to the full, and profit fully by it, your digestive tract needs to be in perfect working order. As a gentle liver stimulant
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      252 2 I I i Xllenburgs I Foods I Made from the purest milk a of cows pastured in the home g counties, the Allenburys j Foods are as easily digested H as mother s milk. They are R k germ free and are simply I? and quickly made by the ad-
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      325 2 NOTICES. Notice of Revocation of P oWcr of Attorney. Take notice that I, LIM NYA wid and landed proprietress residing Simpang Ampat, Sitiawan, hereby re V ok and cancel the power of Attorney dntS the 29th day of July, 1925, executed bv me in favour of Tan Jin Hoe also
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      28 2 United Cinema. LAST TWO NIGHTS. Harold Lloyd IN “Hot Water” Showing Thursday, 27th. Madge Kennedy-Creighton Hale IN “OH BABY!” A side-splitting Comedy Drama. TOGETHER WITH “The Demon Circus.”
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    Empire Broadcasting.
    972 3 Description of the Transmitting Apparatus. THE first real Empire broadcasting tests are being carried ont from 2 NM Caterham, owned and operated by Mr. Gerald Marcuse. The object is to show whether it is possible for a worldwide Empire link to be set np by a short-wave s’ation
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      106 3 ORDEj? EARLY XMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS FOR FRIENDS AT HOME. OUR FAMOUS ORANGE PEKOE TEA IN Specially made Chests makes an ideal Gift. 5 lb. Chest $lO-50 nett 10 lb. Chest 20-50 nett MANILA CIGARS Reina Victoria per 100 $22-30 nett 50 11-50 High Life 50 10-75 Londres 100
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      38 3 Wanted: Sub-Agent for Japanese cement of a brand already very well introduced in Singapore and F. M. S., quality fully up to the B.S.S. Applicants have to furnish first class Bank references. Box No. 485, c/o Pinang Gazette.
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      286 3 AIZ hZ I R MEcriac r I' II j =aß== N pit-- MINE I] 1 9 This has nothing to do with tin, but is the title j. of the sweetly tuneful foxtrot played by the j Waldorf Astoria Orchestra. You must hear < this number. j|| It OTHER GOOD
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      37 3 Theatre Royal From Monday, 24th to Wednesday, 26th. “Second Youth” 7 Reels “Along Came Ruth” 6 Dangerous Fists 7 Rough and Ready 2 Don’t Forget Harold Lloyd’s New Picture FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE”. Will be screened November 3rd.
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  • FEMININE
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY.
      902 4 Monday, October 3rd: —Last week ?writi n g in this my diary how to make a Grape Catsup of the cheap fruit now to be bought, the. same doth remind me of a fine recipe for Grape Jam. The way is to take your grapes, separating the
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      LONELY WOMEN.
      681 4  -  BY JOYCE BURLEIGH. “The most pitiful creature on God s earth, is a lonely woman,” according to a weld-known novelist, and there is more truth in the pronouncement- than in many of the gems of wisdom scattered throughout the pages of a best seller. I have no doubt
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      Beige Stocknette.
      106 4 This is an exceedingly useful outfit for Autumn wear in the country. Skirts made of fairly heavy material woven in broad checks are smart when worn with jumpers of plain stockinette. Brown and beige are the colours of the skirt in the sketch, and beige stockinette, of a
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      GOOD LOOKS AND BAD COLDS.
      496 4  -  BY A WOMAN CHEMIST. Autumn is the season in which, try as we will to avoid them, we catch colds. One's spirits sink to zero as temperature rises, and .the pocket handkerchief is the only friend in a world of woe. The 1 sore throat,
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      FOR AUTUMN DANCES.
      483 4  -  BY JOAN ROSSITER. Apparently the chief interest in the new dance frocks lies in their hem-lines. The wearer whose legs are nicely shaped, and who has perfect deportment, finds an uneven hem fascinating and becoming, and she may- “go in’i for a spectacular style, made on picture
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      MAKING STOCKINGS LAST.
      415 4  -  BY MOLLIE LITTLE. Now that stockings have become as important as faces in the feminine world, it behoves us to expend much care upon their choice and welfare. In the better makes of hosiery you maybuy your stockings in “threes”, instead of in pairs, so that if
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      TEMPTING TEAS.
      539 4  -  BY ROSAMUND. Firelight, candle-shine, d raw i i irtaiui and a cosy chat over the tea-tahL a 1 > those are the things for which we are now P changing such opportunities of open “doings” as the summer brought Naturally, if we want to make the of our
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    Resignation of Hospital Visiting Committee.
    1232 5 Sensational Letter to Dr. Hoops. “Penang Hospital a Disgrace to the Colony.” “Lives Endangered Without Excuse.” Correspondence of a sensational nature, passing between Dr. .4 Hoops (Chairman of the Hospitals Board, Singapore), and the members of the Penang General Hospital Visiting Committee, has resulted in
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      393 5 Do You Buy Trouble by the Quart J or Economy By the Mile? T ff Motorcar owners who buy ordinary oils, at a price perhaps a less per gallon i than Mobiloil. are actually buying trouble and expenses. Economical mileage means much more thau price per gallon. It means least
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    By the Way.
    1589 6 HE Penang branch of the ExCO service Association of Malaya announces that the annual dinner *W p n to all ex-service men and ex-service ladies will be held at the E. and 0. Hotel on Poppy Day November 11. Would it not be much nicer to say
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    PENANG SUPREME COURT.
    687 6 Land Revenue Collector’s Appeal. In the Penang Supreme Court to-day Mr. Justice Sproule heard an appeal from the collector of Land Revenue as to who were the persons entitled to receive compensation awarded by him i 1 respect of lot 224 Town sub-division XVIII. Mr. E. A.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    64 6 (Rugby Radio Service.) London, October 25. Paris, 124.05 New York, 4.86:1} Brussels, 34.98 Geneva, 25.25 Amsterdam, 12.09|; Milan, 89.00} Berlin, 20.39 Stockholm, 18.08 Copenhagen, 18.17 Oslo. 18.49} Vienna, 34.491 Prague. 164} Helsingfors, 193}; Madrid, 28.41 Lisbon, 2t 7 s Athens, Bucharest, 785; Rio, sf| Buenos Aires, 47s j
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    PENANG POLICE COURT
    841 6 Traffic Offences. adjutant of the volunteers FINED. TO-DAY was traffic day at the Penang Police, and for once in a while there was a number of Europeans charged with offences against the Motor Ordinances. Captain E. C. Prattley, of Fort Cornwallis, Adjutant of the Penang Volunteers, was
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      437 6 SV 1 /t) Jimas yijt Suggestions &or Jriends at Jdome By special arrangement with our London Office we are able to accept order?in Penang, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, for Seasonable gifts to be sent Direct to Friends at Home. Johnnie Walker” Whisky Indian Tea, Manila Cigars York Cut Hams Indian
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    337 7 Bartlett has been confirmed in the appointment of Surintendent, Hill Gardens» Tai P> ng* Mr Hubert Berkeley, formerly D. 0 VpP er P erak is contemplating a visit to Malaya shortly. Mr A. J* Scarrock, we hear, has reigned the appointment he held of Federal Examiner in
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      INGRATITUDE AND GREED.
      359 7 ITo the Editor of the Pinang Gazetted] Sir, —As you have always championed the cause of the poor tenants, I crave a little indulgence in your most valuable pap°r for my tale of woe. The little house (built of planks and attap) in which I live, was
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    PENANG MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    545 7 Nuisance Notices Committee. The fortnightly meeting of Municipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon. Mr. G. L. Ham presided and the others present were —Mr. J. M. Milne, Mr. F. H. Grummitt, Mr. A. R. Thornton, Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, Dr. J. E. Smith,
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    EXCHANGE.
    123 7 PENANG, OCTOBER 26, 1927. (By Courtesy Of The Chartered Bank.) London Demand Bank 2/3 11/16 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 3 Credit 2/4 7/12 3 Documentary 2/4 9/32 Calcutta Demand Bank 153}] 3 days’sight Private 155} I b Bombay Demand Bank 153}1 Madras Demand Bank 153} g* 3 days*
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    THE SHARE LIST.
    326 7 The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY AND CO.’S share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. □D QQ TQ QQ Shares. >» ZS CS 5) B CQ 32 CO 00 sc. sc. sc. sc. Rubber (Dollar). Allenby 2.70 2.80 2.70 2.80 Balgownie 2.80 3.00
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    SINGAPORE PRICES.
    40 7 LONDON BTANHAHD (LOOSi S. R. Sheet 58} cts per pound per pl. $77-66 No. 1 Crepe 58} cts per pound per pl. $77-66 Firm. London 16| 1 New York 34$ cts. gold. (By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys')
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    GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
    34 7 RUBBER PRICES. We beg to report that the Singapo»® prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot 59c Nov./December 59}c Jan/March 61}c April/June 63c Remarks:—Market Firm.
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    TIN PRICES.
    140 7 The Straits Trading 00., Ltd., gives the following prices, on October 25: London. Spot £265.15s Dowd I.los 3 mos. buying 261.15 s 2 3 selling 262 2 Local. October 26: Singapore sold 175 tons at 133} Penang buyers no sellers at sl33}. TAa Eastern Smelting Co., Ltn— London.
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    89 7 The health statement for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending October 22, 1927, shows a total of 99 deaths —60 males and 39 females the death-rate being 37.23 per mille compared with 29.34 in the preceding week and with 26.4.5 in the corresponding week of
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    KENNEDY & CO'S SHARE LIST.
    1126 7 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST. NAMES. S 8 4 g S’ X j Hi! RUBBER [Dollar.] S c S c e Allenby Rubber Co 2 70 2 80 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 2 10 2 30 Amalgamated Malay Estates 3 90 4 10 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 3 70 3 90
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      262 7 Pwi'l 1 WPbi I 1 JW-ll 1 listen! When you open a tin of BLACK S^'HITE s Cigarettes you will hear a loud hiss. That’s the sound made by the air rushing into the tin to fill the vacuum. It is because of this complete vacuum and the fine quality
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  • Obituary
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    103 7 OBITUARY. WELL-KNOWN PENANG TOWKAY. We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Chew Cheng K«*at, which took place at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, at his residence, 62, Seang Tek Road, Penane, after a prolonged illness, at the age of 60. He leaves a widow, six bodf, Messrs Chew
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD’S NOTABLE BOOK.
    1032 8 OUR “BARBAROUS” DIVORCE LAWS. The Most Eloquent Politicians. > HE mind is subdued to what it e I works in, and Lord Birkenhead’s s new book, Law, Life, and r Letters,” published by Hodder and Stoughton, is nothing if not forensic (says r a Daily Mail
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    UNITED CINEMA.
    268 8 OH. BABY The super-comedy, “Oh, Baby a Universal Jewel production, will be screened along with The Demon Circus,” (a wonderful continental picture) at the Empire Theatre, commencing to-morrow night until Sunday, October 30. The story was written by Harley Knoles, a native of Rotherham and a graduate of
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    THE UNFAIR SEX.
    83 8 We are advised that this Farce will now be produced on Thursday the 24th and Saturday the 26th of November. The demand for seats, in view of the short time in which the booking is opened, has been very keen and while seats booked for the original
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    VANISHED ALIEN.
    177 8 SIMON THE AUTOGRAPH HUNTER. A German autograph hunter, Erich Simon, who, for some time has been at liberty in England although the immigration officials have decided that he should be refused admission, is still being sought by Scotland Yard detectives. He arrived at Gravesend from the Continent and
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      639 8 FOR SLUGGISH LIVER TRY JUST A PINCH IN YOUR TEA EVERY MORNING FOR A WEEK Some good common-sense advice by W G. EAST (Cambridge Coach for 3° years.) Ever have that lazy, listless, ‘don’t care" feeling of constant lassitude, when every move requires special effort and even the brain seems
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      58 8 LABOUR ORDINANCE 1923 S.S. LABOUR CODE 1923 F.M.SEMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR are hereby reminded that assessment returns for 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 be supplied
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      186 8 Jlfil L n V 3 REASONS why you should smoke “Three Cats” Cigarettes LJ 1. Pure golden Virginia Tobacco free from adulteration of any kind. 2. Pure cigarette paper entirely free from any injurious ingredients. r 3. Will not affect your nerves or your health: they are as pure as
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    AIRSHIP BUILDING CONDEMNED.
    570 9 Low Safety Factor. A PAPER strongly criticising the airship policy of the Air Ministry x*as read by Mr. Edward F. Spanner, late of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, before members of the Institute of Marine Engineers at the Shipping and Engineering I xhibitivn, Olympia. From a
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    MEN’S BRIGHTER CLOTHES.
    227 9 COLOURFUL SPORTS WEAR. Where Scotsmen Show the Way. Harris, Shetland, and the other local homespuns in the most brilliant colours, notably the new ox-blood red, green mixtures, rich brown”, blue-greys, and natural tones, either plain or carrying a lin. contrasting over-square, were the favourite materials for the
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      261 9 F l 2 Rernington, fe Cartridges of every Kind and Calibre 3 FIRING cartridges—each one in the box I accurate and uniform—are indispensable to the a sportsman. He cannot afford to shoot any other kind! /^T- 109 years of experience is behind 8 .iT* Remington UMC cartridges. They S are
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    57 10 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at: Penang.—Bengkalis. Cappadaran, Esquilino, Goyo Mam, Karmala, Kanagawa Mam, Olivebank, t> ic urnelifza Hooft, Porthos, Rhesus Takhwa, Tokushima Maru and Tirpitz. Singapore.—Borneo, Ethanallen, Kaehima Maru, Kanagawa Maru, Kangaroo, Lemaire, Lio M. S., Nurjehan, Overijse], Pheminp, Phiioctetes, Sumatra Maru,
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    PENANG MAILS.
    500 10 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday'. BY TRAIN. Federated Malay States. Malacca Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcc’ 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) at 6 pm Parit
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    THE MAILS.
    44 10 The homeward mail by the s. 8. Ellenga closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 28th instant. The B. I. Rajula, with mails despatched from London on October 6 is expected to arrive here at G a.m. on Friday, the 28th inst.
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      384 10 STEEL BARGES In Stock or Progress. As supplied to F.M.S. Tin Dredging Companies. Ĕ wft O jESJ' ;--i Wo. 1. Size. sO’xl2’xs'. To carry $O/55 tons on 4'6*. Plating and J 4- Codeword TAWEN Ditto. Plating and Codeword TAWFO Wo 2. Size. 65' x 15'x 6*. To carry 75/80 tons
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      4 10 Watch For “OH BABY!”
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      237 10 car “AN EMPIRE PRODUCT.” < A 0 I Equipped with magneto and battery ignition, self-starter and balloon tyres. Stream line body. Finished in wide range of duco colours. Improved carburetor. Petrol consumption 30 miles to the gallon. j i Price $1,020 F. O. B. SINGAPORE. 1 HIRE PURCHASE TERMS. Touring
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    MARKET PRICES.
    581 11 CHOWRASTA MARKET. Penang, October 26. 1927. Mutton— c ts Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head heep or goat each 1.00 Liver with heart lung do 1.30 Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 30 Leg of Mutton lb 55 Lamb do 55 Suet
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      651 11 bamks. bank of INDIA, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) 1 Panitßl ‘*“sScXi >«•«> I.AM.M9 M d fend and Undivided Proßta 1.641.5 M Boakd of Dikictobb. M Effie, Eeq (Chairman), P. R. Cha). Sir David Yule, Bart., Charles J ,r *j -o E»q-> J- O Robinson, Eaq„ W. B. Gilford, E*qa i(
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      344 11 U Assets over $7,000,000. S. C. Assurance in force over $23,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). I’ HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E. C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England ind complies with the
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      1347 12 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. IWT.T.BR INTENDED RAILING» FROM PENANG IlJjSffift JSiiy iSMPw WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT- JjAffiSSIL SlMtfgtfYft TITIUE PHILOCTETES Oc\ 27 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. EUMAEUS Nov. 4 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. AENEAS Nov. 10 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg AND DARDANU' Nov. 18 Lon lon.
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      597 12 I P. A- «.-BRITISH INDIA AND AFCAR LINES. (COMPAME3 Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. under Sailings of steamers of the Britiiß contract with Hit Majetty’t Govern- ,ndia s N c Ltd. ment, London and Fa£ East Mail Service. orpora te< l
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