Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 February 1929

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAIIY, No 36 VOL. LXXXVII. THURSDAY, 14th FEBRUARY, 1929 PRICE IO CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 230 1 "packing Contractor minato co., 80 Bishop Street, PENANG, Tennis Racket Repaired and Mended. Black and White dHHV' Leads. saMrtreawsH ~> <MMWaa I^ c not Run Risks <*, u W Run Continentals Buchanan’s > I he Mcst Rdiable Tyres OwINB £1 gif Black and White Whisky. Si 1 EnL'oon or Cord.
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    • 17 1 Ih. tokisatsu STUDIO, with up-to-date Photo» graphy by electric light. ’Phone 772, 68. 70, Bishop Street, PENANG.
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    • 2316 2 miMlMl’ TENDERS INVITED. I NOTICES. BANKS. The Mnnicip 1 Commissioners of I Rangeng Tin No Liability. NEDE maatschappu ANI>E 1 ECOraWffISKY Not ce is that eU .hares 1 SCOTCH WHlbni “Design and Construction of a single npon w hich the tenth (10th) call of one fl J "The Whisky you
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  • 927 3 DRAMATIC ALLEGATION AT GLASGOW TRIAL. Tunnel Tragedy-Verdict For Signalman. ‘‘The real cause of the accident was that the express train was allowed to leave Q teen S raet drawn by an engine which had been reported as defective several times prior to the accident.” This dramatic statement
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  • 129 3 HOTEL PORTER’S REMARKABLE STATEMENT. I attribute my position to four factors —abnormal times, long ill-health, no character, ar.d drink.” This remarkable statement was made by Arthur Downey, hotel porter, when he pleaded guilty to housebreaking at Northamptonshire Quarter Sessions. Drink,” he continued, is my besetting vice,
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  • 137 3 MONEY IN MUSIC HALLS—DIRECTORS REFUSE A DIVIDEND. Sir Alfred Butt, M. P„ presiding at the annual meeting of the London Victoria Palace Co. in London said the newspapers have discovered that variety is not really dead, but is, in fact, very virile. Sir Alfred regretted that
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  • 90 3 A prisoner who asked fora “dock brief” for his defence at the Old Bailey. London. said that his brother had the fee. £1 3s 6d. The brother, who was in the public gallery, ca'led out that a witness in the case who was outside the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 287 3 I Ogo¥lo. If I I I gg|rn I I Okaii you* &uMt jEIHIBk. I T'<wW\ Jy I When Distance Lends Enchantment I Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills I will Help. I THE old saying that "Distance lends enchantment’* is never more apt or to the point than whea applied to
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    • 209 3 *rl Careless Washing Spoils Children’s Hair Any child can have beautiful hair—healthy and .uxuriant. It is simply a matter of hampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brings out all the real life and lustre, all the natural wave and colour, an leaves it fresh looking, glossy
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    • 60 3 The Magic Bangles= Obtained from roots under the sea Genuine Akar-Bahar which is claimed to contain Radium Expels Body Aches, Cures and Prevents Rheumatism. Wear a genuine Akar-Bahar Bangle and get the good out of it that is got out of the sea. $3.00 each. Post Free. Sizes From 3”
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  • 953 4 THINKS POLITICIANS ARE DOING HARM. Sheriff’s Advice— *Choose the Least Idiotic.” A woman who thinks politicians are “useless” and who did not want to have anything to do with the vote figured in a prosecution in Glasgow Sheriff Court recently. The case brought out the fact that
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  • 719 4 MURDERER’S VISION.” Death Sentence In Hyde Park Case. Doctors were calhd upon to answer remarkable questions about terrifying films by Mr. Justice Humphreys at the Old Bailey, London, when Robert Williams (28), a carpenter, was sentenced to death for the murder of Julia Mangan, an Irish
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 284 4 i Vhe moon wanes after I 1 the 15-day; when man I Itj ,n c 'lra I 1 energies fail him? S Vpt Youth is the time of free- I jS g dom —middle age brings 9 9 cares and worries. 9 A lowered vitality and wy resistance to illness
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    • 287 4 I "’I I 9 i << -111 v 1 7 ■>. I I am i I Insist upon the I Schering angle and you wilt be handed a remedy »/_ut and rheumatism, without by resulting therefrom. Atophan Schering o' anates superfluous formations f aric acid tnat appeal to form clhefly
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  • 226 5 VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER AT IMPORTANT INQUEST, Woman Teacher’s Death. What Mr. Ingleby Oddie has described as a “very important” inquest was resumed at Battersea. Mrs. Doris Ruth Simmons (39), a teacher, of Gracedale Road, Streatham, died in hospital on December 13. At the opening of the inqmst
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  • 189 5 CLERK SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS’ PENAL SERVITUDE. Sentence of three years’ penal servitude was passed by the Recorder on Arthur Alfred Farbrother (34), clerk to Mr. Artemus Jones, K.C., who was charged at the Old Bailey, London, with embezzling the sums of £2OO and £99 17s, received
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  • 85 5 MARVELS OF FINGER-PRINT WORK AT SCOTLAND YARD. The evidence of a finger-print found on a piece of wood led to the conviction for shop-breaking of William Stephenson, labourer, at the Northumberland Sessions at Newcastle. The wood was submitted to Scotland Yard, and Inspector Pallett had no hesitation in
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  • 56 5 At a village concert one of the vocalists sang appropriately enough, The Village Blacksmith,” He was loudly encored, and as he was about to sing again, the chairman, who happened to be the local blacksmith, leaned forward and whispered If ye’re going to sing that again, put in
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  • 32 5 By the Vicar of Addlestone in his parish magazine Social Worker —Do you believe in the transmigration of souls Fhtierman—WeP, no sir. I likes ’em fried in the ordinary way.
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  • 19 5 1 cant’t eat this fish. Send for the manager. It’s no use. He won't eat it either.”
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  • 24 5 Householder (from above, disturbed by voices downstaits) Who’s there?” Smart Burglar (with great presence of mind)—“sXX now closing down. Good night, everybody.’
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  • 227 5 TUBERCULOSIS STEADILY DECLINING. Doctor’s Remarkable Claim. The death-rate from tuberculosis was steadily declining and bad dropped 40 to 50 per cent, in the last 40 years. This claim was made by Dr. F. Leonard Keith, medical officer for Bethnal Green London, lecturing on ‘‘Tuberculosis as a Family
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  • 188 5 PREVENTING SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND HOLES. Business men are trying to prevent boys taking up work for which they have no aptitude, the danger of which was stressed by Mr. W. Edwards in his pre* sidential address to the Head Masters* Conference in London. The secretary of
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  • 64 5 Young Smith had a reputation to main* tain he was regarded by his fellowstudents as a “wit,” So one morning, when an unpopular master set the class to write an easy on “Manners,” he sprang to his feet. t I M May we write on ‘Bad Manners’?” ho asked,
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  • 40 5 Well,” reported the new ealesmaa proudly, swinging jauntily into the office, 1 got two orders from Curtis and Co, to-day.” Fine, fine exclaimed the manager, enthusiastically. Yes. One to get out and the other to stay out.”
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 278 5 fa or fkooe u/ko demand He utmost /STYLE KiPMANCt Buick Prices from 2995 A I II fT (al Siigaper») W /W I II I —=-J -«aBjljm|tH B4m I dm WW W Metcalfe’s Motors, Limited, Penang Ipoh. To Men Who Dress Well Professional and business men in tropical T countries are
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 41 5 To-night and Till Sunday, 17th. JOHN 6 LILLIAN GILBERT d GISH “LA BOHEME” A Film Masterpiece of the immortal ru Tiance, direct from months of crowded °uses in Europe and America. of the truly great pictures I Vou MUST SEE IT.
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    • 34 5 'I Hl Y 0* T Dad, I have just obtained my high school certificate.” “Good, now all you need is a busband who can cook, clean a house and mind a baby.”— P'st, Constantinople»
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  • 887 6 EBRU A RY 14 is, by an almost immemorial custom, connected with St. Valentine. Little is known of this saint, once so celebrated among young people of former generations, for the cultivation of the valentine has fallen into neglect but according to the Roman legend he was
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  • 84 6 —Jlugby Radio Service. CONDITION SATISFACTORY. London, February 13. It is officially announced at Craigwell House, Bognor, that the King has had a good day and that His Majesty’s condition continues to be satisfactory. Dr. Howitt and Dr. Woods, who applied ray therapy treatment to
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  • 138 6 —Reuter. New York, February 13. Col. Lindbergh hag arrived at Havana from B liize.— Reuter, London, February 13. The ballot of Bolton Master Cotton Spinners resulted in 85 per cent being in favour of short time and 14 per cent against the decision, which affects 50,000 workers.—
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  • 113 6 —Reuter. QUESTION OF ARBITRATOR’S AWARD. Melbourne, February 13. Shouts of bushrangers are gentlemen compared to you,” were raised by the Labour Members of the Assembly when Mr. Bruce unsuccessfully invoked the rules of procedure to prevent Labour moving the publication of the arbitrator’s award in the postal workers’
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  • 103 6 —Reuter. UNEXPECTED SETBACK. London» February 13. The National Confederation of Employers’ Organisations and the Federation of British Industries, repres n'ative of practically all the great industries in the country, have rejectad the interim report of the Lord Melchett group of employers and the Trades Union Congress
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  • 36 6 The homeward mail by the s.B. Ekrna closes at 6 pm. to- morrow. The 8.1. Rajula with mails despatched from London on January 24 is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. to morrow.
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  • 476 6 S. S, “RESOLUTE.” PROGRAMME FOR AMERICAN SIGHTSEERS. HAMBURG-AMERICA LINER. JAVA has for long advertised itself in order that tourists may be attracted by the tale of its beauties, but Penan?, with beauties beyond compare, has never advertised itself, and much money —for tourists mean trade—has
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  • 209 6 Amateur Billiards. FROST CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF RACES. SUSSB'X COUNTY CRICKET. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 13. The special sports correspondent of the Singapore Free Press cables from London as follows Lord’s ground committee are arranging for the purchase of the freehold premises at Grove
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  • 57 6 “RASPERS” TEAM TO MEET FREE SCHOOL. The following will represent the Raspers against the Penang Free School at Green Lane on Saturday, at 2.30 sharp. J. S. Austin, T. Anthony, F. Baker, J. S. W. Davenuort, C. Fittock, H. E. Goodman, N.M. K-nnedv. P. Paxton Harding, J. L.
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  • 146 6 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. The following are the results of tennis tournament ties played yesterday, Singles Handicap (Class B): Scr J. L. M. Boyd beat —4 J. B. Pickering 6 4. 64. Championship Doubles G. A. M. Hyde and J. Utermark beat J. M. Collins and W. B.
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  • 14 6 Still at last, but ready and willing enough for another romp.
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  • 275 6 For Re-hearing. ALLEGED NEW EVIDENCE DISCOVERED. NOT GRANTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 14. BEFORE the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. J. C. Campbell applied for the re-hearing of the Alsagoff case on the grounds that fresh evidence had been discovered since
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  • 52 6 SUFFERING FROM HEART TROUBLE IN ROME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, February 13. A telegram from Rome states that specialists declare that the Siamese Minister of Commerce is suffering from heart trouble. Recovery is possible but it will be necessary for him to take a long rest
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  • 153 6 A film of such limitless possibilities as “La Boheme,” which is being screened at the Theatre Royal to night and till Sunday, needs unusual talent, and the producer knew bis requirements would be filled when he selected L lian Gish and John Gilbert to portray Mimi and Rodolphe.
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  • 198 6 The funeral of Mr. Alexander John Craik, of the P.W.D., Dindings, whose death was announced in the Sunday Gazette took place on Saturday morning. The coffin, covered with a Union Jack and wreathe, was taken from the Mortuary of the District Hospital, Lumu*, to the
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  • 250 6 SHUNNING COLNEY HATCH Crimes Which Cause Towns to Change. ditto affords another instance of S th snce-Bsfnl effort by a locality to a its name. y t 0 In very few <aieg have towns an ed in changing ttieir names throngS’ intervention. Nearly 30
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  • 80 6 I. Rugby Radio Service. GERMANY’S ECONOMIC SITUATION. London, February 13. The Committee of Experts on Reparations sat for two hours this morning in Pari?. An official communique issued at the conclusion of the session stated that in response to the committee’s r quest, Dr| Schacht
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  • 27 6 —Reuter.. MANCHESTER UTD. DEFEATS LIVERPOOL. London. February 13. In the first division of the English League Manchester United defeated Liverpool by three goals to two.-
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  • 53 6 BOUSTEXD’S DEFEATED BY MANSFIELD’S. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 13. A keen commercial cup game was witnessed at the Stadium to-day when Mansfield’s defeated Boustead’s by three goals to two. All the scoring took place in the first half. Bonstead’s missed an easy chance of equalising shortly
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  • 45 6 BANKERS’ SUCCESS. (From Oar Own Correspondent). Bangkok, February 13. The Siam Amateur G>lf ship over 36 holes at the Hui Hin cj was won by A. 0. Moore and the ra up was H. 0. Aspinall. Both P 1 are Bangkok bankers.
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  • 61 6 (Rugby Radio Ser vics.) London, February Far!., 124.50; New YoA Brussels, 34 92 Geneva, ter dam, 12.124; Milan, ‘"p 20.46; Stockholm, 18.10 34 s 18.20; Oslo. 1819; Vienn 3 MadPrague, 164; rid. 31.028; Lisbon, 1094 Aire r, Bucharest, 812 j R’o. k a j hoi l 47,’.; Bombay,
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  • 205 7 —British United Press. COURT DRAMA. Q ne A Magistrate: The Other A Prisoner. Montreal. February 13. t-ftv seven years ago two Britons left F fty 8 tnK ether to seek their fortune En n k The other day they met iD 3 °!t Hamilton, Ontario.
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  • 182 7 .—British United Press PROVISION FOR MISSING SOLDIER SON. Sydney, February 13. An undying hope that one Lis jon, reported missing on the battlefield nearly 11 years ago, would return, is revealed in the will of Mr. Frederick Campbell, a wealthy New SouHi Wale? grazier who left £136,000.
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  • 177 7 u and work is pre f ’tish I fitted Press. SUPPOSED SITE OF CAPITAL 1000 YEARS OLD. Calcutta, February 13. Search for Pundravardhana, the buried of Bengal, has been proceeding at mahasthan, north of Bogra in the Maida district, and the excavation, already made here indicate
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  • 148 7 i n n,s frip od Lnited Press. A PROBLEM: HOW TO SPEND £2OO A DAY. Chicago, February 13. £1 ‘>on7 Pnty t:rst birthday present of Chilli eC X d b Mr. Phillip Vj roueht u.uJ- Chicago journalist has bow to An. < pleaBaQ t problem of
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  • 135 7 British United Press. PRE-ETRURIAN CIVILIZATION. Archaeologist’s Important Discoveries. Rome, February 13. An Italian civilisation going back to the days before Etruria which began, accor' ding to the usual estimates about 1000 B. C. is disclcsed by recent excavations at Lago d’Accessa, according to Professor Antonio Minto,
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  • 142 7 British United Press. FIGURE OUTLINE IN CENTRE OF GEM. Sydney, February 13. A magnificent black opal discovered on the Walgett fields of New South Wales h<s been valued at between £3,000 and £5,000 and christened “Light of the World.” Cut and in the finished state
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  • 97 7 British United Press. ELECTRIC CHAIR EXPERIMENT. Ossining, February 13. A test to determine the exact heart action of a person undergoing electrocution was carried out on Thomas Red Moran, who was executed at Sing Sing at Prison for murder. The experiment was conduced by Professor
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  • 115 7 statue be placed in their church. British United Press. ENSHRINED BY THE CONGREGATION. Romp, February 13. Despite the opposition of the church authorities the residents of the village of Cascina carried a statue of St. Lucia through the streets and fastened it securely
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  • 89 7 —British Uniltd Press. tourist cards to cheapen travel. R ime, February 13. Cards will be issued to Italians living abroad who desire to visit their native country, entitling them to a thirty three per cent, reduction on railway fares, and reductions in the cost of
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  • 107 7 —British United Press. “IF YOU DO YOU WILL BECOME IDIOTS.” Protecting Morals Of Kansas. Topeka, February 13. Cigarette smoking is making idiots of women. Something must be done to stop it.” This is the war-cry of Miss Mary Dobbs who has re-opened a campaign to have
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  • 136 7 —British United Press. BRAZIL EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW INVENTION. Rio de Janeiro, February 13. The possibility of utilising the fibres of the banana tree as a substitute for jute in the manufacture of heavy bags is being investigated here at the instance of textile manufacturers. Brazil
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  • 145 7 of the Elizabethan period.”— British United Press. MECCA FOR ELIZABETHAN PERIOD STUDENTS. Washington, February 13. One of the greatest Shakespearean libraries in the world is to be set up in a new building here near the Capitol. The announcement is made by the Congress Librarian who
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  • 135 7 LUO V ICpUILUU W W Southern India in this traffic. British United Press. BROUGHT TO ARABIA FROM SOUTHERN INDIA. Bombay, February 13. Traffic in Moplah women from Southern India and their sale into slavery in Arabia has been disclosed in the Press by Moslem correspondents who
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  • 88 7 ,—British United Press. GIRL ARRESTED FOR REMARKS. Philadelphia, February 13. For describing President Coolidge as “an errand boy of the capitalist class, Miss Juliest Poyntz, an organiser cf the Communist Party, was arrested and detained in prison f >r several hours here. She was
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 424 7 I. S/kop Sit "VW*"*''""' WHITEAWAYSW For your travelling requisites the right goods —the right prices. Eks wY i ——8 IV"* 1 S t—JM I FOLOFD 14 X X I' VENESTA HAT BOX. J Rhoorkee Chair. Three woof] var S MAMO kJ improved model, nished, strap over lid, X takes to
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  • 462 8 From the letters which, at frequent intervals appear in our correspondence columns, the intervention of the authorities in the administration of the Penang Zoo appears to be called for. The letter over the nom-de-plume “M” which was published in the correspondence columns of the Pinang Gazette yesterday is a
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  • 206 8 British air interest will be represented only by monoplanes in the Schneider Trophy race in the first week of September. It will be remembered that the supermarine seaplane which was successful at Venice in 1927, and which holds the highest speed record, was of
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 270 8 [Thefollowing letter has been forward ed to us on the authority of the Inspector of Schools, Penang, for publication. As will be seen nineteen of the Malay teach ers, whose signatures were made use of, are desirous of disassociating themselves from the letter contained in
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    • 75 8 Sir, —I cannot understand how the Police can tolerate the nuisance of touting, obstruction, etc. that motor buses are causing at “Simpang Anam.” Being close to tbe Magazine police station it is strange that it should be allowed. Tne matter is urgent, and if a Pinang Gazette
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  • 1528 8 «7? Royal Engagement. Loss Of A Brilliant Writer. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) London, January 17. Few people viewing Buckingham Palace from the outside would imagine it to be a draughty building where it is easy to catch a cold, but as a matter of fact it bears
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 161 8 < ‘>il I lirful I i rFl“111 i: CHEAPEST Ea 3 AND J| BEST “Dead—All Dead” n:: J S Not a single survivor—that’s tho beauty of Black X A Flag- It kills every fly, mosquito re ach gl A 4 4 L your home. Kills other bugs, too. Tlwytteathe L
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    • 85 8 E. O. Dance nights every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tuesdays Saturdays—Evening Dress. Thursdays—Optional. Cliff Kendall and Doris Mantle will appear every dance night. Orchestra every day during Lunch and Dinner. Orchestral Concert every Sunday. FOK MUSCLE BUILDING EAT ■OTWtICWTILI. LJ—Z iSiTe)TS?I D ?Yi (0?ol3 Agents. KATZ BROS. LTD. RUNNYMEDE HOTEL,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • Temperature Below Zero In Great Britain.
    • 138 9 Deaths From Cold. Trains Buried In Mountains Of Snow. The Thames Frozen. > Reports of acute distress, due to the Arctic wave, are being received a every parz oj Europe. Fifty deaths from cold have occurred in the Balkans and thirty seven in Germany.
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    • 438 9 —Reuter. fire hosfs frozen. Louden, February 13. Arctic bleakness prevailed everywhere in Great Britain today and colder weather is predicted. Ibilway and road traffic in Great Britain, as on the Continent, is seriously delayed. Many deaths from cold have occurred. The Trocadero restaurant in the West End,
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    • 291 9 —Rugby Radio Service. BITTER EAST WINDS. London, February 13. Unusually severe frosts continued over the whole of Great Britain yesterday. In London it was the coldest day .since 1908, and it is over forty years since such a cold had been experienced in February. Last night
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  • 45 9 irst—Merry, Second— A Nuisanc n Third—Helpless. ccording to a police serjeant, an Aber- ni y man W^n waB fined 10’, or crJ? ayaon h* 3 127th appearance in or/ I°° c^ arßes drunk and disint/ F though these stages if •uux cation.
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  • 336 9 Reuter. GENERAL BOOTH UNFIT. FINAL DECISION OF THE HIGH COUNCIL. SUCCESSOR ELECTED. The Salvationist High Council by 52 votes to 5, adjudicated that General Booth is unfit to com mand the Army. Commissioner Higgins was elected his successor. London, February 14. Mr. Jowitt, K. C., addressed the
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  • 35 9 ,—Reuter. 15 NEW CRUISERS WITHIN 3 YEARS. Washington, Feb. 13. President Coolidge has signed the Bill providing for the construction of fifteen 10,000 ton cruisers and one aircraft-carrier, all within three years.
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  • 57 9 —Rugby Radio Service. 50 BRITISH-INDIANS REMOVED. London, February 13. Bid weather prevented further evacuation from Kabul yesterday. On Monday four Royal Air Force Victoria machines brought sixty four passengers to Peshawar, comprising fifty British-Indian sub jects, including thirty-eight women and children, and five Germans, including two from
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  • 404 9 —Reuter, Government Statement. labour m. p s held up AT OSTtNO. FOREIGN SECRETARY QUESTIONED. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN STATED THAT 366 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF WHOM 216 WERE BRITISH, WERE EVACUATED FROM KABUL BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BETWEEN DECEMBER 23
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  • 52 9 —Reut r. WAGGON DRIVER STONED. Melbourne. February 13. The strikers in the timber dispute stoned the driver of a timber waggon. One striker was arrested after a long chase, during which the police fired over the head of the fugitive. Eleven firms in Sydney are advertising for
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 55 9 1929 ALL—WAYS BETTER AS FROM JANUARY Ist, 1929, We have established our own buying offices in England and the Continent which now enables us to extend to the Public even still better value than in the past You Pay Less for n Highest Quality Goods at |FRA N KE LS.
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    • 42 9 lyiL I y I Barney’s in its Ever Fresh condition, Barney’s, Punchbowl, Parson’s Pleasure, Hickory, OWcastle In 2 oz. Tins 75 cts. 4 oz. Tins $1.45. > SOLE AGENTS JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Sj Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and PEN’ANG 5k
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 351 9 Town Hall, Penang. FOUR NIGHTS ONLY February, 25th, 26th 9 27th and 28th W. R. BANVARD Presents the BANVARD ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. February 25th February 27th A Cuckoo in the Nest. The Ringer. February 26th February 28th The Best People. Thark. Played by a distinguished company of 14 West End
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  • 669 10 RUBBER’S RECOVERY. Small Stocks And Reduced Shipments. In their report issued on Monday Messrs. Baken Morgan and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, state Rubber has been quiet during the past week and after a slight decline, recovered to London lid. New York 22 cents and Singapore (spot) 36|
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  • 84 10 You can say this in defence of the modern girl—she dearly loves the spinning wheels. Too often a fellow decide? to take a dip in the stock market just when the stock market decides to dip. A treaty is a document very carefully written so that it has
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  • 199 10 NEW SHARE ISSUE. The-Secret ary advises that, after consideration of the financial position of each of the associated companies and its estimated revenue during the current year, it is now anticipated that the following distributions will be made in dividends during 1929. An average price for
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  • 153 10 The following are additional rubber outputs for last month lbs. Anglo-Malay 136,247 Pajbaling 70,010 London Asiatic 394,656 Golden Hope 196,591 Bikam 84,600 Sungkai-Chnmor 76,838 Seaport 66,000 R. E. of Johore 77,014 North Labis 69,000 Tebolang 36,992 Pernambarig 158,501 Strathisla 105,555 Lanadron 100,157 Ledbury 67,800 Cluny 44 400 Hoscote
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  • 193 10 Penang, February 14, 1929 Benares Opium p. chest $5,000.00 nom Cloves 90.00 nom Gold leaf 72.00 seller Mace Pickings 145.00 nom Nutn-iegs 80s 80.00 nom 110 s 70.00 nom. rincnnnts ver 1,(00 50.00 nom Copra Sundried tIC.OO buyers datums 11.15 Rattans Coarse 10.60 Ireen Snail Shell* 13.00 Siam
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  • 1133 10 KENNEDY Co’s SHARE LIST. NAMES. 5 S 3 c Is si RUBBER [Dollar.] 0 0 Allenby Rubber Oo -22 J 2 30 Alor Gaiah Rubber Estate 1 40 1 60 Analgaraated Malay Estates 3 00 3 25 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 2 65 2 90 Aver Kuning Rubber Estates 60
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 783 11 Mr. Arthur Mountain has succeeded Sir Percy Mtckinnon as Chairman of Lloyd’s. Mr. Justice W. H. Thorne is expected to go on leave shortly, says a KL. contemporary. Mr. F. H. Dale has been appointed to be a member of the Lower Perak Sanitary Board for the
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  • 247 11 The following were the late«t quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY fle Co’« share list at 11 a.m. to-day;— Yesterday. To-day. 2 S Sharks. >, o'® s'® 30 3Q fiQ OQ 10. to. I 0. I c. Rubber (Dollar). Allenby 2.20 2.30 2.22} 2.30 Bassett .92| .97J .92} 1.00
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  • 73 11 The following are the latest quotations in THE MALAYA COMPANY LIMITED’S share list s Buyers. Sellers. Tin. Bangrin 39/6 40/6 B. Padangs .47| .49 Batu Caves 1.60 Hitam .674 .70 Hong Fatt .554 .574 Kuchai 1.40 1.45 M. Consols. .65 .66 Nawng Pet 1.15 1.174 Penawat .89
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  • 98 11 The following are our latest quotations for to-day Buyers. Sellers. Mining. Hong Fatts .56 .58 Huey Yots Prefs. 24/9 25/6 Haad Yais 9/6 10/Kinta Dredges 1.50 1.524 Kuchais 1.45 1.50 K. Lumpurs 31/3 31/9 Laruts 15/6 16/M. Consols. .65 .67 Penawats .90 .92 Rahmans 1.77 1.79 Rantau
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  • 130 11 Penang, February 14, 1929. (By Courtesy of The Chartered Bank) London Demand Bank 2/3 23/32 4 months* sight Bank 2 3 29/32 3 Credit 2/4 14 3 Documentary 2/4 5/16 Oilcutta Demand Bank 153| 3 days* sight Private 1564 p Bombay Demand Bank 1531 g Madras Demand Bank 153
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  • 134 11 The following are onr latest qnotalionfor to-day Buyers. Sellers. Allenbys 2.224 2.274 Ayer Hitams 2.80 3.60 Balgownies 3.00 3.20 B. Lin tangs 1.10 1.15 Brogas 1.15 2 o Connemarae 2.00 2.10 Jerams 1.40 1.50 M. Pindas 1.95 2.10 Mentakabs .50 .524 N. Scudais 2.324 2.374 S. Tukangs
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  • 40 11 Rubber Pricee a We beg to report that the Singapore prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Spot 38|c per lb. March 39fc April/J one 404 c July/Sept. 41c Remarks :—Market Firm.
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  • 53 11 The General Produce Agency Ltd., Beach Street, Penanq, reports that the following prices were realised at their auction room to-day: Good F.A.Q. Ribbed Smoked Sheet t5l to $514 FAQ. do 50 504 Low F.A.Q. Off do 48 494 Diamond Unsmoked Sheet 45 47 Lump Scrap 21 26 Loose
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  • 39 11 {By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys). London Standard Loose. S. R. Sheet 38 ds per pound per pl. $5O/66 No. 1 Crepe 38 cts per pound per pl.=sso-6 6 Firm. London 11 Ji New York 22J cts.(gold)
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  • 104 11 {By courtesy of Messrs, boustead <k Co) Messrs. Boustead A Co.. Ltd—9:h February quotation for Singaoore refined tin $ll4 per picu l business done 175 tone, Penang refined tin $*****4 per picu’, buvars no sellers, unrefine i tin $H3i per picul, tin ore sll3| per picu’. 13th February
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  • 90 11 The output of Siamese Tin Syndicate, Ltd., for the month of January was Ngow Estate (3 d radges) hours run 1,8881 cubic yards treated 285,200, ore won pls. 1,085.32. Takuapa Property (2 dredges) hours run 1,33 r »L cubic yards treated 261,884, ore won pls. 940.42. RENONG TIN
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    • 351 11 beauty ever uses Harsh Soap eneov years ago Cleopatra I *&gt;" £ly toilet. Gmous beauties use PalmN° w c, a 0 the efficient cleanser PALMOLIVE SOAP .A. -sass &gt;ew Advertisements. POSITION WANTED. i'X. B- NO. 50. e/o Pinang G zdte. LOST. Pekinese male, black and white .notß-tars black and brown.
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    • 48 11 A Gentleman always looks well dressed in good clothes When tn XnrUnd, e*U «d flt ronrwll out with POOLE. Uons carried out on on, of the Principals a Ute BAVILK ROW CUTTKK. We else have a Ladi««* Departmanl, REGENT DRESS COMPANY, Piccadilly Mannions. Piccadilly Circus, London. W L
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    • 425 11 51 Many who Mr. A. E K 1... of i. have suffered a|»ony for years from deep-seated “Whilst in H.M. Navy j L j in 1922. i had a fail, ulceps, bad legs and similar 1 which resulted in an ulce f r kin K T ut on complaints, have
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  • 317 12 HEADWEAR IN “PEARL”A Perilous Sea Now Charted. Hitherto it has been principaJly the attire of women to which expert attention has been paid. The Men's B ear Organiser and Woollen Trades' Erport Journal is, however, so anxious that men should not offend the eye in public
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  • 323 12 WIDE RELAXATION IN MANNERS AND TONES. By general agreement this is an age in which the social rules and regulations have been widely relaxed in an era of cocktails and “gate-crashers” $ew r are able to stand firmly on the forms and ceremonies of the previous generation.
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  • 142 12 To-day’» Departure*. City of Khartoum for Port Swettenham. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Dairen, Dampto for Port Swettenham and Singapore* Euryades for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Oogtkerk for Sabang, Suez, Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Tapah for P. Langkawi (Kantang) Trang.
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  • 575 12 CLOSE DAILY except (Sunday). IT TRAIN. Federated and Non-Federated. Malay States Malacca. Johore and Singapore. Registration and Parcel Poet, excar where otherwise stated, close half an hour turlier than the Ordinary mail. Resumption Or Night Mail Shrviob. The following additional mails w’’l be clcsed daily (Sunday excepted) at
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    • 229 12 hjfe.' ~~1 SMEFT B*’’ 8 z Z WM i A W 1« 1 \JH I ase 15» ™n .vV^" s ”.v&gt; ‘vrt? S" «t^sks^s-••. r. 1 teta &lt; l^it atio de» utS ~-e oi 1 ■oe^vt v TRADE MARK FLASHLIGHTS BATTERIES —they last longer Factory Representatives MULLER PHIPPS (MALAYA). LTD.
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    • 31 12 SO EASY yyxro wash I w A TOOTAL PRODUCTION. Insist on seeing the word Tobralco stamped on every yard, NOTHING ELSE GENUINE. SHe Importers for Malaya, William Jacks Co., (Malaya) Ltd.
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    • 340 12 At so small a cost may y ou now I fßlades ta i in a X* e at you s k°uld H no l onger J iesitate to U K Last yourself the benefits of the sell S longer Il Without removing the blade or loosening a screw —simply by
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  • 445 13 TWO OF KINGS DOCTORS. Striking Careers. Of Youthful Physicians. All the energy of brilliant youth is now fortifying the knowledge and experience of age in the fight to conquer the King’s illness. Two young doctors —one only 39 and the other in the early thirties—have joined
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  • 218 13 HUMOURS OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS. “Madame” Chinese. Two thousand young men and women delegates at the Student Christian Convention at Liverpool on January 3, were kept “merry and bright” by the witticisms of Dr. T.Z. Koo, the Chinese Christian Stu dent leader. He wore a deep blue gown
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  • 42 13 The motorist walked into the local antique shop. “I want semething funny and grotesque to put on the front of my car,” he said to the girl in charge. “Father,” she called to the back of the shop, “you’re wanted.’*
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    • 211 13 r T’HE latest labour- J J saving device. 5 Capstan (Rubbed i Up) Tobacco. As the J t. name suggests it is S 5 your favourite To- 5 bacco only RUBBED g 1 UP. All you have to A do is to produce your S pipe and fill it. a
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    • 222 13 THE NEW 1929 FALCON KNIGHT WITH THE KNIGHT. SLEEVE VALVE FNGINE. Now on Display AT The Cycle Carriage Co. (1926 Ltd). TANGYE HEAVY-OIL ENGINE SOLID INJECTION COLD STARTING TYPE. Fuel and «R 6 to 500 BHP Lubricating Oil Single and Consumption M 1 Multi-Cylinder Guaranteed. Units. AGENTS FOR MALAYA AND
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  • 344 14 THE SILENT COMMITTEE. Sequel To Rating Appeals Allegation. A protest was made by the Recorder of Sheffield (Mr. W. J. Waugh, K. C.) at the opening of the Quarter Sessions there against what he termed “a scandalous charge’’ made against him in connection with the hearing
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  • 230 14 REASON WHY YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE HOME. Why do young people leave home An answer to this question was offered by Dr. C. Delisle Burns when he addressed the members of the Glasgow City Business Club on Serious Business.” When the ordinary man left his office for the
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  • 132 14 —Adrian Porter in The Efficiency Magazine. He never checked his household books, He never criticised her looks; He left about his petty cash. He seemed to thrive on mutton hash. He never took to drink or play, Unless her mother came to stay. He carried home the
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  • 43 14 Eight says father, “Eighteen” says landlady. A Husband at West London County Court—“ There are only eight in my family.” His Landlady—You mean 18. The Husband—No eight—that’s all. The Landlady—Count your children again. You will find that there are 18.
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    • 351 14 j 5X ~::i.cc.:'r.sx73fflCx [Speed that Breaks Mi Records »*s sbs tn &lt;x* uAajm PE£DS of 20, 30, and 40 miles an hour are realities with Johnson Motors. Developing the maximum horse- BgjQ Iwj/ power for their size, they have been consistent winners in all important racing regattas. ulUjl/Jf From top
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    • 360 14 -4b' X “Tastings i believing! I&gt; X 1 X W, W V &lt;1 i z '"V J ■it X. i I i jtsatHw ,i a If you’re not getting complete satisfaction, change to CRAVENA CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES They NEVER Vary! MADE IN LONDON C A Sole Agents:— HUTTENBACH LAZARUS Sons,
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  • 570 15 CHOWRABTA MARKET. Penang, February 14, 1929. Mutton— S ct Mutton Indian per lb 55 Head Sheep or goat each 1-30 Liver with heart A Inng do 15) Tripe do 1.00 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 41 Suet 40 Kidney M pair SO Feet w.
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    • 394 15 &lt;^£ I J new cak j 1 M! 5; i I ife hkibic I'l-'i v- 3 Jem I V 7' l l L l n I &lt; I Ford or Sedan &lt; Jset us its &gt; 7 J This is a cordial invitation to carries you about —i s flashing
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    • 1285 16 [THE BLUE FUNNEL LINL~ MHAMBURG-AMERIKA LTNIE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PENANG. I PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES. WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. i PHILOCTETES Feb. 15 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam. and Hamburg. TEUCER Feb. 22 London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. qUT W A R D’Sl. Due Singapore 5 SARPEDONI F-b. 28 t m,
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    • 584 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDI? AND AI’CAK LINES 4 (COMPAXIBM INOORPORATID I» England) MAIL PABBENGIR AND CARGO fcßßvicg. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. under Sailings O f steamers contract with His Majesty’s Govern- ndia sN s the ment, London and Far East Mail Service. n 0, Lt d. Outwards from London
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