Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 July 1933, Afternoon Edition
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Advertisement226 1933-07-20 1 from His EXCELLENCY SIR CECIL CLEMENTI, KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE, GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND THEIR DEPENDENCIES, HIS MAJESTY’S HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE MALAY STATES AND BRUNEI AND BRITISH AGENT FOR \ll| THE STATES OF NORTH BORNEO226 words
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Advertisement130 1933-07-20 2 BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE LATE AND THE PRESENT KING OF SIAM AND H.H. THE SULTAN OF JOHORE (Established 1872) j-or the ffiride *9? i GIFTS OF JEWELS 1 AND SILVER WARE Q The kind she will receive with pleasure, show with pride and treasure all her life. Replenished stocks130 words
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Advertisement483 1933-07-20 1 j uaMtatfc».. ixi 1 I I i I I i II I I The Plpang Gazette CENTENARY number J 833 1933 Contents. I I FRONTISPIECE MESSAGE FROM H. E. SIR CECIL CLEMENTI. I I Page. Page. 1 1 I A HUNDRED YEARS AGO ..5 PENANG’S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ..38 I I483 words
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Miscellaneous210 1933-07-20 2 Announcing The Season's Outstanding British Productions Due For Early Screening at the MAJESTIC SHOWING NEXT WEEK! SHOWING SHORTLY! JOHN STUART and AN OUTSTANDING BRITISH PICTURE A GREAT ALL-BRITISH CAST directed by in HENRY EDWARDS (of Flag Lieutenant fame) SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S 1 C fS £> ft ,s THRILL-PACKED DRAMA210 words
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Article1238 1933-07-20 3 celebrate in this Number the Centenary of the Establishment of the Pinang Gazette. It is not given to many, men or journals, to attain one hundred years of useful life and real service. The Pinang Gazette has outlived many institutions; both public and private. It has outlasted1,238 words
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Advertisement41 1933-07-20 4 I The Oldest Insurance Office In The World FUNDS EXCEED FIRSTANDSTILL $60,000 000 foremost FOUNDED 1710 I I MHH9HHBI KRRBHi Insurance Office Limited HEAD OFFICE: 63, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON E.C. 2. AGENTS IN PENANG HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd., 33, BEACH STREET.41 words
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Article2829 1933-07-20 5 Dr. R. M. CONNOLLY - By Dr. R. M. CONNOLLY. He would have been a seer of more than mortal vision who in 1833 could have beheld even obscurely and in the spirit of a mystic the world as it exists to-day. On the 20th of July, 1833, the British Empire2,829 words
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Article, Illustration5578 1933-07-20 6 THE REV. KEPPEL GARNIER, M.A. (Oxon.) Colonial Chaplain - By THE REV. KEPPEL GARNIER, M.A. (Oxon.) Colonial Chaplain. There is an inscription over the main door of the ■Church which reads as follows “By the munificence of the English East India Company and under the auspices of their Governor, W. E. Phillips Esq., the foundations5,578 words
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Advertisement74 1933-07-20 7 j > A BRITISH PRODUCT “RECAL MILK” <^ ED ENGLISH MANU^ CTtIP r «mi K. i—- 01 MAKERS frU RI£S yr» i A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY" SOLD IN THREE POPULAR SIZES 4 6 oz„ 12 oz., 16 oz. TINS. OBTAINABLE AT AID the Leading Dealers. I I DISTRIBUTORS HENRY WAUGH CO.,74 words
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Article, Illustration18 1933-07-20 8 THE HARBOUR VIEW OF MT. ERSKINE FROM PULAU TIKUS BAY VIEW FROM HALIBURTON’S HILL18 words
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Advertisement155 1933-07-20 8 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA CHINA {lncorporated in England by Royal Charter ISS3Y Paid-up Capital £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Harbin Penang Amritsar Hongkong Saigon Bangkok Iloilo Semarang Batavia Tpoh Seremban Bombay Karachi Shanghai Calcutta155 words
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Article4076 1933-07-20 9 J. C. PASQUAL - BY J. C. PASQUAL Looking back a hundred years, we find Penang in the stranglehold of piracy and at loggerheads with the Sultan of Kedah, who had tied from his country when the Siamese invaded Kedah in 1821 and was being kept a prisoner by4,076 words
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Advertisement210 1933-07-20 10 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hong Kong). The Liability of members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Head Office HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds Sterlin g 6,500,000 Silver $10,000,000210 words
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Article922 1933-07-20 11 FROM SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM, FROM SIR LAURENCE NUNNS G.C.M.G., C.H. GUILLEMARD, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. (Former Governor of the Straits Settlements.) London. I feel that the Centenary of the Pinang Gazette is an occasion so notable that I must offer you my warm congratulations and the hope that the922 words
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Advertisement134 1933-07-20 12 K. N. I. L. M. Royal Netherlands Indian Airways WEEKLY AIR SERVICES ALOR STAR-MEDAN (Prasfagi) 21 hrs. SINGAPORE-BATAVIA 6 hrs. (via Palembang). FROM BATAVIA DAILY AIR CONNECTIONS TO i BANDOENG SEMARANG SOERABAJA. THE IDEAL WAY TO TRAVEL IN THE TROPICS—" THE AIR WAY" COOL QUICK COMFORTABLE. K. L. M. ROYAL134 words
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Article319 1933-07-20 13 It our intention upon setting up our recently acquired Press to confine onr weekly publication to Advertisements, Arrivals and Sailings and such similar information, but finding no adequate return from the eypences it incurred and being promised the support of several old friends if we would extend our columns319 words
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Article36 1933-07-20 13 Per Meydin Bur Afessrs, Braght and KoeA Per Zephyr,— Miss Wallace. Per Marquis of FTuntly ---Capt. and ?frs, Bartlett. J Afathieson £sq, Lt, Briggs, Per Lord Amherst, T. Baker, Esq, R, Brown, Esq,"36 words
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Article267 1933-07-20 13 BIRTHS On the 27th May last, at the Residence of J Paddav. Esq. the Lsdy of Captain Philip Blair, of the Dutch Bark Batavia, of a Daughter Od the 27th ult. Mrs. T. G. Mitchell, Junior, of a Daughter. MARRIAGES. At St. George’s Chnreh, on Monday the 15th267 words
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Article18 1933-07-20 13 Our obituary this day presents a catalogue mournful in extent; and at Masulipatam the mortallity has been18 words
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Advertisement910 1933-07-20 13 P I N A N G GAZETTE AND STRAITS C H R O W I Cl> E. VOL, 1. SATURDAY MORNING, 7th APRIL, 1338. HO X Sea Portsand Harbours in the East Indies, whe- above any subsisting arrears then due and paya- dencies on the one aide and the celestial910 words
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Article813 1933-07-20 14 JAMES F. AUGUSTIN - BY JAMES F. AUGUSTIN At sight of the Forest Officer whom I accompanied, an expression of recognition lit up his face. Greetings exchanged and preliminary palaver over, a quid of tobacco changed hands, and as he squatted on his haunches, my companion by innumerable questions, extracted from him,813 words
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Article429 1933-07-20 14 JAMES F. AUGUSTIN - BY JAMES F. AUGUSTIN Th« T a m St f Ur thousand f eet above sea-level. hundrS tra y OVer a distance not far short of two rec miles and one of the grandest views in the I tmnsula is spread out before us. The mountain429 words
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Advertisement81 1933-07-20 14 TH SIGN OF -«OPN7O GOOD SERVICE. ™E PUBLIC. The Chemists. THE UNDISPUTED FRIEND IN NEED. BOON" stands for what you want I in Medicinal Products—unexcelled quality I at popular prices, backed by real I and adequate Service. I DECIDE AT HOME BUT BUY AT BOON'S. I OPEN DAILY 8.30 a.m.81 words
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Article, Illustration4883 1933-07-20 15 G. E. GREIG, A.R.S. M - BY G. E. GREIG, A.R.S.M. The flat lands round the town of Taiping, which are now being worked so successfully by bucket dredges, were the scene of the earliest known mining. It is hardly necessary to say that this mining was done by that4,883 words
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Article, Illustration3346 1933-07-20 16 H. P. CLODD - BY H. P. CLODD In the fragment of autobiography at the beginning of Lockhart’s Life Sir Walter Scott, after relating that his great-grandfather was nick-named “Beardie” because he did not use a razor after the Revolution of 1688, mentions that Beardie’s third and youngest son was3,346 words
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Article835 1933-07-20 19 FROM SIR MALCOLM WATSON, M.D., LL.D., D.P.H. London. May I add my congratulations to the many which you will receive on the issue of your Centenary Number. That the “Pinang Gazette” should have carried on for a hundred years is proof that the Editors and others responsible835 words
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Advertisement79 1933-07-20 19 1 1 11 i li 1W “The Heart I® of a Good I "ri l I dwgin Cocktail” T i DISTILLERY rf-I I I LONDON. (Vi JF J ENGLAND. I B W M Lii > GORDON’S GIN gm “The Spirit >< LO N DOH of a Perfect Pahit I i79 words
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Article, Illustration2229 1933-07-20 20 There is in Penang to-day an elderly, affable Chinese gentleman, whose business career has been almost unique; a man who was not afraid to break new ground and who found in it the road to prosperity; a man who has made “tons of money”2,229 words
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Advertisement173 1933-07-20 21 —-11 1 f UraKaDßOk i=M36’ 3» JITIKi7 S 3 DUTCH MAILS NEDERLAND ROTTERDAM LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINE, ROYAL MAIL LINE. ■■■■■■■■l B■■■ Il w ii w 11. 1 II 1 II II I w > b I 'LI jA l \i I > II I •',iLiJWfcl n Jr-JuL .y< i|173 words
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Article, Illustration2536 1933-07-20 22 AD PERPETUAM REI MEMORIAM! to perpetuate things worth remembering! there arrived in Penang on April 12, 1852, a band of Christian Brothers. These pioneers of education in Malaya had travelled all the way from Europe to Singapore in a sailing vessel by way of the Cape2,536 words
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Article1159 1933-07-20 23 FROM SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. {Former Chief Secretary of the F-M.S. and Resident Councillor of Penang and now Governor of Hongkong} Hongkong. I learn with great interest that the ‘Pinang Gazette’ will celebrate its Centenary in July and I congratulate it on its fine record during1,159 words
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Advertisement35 1933-07-20 23 QUALITY PRICES wX I x? s:*ik. 1 Ilk ■> EtTATE NAMMntt CUT YOUR COSTS Get Your Drugs at The Georgetown AND SAVE THE DIFFERENCE. THE George Town Dispensary, LIMITED. THE LEADING CHEMISTS, PENANG IPOH and MALACCA.35 words
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4454 1933-07-20 24 Malayan Collieries Limited The progress of Malayan Collieries Limited has been one of the outstanding industrial achievements in the history of Malaya. This progress has been due chiefly to the late Mr. J. A. Russell and the Company will stand as a monument to his capable4,454 words
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Advertisement170 1933-07-20 25 JT<?.” ITOBMHBOaEMM* T V EWCMWIMMCTfIrngbi i ‘UA2.*U9K'□WMBBB JuSOKS. ■Kßn t ’i«3PiKi3riiMrrr rrMII'BIMB I 3mgMBB>HBBKnM«MBaK>CaBBWBWaW»EBIMB«iIBMiWITr HMI■ ir ESTABLISHED 1864 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR C? L TD (Incorporated under the Companies’ Ordinances, Hong Kong. Incorporated in Shanghai.) M Spirit Jtfl@rdwmt§ HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI i Branches r C'HI MH Representatives PHILIPPINE TIENTSIN, fl ISLANDS HONG170 words
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Article, Illustration3384 1933-07-20 26 Failure Of Private Enterprise The Penang Hills Railway is familiar enough to the present generation in Penang but there are fcvz residents in the Settlement to-day who are personally acquainted with the origin and history of a venture of over thirty-five years ago and the vicissitudes which3,384 words
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Article803 1933-07-20 27 FROM R. J. WILKINSON., C.M.G. (Former Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements.) Mytilene, Greece. The Centenary of the foundation of the “Pinang Gazette” must be an event of outstanding interest to all connected with Malaya. My own memories of the journal go back to 1890 when, as a resident803 words
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Advertisement90 1933-07-20 27 -y 1 1 w IfE Wx WiIiE ~SWIIiBMMMMB, w ..Te Wg lit. E Ec < J'- fc [I i eeese 'vE'vHlMt HIM" IMK EEy «ece.... c mu HB- B'TSBeIeeT Hi x .-7 Mg Wife EC- Hir E t- Tc/; JI mu J I z 1 'T Bllb E^f** s I90 words
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Article3912 1933-07-20 28 A Short History of the Institute of the Holy Infant Jesus The founder of the Institution of the Holy Infant Jesus, was a humble friar—the Reverend Father Barre. Throughout his life he was the friend of the poor and lowly, fitting testimony whereof, if such was needed,3,912 words
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Advertisement67 1933-07-20 29 R. Young Co., Ltd., Civil, Constructional Sanitary Engineers I 1, Penang Road, Penang, i i'' /n SOLE AGENTS A ~*T'.- SOLE AGENTS Shanks Co., Ltd. P«£s- < ;<■«■ Jones Attwoods SANITARY SEWAGE IP «WSf.t-ijX.*': APPLIANCES 1 J\, DISTRIBUTORS LrMi U ilW JpT V !■w! I I iEstimates given tor Steel67 words
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Article, Illustration2173 1933-07-20 31 GIGANTIC EXTENSION IN 1929 Begun early in 1925, the new works for the supply of water from sources along the North Side of the Island, were officially and formally declared “open” in July, 1929. The 1929 extension to the Penang Water Supply was a huge, almost gigantic2,173 words
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Article, Illustration2089 1933-07-20 32 L. C. L - By L. C. L. Rice, the staple food of the Asiatics as well as Europeans, is prepared in immense quantities in Malaya, yet even the present output of rice turned out by the mills is not enough for local consumption that we have to import large2,089 words
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663 1933-07-20 33 PINEAPPLE PACKING The unsatisfactory state of affairs which has prevailed in the tin mining and rubber planting industries during recent months demonstrates forcibly the inadvisability of any country being entirely dependent for its prosperity on the well-being of a very limited number of industries. Up to663 words
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Article536 1933-07-20 33 FROM F. D. HINDLEY Surrey. Congratulations on 100 years usefulness and enterprise that all papers would be justly proud of. It was 23 years ago that I arrived at Penang in a thunderstorm full of hope and introductions but no fixed job to step into. The “E.536 words
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Advertisement47 1933-07-20 33 I NOT ONLY THE BEST j I IN QUALITY I I i i I ’'lb Lit I 11 1 Ul FWI it IKk i'll ui ill li BSII ALSO THE CHEAPEST IN PRICE. CONSIDERABLY REDUCED o Sole Importers THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY. LTD.. Singapore. PENANG. Kuala Lumpur.47 words
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Advertisement379 1933-07-20 34 “Ria MaQtpr’Q TTnina r,is,s ree rd XJLw* IVlwiOUvl V Ulv V exclusively for HIS MASTER'S VOICE." To whom the World s Greatest Artists entrust their reputations 4k US 1 t 'fl I fi JK| jAamCT "Hl* MasterkMuce* X-. <" X X- «U**V M.idUfc JV.F GRACIE FIELDS CARUSOS J pl Real379 words
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3483 1933-07-20 34a CHEAH KEE EE - BY CHEAH KEE EE A good deal of public interest in now centering on the question put by the Hon’ble Mr. Lim Chean Ean at the last meeting of the Legislative Council regarding the legal recognition of Chinese marriages solemnised under the reformed style. This is3,483 words
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Article, Illustration1184 1933-07-20 34b About 50 years ago, Mr. W. F. Oldham, (later Bishop) was invited by a group of Chinese in Singapore to give a lecture before their association. He thought that in as much as he was speaking to Celestials that a lecture on astronomy would be interesting1,184 words
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Article654 1933-07-20 34b A HUNDRED YEARS OF JORROCKS A bookish friend has discovered Jorrocks. Do you realise, he asked, that the Jaunts ami Jollities’’ were being written exactly one hundred years ago, and that this blessed book is a masterpiece The old generation read the adventures of Jorrocks when we654 words
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Article, Illustration1264 1933-07-20 35 C. E. CUMMING - By C. E. CUMMING Barbours, as they were in old English, included tooth-drawing, blood-letting, pericure and surgical op< i ations in their curriculum, and, many a romance may by laid at their door by reason of their art in passing the billet doux. The1,264 words
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219 1933-07-20 35 (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED, THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED, AND THE OVERSEA CHINESE BANK, LIMITED CAPITAL Authorised S4O,(XX),(XX). Paid Up $10,000,(XX). HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. Board of Directors —Chee Swee Cheng, Esq. (Chairman) Lee219 words
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Article, Illustration638 1933-07-20 36 PENANG to London in 7—B days. A few years ago such a feat would have been considered impossible and today it can be done any week by the K.L.M. The Dutch airways have earned admiration at every hand for the regularity of their services638 words
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718 1933-07-20 36 H. R. CHEESEMAN - By H. R. CHEESEMAN. Penang holds a place in the educational world of Malaya, of which it may be justly proud. Since 21st October, 1816, when the first English School in Malaya, the Penang Free Shool, was founded, the Settlement has had a wonderful record of education718 words
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Article, Illustration3909 1933-07-20 37 In 1815 or 1816 a proposal for the establishment of a School in Prince of Wales Island, with suggestions for its management was submitted to the Governor of the day. The leading spirit in drawing up this document seems to have been the3,909 words
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Article, Illustration1645 1933-07-20 38 Prai Power Station It is only a little over thirty years—in 1902 to be exact that electricity was first introduced into Penang and to-day we have a supply which is the equal of any modem Western city. The Power Station at Prai is the last word in1,645 words
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Article, Illustration1513 1933-07-20 38b It is a matter of common knowledge that the Dutch Mails are enjoying an increasing popularity and also that many foreigners travel by them from Malaya to Europe. The ships call at the two principal ports in the Mediterranean—Genoa and Marseilles. Those who have not much1,513 words
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Article, Illustration709 1933-07-20 39 One of the industries of Malaya to which little thought is given but which contributes in no small measure to the comfort of a large portion of the population is the manufacture of aerated waters. In Penang, as in other Malayan towns, we have factories equipped709 words
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Article509 1933-07-20 39 FROM DR. W. L. BRADDON Seremban. I offer you my very sincere congratulations on attaining the centenary of a fine effort, and hope that your labours may be long continued to the benefit of a public which now more than ever needs good guidance in almost every509 words
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Article, Illustration1428 1933-07-20 40 Comparatively few people have visited the Nipah Distilleries of Malaya estate tucked away in a remote corner of Selangor but there is nothing like it anywhere else in Malaya. It represents the first attempt to cultivate the nipah palm on a plantation basis. Two thousand acres1,428 words
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Article404 1933-07-20 40 Among the group of famous personages who would have become centenarians if they had survived until now, is that of Lord Wolseley, Field-Marshal, and leader of the British Army during the Egyptian wars. Lord Wolseley was born on June 4, 1833, at Golden Bridge House, Co. Dublin,404 words
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145 1933-07-20 40 tries Zt r ee r must be hose Malaya and but for th t 0 independen of h Engineer; hand ti e w engineering fa «litios so conveniently al be gravely W U d indeed Perhaps because the assistance is of so versati’e a indiVi,145 words
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Article845 1933-07-20 41 Penang P.W. Volunteer Corps The Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corns with Headquarters at Penang comprises the 3rd Battalion of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force—with Headquarters at Singapore. This Battalion consists of the following units:— Penang Battalion Headquarters—consisting of Staff Signal Section, Intelligence Section, Band and Musical Department; “A” (European)845 words
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Article1563 1933-07-20 41 One most, popular places of interest in Penang is the Ayer Itam Chinese Temple or the Kek Lok Si Monastery. Perched on the side of a hill and commanding a fine view of the town this picturesque and magnificent building has acquired such a1,563 words
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Advertisement63 1933-07-20 42 fl Beauty Qf Her Day w\ i z IKtewrt’ Up i ft Jr The lovely Sally Welch—a daughter of Francis Light. Specialists In STEEL OFFICE EQUIPMENT arjd FILING SYSTEMS Sole Agents: Royal Typewriters STANDARD P3UABLE3 MACHINES 5135 FROM U\ II $235 ($2Bc SH) RHEINMETALL and original ODHNER CALCULATORS Victor Adding63 words
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Article, Illustration2161 1933-07-20 42a H. B - From Jungle To Estate By H. B. Is there romance in industry The materialists of the world, and they are many, would probably answer that question with an emphatic negative. And they would be wrong. There is romance in the most back breaking toil if one but2,161 words
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Article1009 1933-07-20 42b L. C. L - By L. C. L. Perhaps this is a good place to introduce one of the most important and interesting legal characters that has ever practised in Penang. Mr. Ahkoy Coomar Rudra, to give him his full name, was an Indian who came down to Penang from Ceylon1,009 words
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Advertisement157 1933-07-20 42b WEARNE’S SERVICE I We supply and We supply and Service Years of honest trading, backed up by Service Morris Ca„ FIRST CLASS SERVICE under expert Ford M G Cars European supervision, using only the best Ford Trucks Morris Commercial Fordson Tractors vehicles tools and equipment, has built up a H157 words
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Article816 1933-07-20 43 JOHN MITCHELL - Mud Crossed On Duck Boards By JOHN MITCHELL Well do I remember my arrival in the Settlement of Penang in August, 1897. I came ashore in a small four-oared gig manned by Malays and landed at Victoria Jetty. It was a dull day following heavy rain.816 words
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Article46 1933-07-20 43 Ihe Pinang Gazette” is certainly to be congratulated on its announcement with regard to the Centenary Number which it is now publishing. On this occasion, may 1 offer you my congratulations cn your past record ami best wishes for your future success.46 words
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Article, Illustration2813 1933-07-20 44 A. F. HOLLEY - By A. F. HOLLEY (The Oldest Professional Jockey in Malaya) In the year 1893 race meetings were held in Singapore and Penang twice yearly and in Malay States centres once yearly, with an occasional Gymkhana in between. The Singapore meetings in May and October extended over2,813 words
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Advertisement310 1933-07-20 45 FRIGIDAIRE Frigidaire Offers You 1. ADVANCED REFRIGERATION Frigidaire’s years of leadership assure you that your Frigidaire will be the last word in electrical refrigeration. But be sure that you purchase a GENUINE Frigidaire, the product of General Motors. Ihe popularity of Frigidaire has caused its name to be used as310 words
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Article2675 1933-07-20 46 L. C. L - By L. C. L. In a conversation with the late Mr. R. G. van Someren, the doyen of the Malayan Bar, he gave me some very interesting details regarding the Settlement of Penang as he knew it in his earlier years, and of the members of the2,675 words
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Advertisement54 1933-07-20 46a PRITCHARDS THE SYMBOL OF SERVICE QUALITY VALUE Tips house has always endeavoured to maintain th e Three Fundamental Principles on which its reputation has been built. SERVICE Courtesy and Attention to ail I QUALITY Where a Lower Price never means a Lower Standard i VALUE Strictly Competitive and Unsurpassed. IPOM54 words
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Article, Illustration908 1933-07-20 46a ’"THE land suitable for tea in Malaya has at present hardly been scratched. There are small proprietary estates in Perak and Pahang and planting has taken place in the Cameron Highlands but the principal tea estate is situated in Kedah. Malaya is in908 words
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Article, Illustration689 1933-07-20 46b It would be difficult to visualise Penang harbour without its numerous vessels with blue, white and black funnels. From the little 75 tonners which wind their way up rivers for rubber cargo to the striking, yacht-like s.s. “Kedah” they are part of the689 words
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Article440 1933-07-20 46b The Nippon Yusen Kaisha came into existence in 1885 as a result of the amalgamation of the two most prominent shipping concerns then in Japan, the Mitsubishi Kaisha and the Kyoda Unyu Kaisha. The Company at first confined itself to coastal trade, but gradually extended its440 words
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Article1365 1933-07-20 47 C. E. CUMMING - SPEED LIMIT IN TAIPING TOWN BY C. E. CUMMING I am guessing at the origin of my beloved "push-bike” but feel safe in saying that it must have been the “hobby horse.” For those who do not know I may describe 'he hobby horse as a1,365 words
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763 1933-07-20 47 MANSFIELD COMPANY, LIMITED. SINGAPORE PENANG. Representing SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO., Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and China (1931) LTD. Mutual S‘eam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE CUN ARD STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.763 words
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Article, Illustration3409 1933-07-20 48 A. C. J. TOWERS - BY A. C. J. TOWERS (Capt. of Perak, 1919). A Centenary Number is, indeed, an event unique in the history of Malaya and of Journalism in this Peninsula. Not being a centenarian, at any rate not yet, I have never known Penang without her Pinang Gazette,”3,409 words
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Advertisement228 1933-07-20 49 I 18K A I SAXONE The All British Shoe I During the past months the increasing pressure of (g' economic necessity has been reflected, not only in lower prices, but keener values than ever before. The New Saxone Models are improved in every respect and are the absolute peak of228 words
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Article1491 1933-07-20 50 Ct. H. GOH, LL.B. (Lond - THE BOTANICAL GARDENS BY Ct. H. GOH, LL.B. (Lond.) The Botanical Gardens, Penang is one of the loveliest spots in one of the most beautiful islands of the world. Situate about four and half miles from Georgetown it is like a vast amphitheatre surrounded on1,491 words
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Advertisement43 1933-07-20 50 ■MMMBU»'*’ ■■■MMMMfWRU MUMMI Iff Cl——MIT Til I" ..T.Xlvyn 11l T.VC. L nr—Hllir-T-T IMMI IMM MJIE-T E. o. Penang’s Premier Hotel EXCELLENT SERVICE, l CUISINE Ifeß* ?lift B I CELLAR. J j TERMS MODERATE i Telegrams HOTELEANDO Penang i Telephone 1440 322. WILSON, Manager.43 words
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Article, Illustration1891 1933-07-20 52 FROM J. W. HALLIFAX 3 {Former President of the Municipal Commissioners, Penang.) EalingThis short letter is written to convey to you my best wishes for the future success of the Pinang Gazette.” I have always taken a great interest in the Pinang Gazette from the days when1,891 words
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Advertisement13 1933-07-20 53 5 a/ 5 r I Sole Agents for Malaya SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd.13 words
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Article, Illustration3332 1933-07-20 54 nF Mr. William James Foley, retired Chief Inspector of Police, F.M.S., presently residing at Larut Road, Penang, is not the oldest European living in Malaya to-day he can at least claim to be the European with the longest unbroken residence in Malaya because he has3,332 words
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Advertisement130 1933-07-20 55 TOOTAL'S PRODUCTS SEE THE NAME ON SELVEDGE OR LABEL \Wp~COOL, GAY and LOVELY cpryn y° M neec wash-frocks, shirtings. p* Kjf\ •< wAff handkerchiefs, or furnishing materials you jL y ||X are safe with Tootal Products. The fabrics H ft/ are beautifully woven, the designs are lovely, the c °l°130 words
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Advertisement73 1933-07-20 56 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPU, N.V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondents73 words
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Article978 1933-07-20 57 FROM G. H. PRITCHARD It is with pleasure I contribute a word or two in connection with the Centenary of the “Pinang Gazette”. My mind travels back in so far as Penang is concerned, to the year ISBS when I established the business of Pritchard Co. (48978 words
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Advertisement141 1933-07-20 57 .Q\ '\X. MAXWELL ROAD FUN S'FROLIC I TEK SOON STREET. AMUSEMENT PARK I I THE ONLY SPOT IN PENANG ON WHICH THE SLUMP NEVER SETS I I HELLO EVERYBODY! THIS IS STATION F. F. CALLING ON A WAVELENGTH OF 10 CENT!(METRES) J; MAKE IT A HABIT OF COMING TO FUN141 words
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Article930 1933-07-20 58 FROM SIR ARTHUR ADAMS, K.B.E. (Former Senior Partner of Messrs. Adams and Allan.) Swanage. I very gladly send a message to Penang on this the Centenary of the establishment of the “Pinang Gazette” and so to tender to its readers and to all who love the island930 words
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Advertisement52 1933-07-20 58 PINEAPPLE Z*"\ HAMS BACON Extra fine cure from AUSTRALIA’S packing houses (jTI a O W® < I I |||K |>2D fw FRY, BOIL OR GRILL—wo I i® They are excellent. j V" I 1 wS&i I o #1 u p|||J g! sLC SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE C 0.,; Ltd. PENANG BAGAN52 words
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222 1933-07-20 60 (Incorporated in England) Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid -up £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits £1,246,700 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie Esq. (Chairman), Sir T. S. Catto, Bt. (Deputy Chairman), Sir C. C. Barrie, K.8.E., P. R. Chalmers, Esq., C. J.222 words
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Article, Illustration942 1933-07-20 61 FROM J. M. MILNE (Formerly of Messrs. Guthrie Co., Penang.) Surrey. May I offer you my congratulations on the historical occasion of the Centenary of the "Pinang Gazette”? One hundred years recording the passage of events in that tropical isle of matchless beauty stir the imagination like942 words
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Advertisement115 1933-07-20 61 BELLE ISLE SUPER-SERVICE STATION (OPPOSITE THE E. O.) We handle Mobiloil exclusively 1 ■—J and are proud of it To-day’s speeds give oils double the wallop they took 3 years ago. That is why—to-day—you need Mobiloil. It can take punishment—because it is doublerange. Drive slow you get no gum or115 words
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Advertisement84 1933-07-20 62 MEDITERRANEAN, EGYPT, US jA AUSTRALIA, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, JfiT NEW ZEALAND, CEYLON, BURMA, EAST S. AFRICA, STRAITS, CHINA, JAPAN jg JqpJ Q J J MAURITIUS, ETC. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANIES. I I I 4 A” x 1 dp -r~* I r/T /l Taj 1 W /I A koL? 'W i MM84 words
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Article, Illustration2699 1933-07-20 63 The P. O. and The Eastern Mail Service “So the letter# were sent by post unto all the King’s provinces and the posts that rode upon mules and camels and young dromedaries went out, being hastened and pressed on by the King’s commandment.” Book of Esther (B.C. 428). ©REAT Britain2,699 words
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Article1944 1933-07-20 64 A Link Between Historic Times Modern Industry NO other trade or craft holds so high and so honourable a position as that attained by printing in modern times. No other power is comparable to that of the printed word. Printing and paper go hand in hand1,944 words
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Advertisement661 1933-07-20 65 John Dickinson Co. Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1804. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) lx? OVERSEAS BRANCHES MILLS Y\ it CALCUTTA. BOMBAY. CROXLEY, APSLEY, L fcsJfKy IV MADRAS. RANGOON. HOME PARK, NASH BASILDON. CAPE TOWN. DURBAN. XQ JOHANNESBURG. E. LONDON. LONDON SALES OFFICE: [p My SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. 65, OLD BAILEY, E.C. 4. V"=l WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND.661 words
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Article1912 1933-07-20 66 FROM JULES MARTIN [(Managing Director, G. H. Slot Co.) Penang. It is with great pleasure that I come to add a few words to the dozens of letters which will be pouring into your office on this memorable occasion, the Centenary of the “Pinang Gazette”, born 18331,912 words
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Article472 1933-07-20 67 W. EVANS - BY W. EVANS The Harrow School Song begins, “40 years onwards Well, 40 years ago I was in Penang in charge of the Chinese Protectorate. How well I remember the queer old building in Downing Street and how gay it looked all covered with472 words
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Article556 1933-07-20 67 1 pick up the letter from Penang when I come down to breakfast. Ft declares itself easily enough from among a batch of doubtful looking missives and as I finger it lovingly, reflectively, it seems like a part of that East which, severed from my material556 words
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Advertisement58 1933-07-20 67 ■i—— n, jW g wL I AS;SUR.ANCE'COMPANYEI>MiITED. j (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). ASSETS EXCEED £60,000,000. o ALL CLASSES OF INSURANCE TRANSACTED INCLUDING FIRE, LIFE, MARINE, ACCIDENT (including sickness), MOTOR CAR, FIDELITY GUARANTEE, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. I CASH IN TRANSIT, BURGLARY THEFT, Etc. ENQUIRIES INVITED CONCERNING ANY CLASS OF INSURANCE. PENANG AGENTS A.58 words
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Advertisement1953 1933-07-20 68 JJinang |j|| <s.ycttc AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. New Series, VOL. XIII. SATURDAY. 6th JANUARY, 1 855, NO. 1, Public notifications appear in g in this Paper and Sig oed b yjt h e Pro P e Authorities are to be considered asOffic ial GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Notice. vied in rcs P ect1,953 words
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Article966 1933-07-20 69 FROM E. S. HASLAM (Portnerly Municipal Electrical Engineer) Bournemouth. As an old resident of Penany; 1 write to congratulate the “Pinang Gazette on attaining its Centenary, an achievement of which Penang and itself may well be very proud- I went to Penang to superintend the installatien. of966 words
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Advertisement65 1933-07-20 69 CRAVEN “A” VIRGINIA CIGARETTES r T r '3 < > vt u. 7j <». fresh «B v. FROM LONDON EBMIMwWbMp w flßwifeff 1 B |SwSsß®Brof"f Br -'-JW cc oiiv;aO W .A. S r^# u A EtflMK' JmL k-■- .V tfijaJ®**’ jßfffe.z ~«4oß p.'.\ wB JF 7 lfeW> f WJi,tr v65 words
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Article905 1933-07-20 70 I FRANCIS LIGHT of the Parish of Dallington in the County of Suffolk Great Britain and now residing on Prince of Wales’ Island in the East 9 Indies do hereby make this my last will and testament and do by these presents revoke all905 words
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Advertisement58 1933-07-20 71 1 F «TOHNNIE WAtaKER Born j3> 1820- Sti/1 g ing Xa Wb Strong \k Jra SOLE AGENTS: Caldbeck Macgregor Co. g Ltd., i I (Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Penang, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. i 3 i j i I i i i i58 words
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2281 1933-07-20 72 A. L. HOOPS, CUE., MLD - BY A. L. HOOPS, CUE., MLD. I.—KEDAH IN THE XVIII CENTURY Some Extracts from an account of Kedah writ on by Michael Topping, Esq., and printed in Dalrymple’s Oriental Repertory London, Vol. I p 399, give an idea of the extent of that2,281 words
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2882 1933-07-20 74 THE EARLY RELATIONS OF KEDAH PENANG east of the Bay of Bengal, which would also serve as a commercial factory more central than Bencoolen in Sumatra, and a port of call for merchantmen en route to China. The possibility of establishing such a centre in Achin was at one time2,882 words
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Advertisement38 1933-07-20 75 Dunlop For Mileage and Durability gT~ I I^t&J I '«M Eb w Maßßt.isJ/ Lw*.< W I TMkx jj WWL\WSs3 >5 i H i i 1 > —'^«~‘““.t. I The finest tyre on the market J and of course British..38 words
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Advertisement122 1933-07-20 76 I j jl DUKKER'S SLOT 6 STAR ft /1 WHITE PORT IB THE branoy with A A GENUINE tjWgljSw OmmIII full-bodied mellowness PORT WINE H 1 w W* 1 J, I Imported in Penang BOUQUET fefl £H for over 60 vears INCOMPARABLE. G. H. SLOT CO., LTD. FASTEST ON THE122 words
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Advertisement82 1933-07-20 78 fl Bull Bog fl Bag tops ©eprpssion fl way I p Beware Of Imitations f r I I I i I is due I I to die/ I I botdinO I I I BO<DOG GOIMNBff 4, I tliewoild I II v 1 -*> i •®K'?'u«Uv\ v I 1 I e82 words
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Advertisement233 1933-07-20 80 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. r.'. Page. Page AMALGAMATED AMUSEMENTS, LTD. 57 MAJESTIC CINEMA 2 ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD. ..30 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. ..47 BOON PHARMACY 1 14 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. 60 BORNEO CO., LTD. 19 MOUTRIE, S. CO., LTD. 34 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. 25 NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY 56233 words
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