Straits Echo, 6 September 1912

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLYi VOL. 10. $24 Per Annum PENANG, FRIDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER, 1912. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 1204-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1100 1 [f to» 'Tonic and ion»* thing to nourish you Drink,-; Dog's Head .Guinness’s Stout, and look for this label to gee that you get it. TTANO LEE A Co., Sole Agent». ST 7 j a 4 mM V n V V Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS,
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    • 32 1 Order it in Nip BottlesDog's Head Guinness's Stout. The Tonic that cheers and soothes and doee»*t harm. Observe this label, it is on every genuine Nip. TIANG LEE A Co., Sole Agents]
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  • 198 2 OrriciAL Minutes. Minutes of a meeting of tbe Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the Bth August, 1912. Present. W. Peel Esqr, President. YV\ T. Chapman Esqr. F. Duxbury Esqr. Yeoh Guan Seok Esqr. Absent. Quali Ileng Kee Esqr. Lim Eu Toh Esqr. 1. The iuicutes of the last
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  • 288 2 Says the YVorld”:—The Siamese Tin Syndicate is regarded as having a future of promise. Founded in 1906 to explore and prospect for tin, and to engage in general industrial enterprise in Siam, it secured strong backing in the market, which was largely due to the management being controlled
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  • 223 2 Curious Point Raised in Local Court A legal point that is probably without precedent ha 3 been raised iu connection with receut activities in the Government Monopolies Department. About a month ago 4 chests appearing to contain Persian opium were brought to Singapore from China by the steamer
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  • 316 2 Rubber Reports, Dividends Golconda —lnt divd. -0 per cent, (same as last year) Kampong Kuantan. —Int. div. of 10 per cent., less mcome-tax. Java Hevea Rubber and Tobacco Estates, Limited, has been registered with a capital of £50,000 iu 2s. shares. Foothills (Malata). —Registered with capital of £25,000 iu £1
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 62 2 e rjct:, :cw u I i |j(S>C C THIS IS IT! Waterbury’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELES3 ODORLESS 1 he latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVER OIL. Does all that is claimed for it and super sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. 11 lghly re
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    • 324 2 Muscular Rheumatism. '9 Stiff neck, lame back, lumbago, pains in j the side and chest, all indicate muscular rheumatism. There is no more satisfactory remedy for trouble of this kind than a free application of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, j massaged well into the skin. Many severe cases that have defied
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    • 1796 2 #c DSC dscz: Dm WHY TROUBLE YOURSELF? When the SAVE-U-TROUBLE Owiii do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for you ill KINDS OP COMMISSION BUSINESS UNDERTAKE FIRM Open* a.m.—S p m 0 ALL KINDS OF COMMISSION BUSINESS UNDERTAKEN. Advert i»ing-Bill posting-Bookin* for Bhow«—Show» Finauced-Forwtrding. Shipp.ng or Landing-Rent.» ft B /"■"V roll acted-Good» bought
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  • 22 3 VrueU hrom Agent* Due A*mye Hnrlow China Singapore Singapore Colombo Colombo A.G.ACo. B M.AJo. BM.ACo. AG.ACo. 7thliSept 10th 12th 19th
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  • 19 3 Vessel t For Agents Loaves Ajinoye Colombo A.Q.ACo. Sept. kleint Colombo Ii.M&Co.. Hylov; Singapore B.MACo. China Singapore A.U.ACo.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 289 3 Arrivals and Departures Mail Service Outward. c,.pt 1» China connecting with Morea (k t 3 Delta f. Maymora homeward Date. Sept Oct. (F«b. iMar. Lpr. I May SPECIAL THROUCH STEAMER. K M S. India April 4th. fakes hy mail steamers. 1st class 2nd class r 0 London hy Sea 15(35-72
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    • 1671 3 (S H I P PI N G.) BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co. f LTD. Fob Intended to Saii.. Singapore (Three times a week). I ort Swettenham and Singapore. (Twice a week). Mergui, Tavoy7 Y Moulmein. F ortnightly). Singapore, China and Japan. (Fortnightly.) Sat. 7th Sept., 4 p m. Sun. Bth
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  • 95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 226—232 Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local 524 per annum Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 cable address ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N.B. —All business crm.nunications should be
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  • 1279 4 It is no use being stiff-necked. I have been so anxious for the success of tht Chinese Republic that I have begged my Cantonese friends to refrain from too much freedom of criticism in the case of the President. I have strong feelings in the matter. China
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  • 421 4 Mr. C. H Sansom, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ipoh, goes home on leave by the mail. H. R. H. Prince Prachin of Siam anived at Singapore from Bangkok on Tuesday by the N. D. L. Nuen Tung. Mr. C. E. Velge, Official bandicapp»r for the Straits Racing
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  • 355 4 Tan Ki Lian a Chinese fishmonger was this morning charged before Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton with cheating a detective in resi pect. of 3 tabils of fish, and using a false daching. The detective, according to his own story, went to buy fish from the accused
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 46 4 London, Sept. fi. (By Courtesy of Messrs. The F Asiatic Co. Ltd., through their a,,? 1 Q. H. Slot Co.) K ent Fine Para Spot... UM Fine Para Forward... 4s. 10d First Latex Crepe delivery next three months. 4 S <, j Market Weak.
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    • 53 4 {Echo SftcciiJJ) Singapore, September G. Fraser A Co’s report states that the busi ness was chiefly confined to sterling rubier shares which fluctuated considerably but at the close was easier. Local rubl-er, are more active in the better known com. panies. Mining shares are steady. Industrial shares
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    • 48 4 (Echo Special.') Andrews Refused Entrance. Singapore, September 5. Sergeant Drummer Andrews, of the Buffi has received a telegram from the Ipoh Sports Committee refusing him entrance. No reason is stated. Andrews i contesting the allegation of professionalism. He denies accepting money in the Singapore Coronation Sports.
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    • 49 4 DEMOCRATIC AND ROOSEVELTIAN GAINS. London, Septemlier 5. The honours at the Vermont elections lie with the Democrats and the Roosereltians, the latter being unexpectedly successful.' Both profess to regard the result as the happiest augury for the Presidential election. Vermont has hitherto been the official Republican stronghold.
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    • 27 4 {Reuter.) London, September 5. Sixty people are dead owing to the coalmine explosion at Betbune (North of France). Most of the bodies are unrecognisable.
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    • 52 4 Reuter London, September 5. A shocking accident took place at the Hungarian manoeuvres. A balloon held by a hundred soldiers was carried up by a gust of wind. All released their hold eicept three who were carried to a height of 400 ft. and then dropped exhausted. They
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    • 41 4 Reuter London, September 5. Eighteen people were injured in the first tube (electric Railway) collision in London at the Caledonian Road station. Two hundred passengers had a narrow escape. There w'as a momentary panic owing to the pitchy darkness.
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    • 77 4 {Reuter.) London, September 5. The papers state that the feature of Professor Schafer’s address before the British Association was the foreshadowing of the artificial production of life. He contended that research indicates that the dividing line between living and non-living substances were not so sharp as was hitherto
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    • 29 4 (Reuter.) London, September o’. In the official estimates it is expected that the Japanese rice crop will show an increase of 7% as compared with 1911.
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    • 55 5 (Renter.) RANSOM demanded. Hongkong, September 6. A band of pirates near Wougmoon, West Kiver, fired on an oil lighter belonging to tlm Hast Asiatic Petroleum Company which w i$ itcing towed by a steam launch. They ln.irded the launch aud carried off the master and chief engineer.
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    • 36 5 Tangier, September 5. Th« French c numander has decided to advance to Marrakesh despite the risk to tbe captured Frenchmen who were not released. It is reported however that the Pretender Elhiba’s popularity is waning.
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    • 24 5 (Reuter.) Sydney, September 5. The aviator Hart fell from a height of 200 ft. He was seriously injured. His machine was demolished.
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    • 19 5 (Reuter.) Melbourne, September 5. Two were killed and fifty injured in a collision of suburban trains.
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    • 70 5 (Reuter.) London, September 5. Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, in a letter to the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, rejects the argument that a free passage to American coastal vessels will not affect foreigners as the coastal trade is a monopoly of the Americans. Sir Edward Grey maintains that
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    • 85 5 (Reuter.) London, September 5. The Trades Union Congress overwhelmingly defeated the motion of Mr. Hen Tillett that a committee should bo appointed to impure interfile Government’s powers in tbe prospective action regarding compulsory arbitration. The speakers veheinontly opposed it, "tearing that it might be taken as the
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    • 38 5 Reuter.) London, September 5. Tho Admiralty will lay down in November 'be largest battleship with a displacement of ’>•»,000 tons. The leugth of the battleship *>ll 1« 700 ft. and her speed will be 29 knots.
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    • 20 5 Reuter.) Tsingtan, September 5. I’rince Beury of Prussia has arrived here. He Kill |>roceed to Japau to-morrow.
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    • 30 5 Reuter.) London, September 6. '-Ainut Vitn Uerchtold, has sent a second '«nemnieation to the Powers elal<orating the tirst, but it does not remove the doubts ll ultimate success.
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    • 116 5 (Reuter.) LondoD, September 6. Protestant Pisbop of Ulster has ‘‘«usd pastoral declaring that none 1-10 forecast the disastrous consequences *J Homo Rule and appointing September a» a day of humiliation aud prayer. ar.AK Roads.—The mileage of metalled id» in Perak open at the close of i9l
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    • 83 5 (Reuter OFFICIAL ITALIAN STATEMENT. t Borne, Septemt>er 6. It is officially announced that the first phase of the war, the effective occupation of a wide coast strip from Cape Mucabez to lobruk had been successfully accomplished. 1 he Italian Government, in order to facilitate operations in tbe interior,
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    • 121 5 (Reuter.) London, September 5. Mr. Herbert Samuel, Postmaster General, before the Economics section of the British Association, said that while the constitution of the United Kingdom was overcentralised the constitution of the Empire was clearly undercentralised, the outlying populations having no formal share m its sovereignty.
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    • 50 5 Reuter Utrecht, S pt n mber 5. During the manoeuvres a raft collapsed and eighteen soldiers were immorsed. Six were drowne 1. Kaiser's Energy. London, September 6. The Kai*er was again afield at 5 30 in the morning. He watched the operations for several hours despite the rain.
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    • 44 5 Reuter) London, September 5. The report of the British Olympic Council re-emphasizes that the British failures were mainly due to the inability of the Olympic Association to subsidize training. Reuter learns that negotiations ar 1 proceeding to secure a Government grant.
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    • 44 5 (Reuter.) London, September 5. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Eisteddfod, Wrexham, was interrupted by a number of Suffragettes who were swiftly ejected. The audience and the crowd outside roughly habdled the interrupters whose clothes were torn to shreds. One was seriously injured.
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    • 175 5 Regarding the warning which the Government of the Federated Malay States has conveyed to the public through the Secretary of State for* the Colonies against rash speculations iu coconut or copra propositions in British Malaya, Sir William Taylor, who is at the head of
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    • 18 5 Pu.in P Bahru «4 Siputeh Menglembu Lode Syndicate. Limited was 352 pikuls valued at 522,000.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 126 4 Fred Lander TURF ACCOUNTAN T. Penang Sc Singapore, HAS OPENED HIS BOOK ON THE ST. LEGER Run on Wednesday, Ilth September, 1912. Combination placing them I, 2, 3 as they run. 1,500 to 15 starting with Lomond. 1,500 to 10 starting with any other horse. Also Straight Out. For further
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    • 48 4 IT- mi,es in a blin(l 'ng Storm, U hich filled his wife with great alarm That he would come to grievous harm She felt so sure. Next day he had no hacking cough, At influenza he could scoff He’d taken just to ward it off Woods’ Peppermint Cure.
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    • 44 4 Money Wasted. Don’t waste jour money buying »trengtt ening plasters. Chamberlain's P*i n is cheaper and better. a pi** flannel with it and bind it over the anec parts and it will relieve the pain an l ness. For sale by all Dispensaries Dealers.
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  • 796 5 League Football. G. S. B. C. re. P. C. C. Yesterday evening on the Esplanade, in splendid weather, and before au unusual crowd of interested spectators, these teams met to play off their League fixture. Both teams were well represented. TLe teams line! up as follows under Mr. H.
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  • 70 5 The following business in tin has Ice done to-day:— Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 121 tons at 5108. Leong Fee Co., 25 108 35 Straits Trading Co, 50 108 40 Singapore Straits Trading Co., 59 108 25 Total 137| tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at
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  • 445 5 [Echo Correspondence The many* friends of Mr. D. 8. Dawharn, Manager of the Lahat mines, will rejoice to hear that the operation performed on him in Batu Gajah hospital has been successful, and if the present rate of progress towards recovery is maintained, he will be fit to
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  • 122 5 lbs. Cheras Rubber Eftites 2,610 Alor Gajah Estate 4,1C0 Ayer Pan as 11.300 Bukit Lintang 16,000 Pajam 15,250 Pantai 3,500 Pegoh 21,951 Permata 1.800 Radella 6,000 Batu Tiga (Selangor) Rubber Co., Ltd 29.148 Tremelbye Co 27.550 Kamasaa Estate 1,350 Pahang Rublier Co, Ltd. 5,525 Punggor Rubber Estites,
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  • 120 5 The s. s. Lama arrived this morning from Rangoon to take up the Penang-Singapore run from the s. s. Lunka which will proceed to Rangoon for the Ringoon-Calcutti run. The ss. Besitang arrived this morning from Pengkalan Brandan and is discharging 124 248 tons of Sumatra oil in bulk
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  • 199 5 Y U Tod Rim or Buyer» Seller» Burn* Seller» Rcbbkh. d. d. i. d. a. d. Aim I»’ M.ilay ..1« 3 17 3 16 m 17 14 -14rf Bukit Mrrtajnm. 3 9 33 36 3 —ld Cht-raoneae ..37 43 36 41 plus Id Con. MaU>« ..13 104 16 104
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  • 91 5 Penang, Oh September, 1912. 4 m's Bank drafts on London 2/4* D/D 2/4* T/T 2/4* 3 m/s Cridits 2/4* GO d/a 2/4 30 d/s 2/4* D/D Bank buying 2/4* New York 56* Paris 294:1 Hamburg 238£ Java, Bank deunnd 140! buying D/D 142 Calcutta T.T. 174^ Rangoon,, T.T.
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  • 126 5 At last it has come At a recent mectiug of the Klumpur Sanitary Board the Chairman submitted that the roads were chiefly damaged by heavy solid-tyred vehicles of over 1£ tons in weight proceeding at high speed, and proposed that their speed shou'.d be limited to
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  • 19 5 To-day 25th Day of 7th Moon. Band. Esplanade, G p in. George Trwn Uinematf graph, Kuala Kangsar load.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 8 5 Ui.ldren’» Hacking Cough at Night, Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 46 5 Chi'dren’s Ailments. Disorders of the stomach and constipation •re the most common diseases of children. To correct them you will find nothing better thau Chamberlain’s Tablets. Tbe> are easy and pleasant to take and m-ld and gentle' in their action. Sold by al Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 38 5 (ionos i i brings about satisfactory results without the aid of anj local treatment and is the latest and most scientific Remedy and far superior to combinations of plain Sandalwood oil. Copaiba, etc. At all chemists and dealers
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    • 269 5 STEWARTS TOURISTS GUIDE TO THE FAR EAST. A Complete Handbook with Note* on Burmah and the Malay States aud detailed information and description of the voyage FROM SOUT H\ M ETON TO TOKYO. $1 per copy 26] each. Pritchard *fc Co Straits Echo Criterion Press, Piuang Gazette” Office, S-U-T Firm
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 147 6 Tara, Br. s.s, 3,651, Sy miners, sth Sept., Madras, 27th Aug., Gen.—H. L. A Co. Thongwa, Br. i 3,428, Fysh. sth Sept., Calcutta, 30th Aug., Gen.—A. A. A. A Co. Mishima Slant, Jap. a s., 5,270, Moses, >*tn Sept., Yokohama, 14th Aug., Gen B. A Co. A Tosa Mam,
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    • 82 6 Gth September Mishima Maru, for Colombo and Tuticorin. Tong Chuan, for Alor Star (Kedah). Jtabella, for Alor Star (Kedah). Atjeh, for Langsa, Edi, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabang. Pin Seng, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Lunka, for Rangoon end Calcutta. Van der Parra, for Deli and Asahan. Linn
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    • 350 6 Fob Alor Star (Kedah)— Per Kedah, to-morrow, 10 a.m. Asahan -Per Petrel, to-morrow, 2 pm. Tongkah, Kopab, Renong, ictoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy.—Per Janet Nicoll, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt and via Brindisi, for Europe etc. Per Aeeaye, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hok
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  • 122 6 Penang, 6th September {By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank nr 4 months’ sight Bank 2, 3 Credit 3 Documentary.. 2/4 J Calcutta, Demaud Bank Rs. 174§ 3 days’ sight Private 175 j dombay, Demand Bins 1744 Yloulmein, Demand Bank 1734 3 days* sight Private 176 Viadras,
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  • 224 6 Gold Loaf »64.60 Black Pepper no st.oeM White Pepper 33 75 buyers Trang Pepper 23 75 nominal Cloves 35. —nominal Mace 12 >— sellers Pickings 105— buyers Nutmegs 11 V 27.75 buyers f No. i 8 20 sate* Sugar s 2 810 sales kisket 5.15 buyers Copra (mixed) 10
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  • 183 6 Penang, 6th September 1912 Beep cts. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat... 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue... 55 Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Pork Pork poi catty 32 Pig’s Head... oa Feet S Tongue Motion
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  • 941 6 Dividends. Name. 1 2 10 1 5»>R 1 2 T 2 1 2/1 1 1 1 1 a I l 1 2/2/. 1 1 2/. 2/1 1 2/1 1 1 2/1 2/RUBBER DOLLAR SHARES. Aver Kuning Rubber Estate. Ltd. Balgownie Rubber Estate, Ltd. Changkat Serdang Estate. Ltd. Glenealy Plantations.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 36 6 Riedel’s (jo no*All is not unpleasant to take, and is not attended by those distressing byeffects which so often accompany the use of balsaim and Santal oils. It has secured unqualified praise from the leading Specialists.
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    • 8 6 For Chronic Chest Complaints, \V\hhls’ Croat Peppermint Cure
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    • 114 6 Whooping Cough. It is in diseases like whooping cough that the good qualities of Cham be laiu’s Cough Remedy are most appreciated. It liquities the tough mucus and aids expectoration. It also renders the tits of coughing less frequent and less severe depriving the disease of all dangerous consequences. For
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  • 849 7 By C. B. Wbitwell in the Mining and Scientific Press.” The mine at which the work here described was done is a small property in Yuba country, California. It was bonded several years ago, and a shaft sunk to a depth of 350 ft. along
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  • 401 7 A Great Scientific Discovert. Major-General Ross, Professor of Tropical Medicine in the University of Liverpool, has just published a pamphlet summarising the facts known with regard to Malaria which, as Sir Joseph Fayrer has written, is the cause of more sickness and invaliding than
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  • 158 7 September. 1012. Date. HW L W H. W. L. W. AM. AM P M. PM. 6th 10.08, 4.18, 11.07, 5.10 7th 11.10, 5 14, 11.49, 5.42 Bth 11.45, 6 00, Nil, 6.20 iMi 12.27, 6 41, 12.24, 7.04 10th 102, 7.17, 1.11, 7.37 11th 1.34, 7.51,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 912 7 the Insular Life Assuranco CoH UTCH CIGARS. LIMITED. CAPITAL Ps 500,000. Head Office:' 25, Market Street, Mai\illa|P.I.' LEON M008ER Esq., Managing Director. Policies Unconditional and Incontestable. Special Features, “Disability,” and “Return Premium Cl"uses.” NO OTHER COMPANY OFFER THESE ADVANTAGES." "STRICT GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION." For further information apply to: TIANG LEE S’
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    • 54 7 THIS IS IT! Waterbury’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound TASTELESS ODORLESS aat: «I The latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVER OIL. Dees all that is claimed for it and supersedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by the medi cal profession. OP ALL CHEMISTS
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    • 121 7 Why Some Women Are B:au?iful. hen jour digestion is good jour disposition is likelj to be sweet. Your fare will take on a kindlj smile which is one of the most beautiiul attributes of a pret'j woman. If you would like to l)e beautiful take Chamberlain s Tablets and keep
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 891 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. AHea 8 Co., Pka, 0. S. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free KEBIDINO^AT So. 21 a, Penang Road. 4 lev dooii from the Euttri ud Oriental Hotel. Khoo Buan Phuan •CHOP Olm Seng Moll, 203, Main Road, Taiping Tin Miners, Advancers and Genera Goods
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