Straits Echo, 7 June 1915

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, URCIiLVHNG THROUGHOUT THE SJRAITS, TBS FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Her Annum, PENANG, MONDAY, 7th JUNE, 1916. SiAgie Copy, 10 cents. No. 127
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    • 1194 1 maicantmH awma* «1 2 x > KT The Doctor advisee and reeoinmendo. It ia nourishing, invigorating and strengthening. In'i Btt4 SeihaeM Stott. For Cars on Hire Call at or ’phone (No. 694) to Georgetown Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Motor Garage incorporateITby eoyal 7\ Penang Road. charter. WE
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  • 427 3 Appointment of 4 Chin*»* and 2 Mohamkdani. Sara Saturday’s Malaya Tribune whittle satisfaction will bo felt on it Joning generally known that the rtßOUWement is made in the Strait, rnvernmeit Gazette, issued yesterday afterU u that His Excellency the Governor has JJ*leased to add to
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  • 232 3 Some Details. As already britfly announced in our issue on Fridav afternoon a very sad accident occurred on the evening of the 2nd instant mtheKual- SeLngcr District Mr. T. A. O’Malley, of cuugei Buloh Estate, was returning from Klang with Mr. J. C. Bell, when, while turning
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  • 168 3 It is reported that a few days ago China’s Minister of War submitted a memorandum to the President, embodying a plan for the of conscription. The Minister pointed out that the preparations for the adoption of this system should cover thice periods. The first period covering two
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  • 118 3 Tim Hokien, charged at the Singapore <6iz«B, before the Acting Chief J ustice j l j M. Woodward) and a special jury, 1 was found not guilty and discharged. .j 11 e turned on the observance or b l()| wise of Chinese marriage customs. It 18 uocessary
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  • 682 3 Out of Mr. Ashmead Bartlett’s fine story of the landing in Gallipoli two figures distinctly emerge. The first is the midshipman, the second the Australian. They are both Our Boys the middy by virtue of his positive youth, the Australian in the sense that he is the representative
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  • 202 3 The following weie present at the Coun cil Meeting held on Monday, the 31st May’ 1915: Messrs. C. Alma Baker (President) in the Chair, Cheah Kee Ke. O. S. Dawbarn, L. G. Attenborough, E. J. Yallentine, the Hon. Mr. Eu Tong Sen, and the Secretary (Mr.
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    • 47 3 Operations Averted. Do you know that a very large per cent of supposed cases of appendicitis are only an inflammation of the bowels brought on by constipation Chamberlain’s Tablets cure constipation even after it becomes chronic. Give them a trial. Fer sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 780 4 WHERE IT FAILS. F.M.S, Miner’s Experience. Mr. Loke Chow Thye, the well-known miner of Selangor, writes the following interesting letter to the N. C. D. News on mining in China: For many years I have been engaged in tin mining in the Federated Malay States, and under
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  • 196 4 A Rebel Chief Killed. The Kota Bahru correspondent of the Singapore Free Press, writing on May 27, ■ays: Haji Mat Hasssan, one of the leaders of the rioters who is known as Tok Janggut on account of his long grey beard, was killed in a small encounter on
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  • 693 4 At the meeting of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce on March 30th, Mr. J. H. Robinson in the chair, a letter was read from an agent in Shanghai to his principals in this country referring to the competition being experienced now from German firms
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  • 195 4 A bill is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council to amend the Courts Ordinance, 1907. It is pointed out that the State of Jchore has recently passed a Courts Enactment providing, inter alia, for the creation of a Court of Appeal, which is to
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    • 10 4 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, la, fid
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    • 112 4 Economy in the End. It costs but a small amount to keep Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy always in your medicine chest, and it is economy in the end. It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. FREE TO ALL SUFFERERS If youfeel'OUT Of
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    • 330 4 CRUSHED FOOD AND BRAN Fresh and Fine Quality. For particulars apply to D. A. SOPHER, JOd, Penang Street Penang. EYE-SICHT RESTORED. AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY for all sorts of eyo diseases. It cures Cataract, Glaucoma etc. without knife. No failure, no harm, no hard and fast rules, no difficulty in its
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  • 1048 5 The following extracts are taken from the Hon. Mr. A. T. Bryant’s Annual Report on Penang for the year 1914: Revenue and Expenditure. The following figures, subject to audit and final settlement, show the revenue and expenditure of the Settlement for the year 1914: Revenue $3,800,507 Expenditure
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  • 398 5 Sale Report. Messrs. Paterson, Simons Co’s. Weekly Rubber Circular, dated June 2, states At the Auctions held to-day 220 tons were catalogued but only about 105 were sold. At the opening the demand was decidedly poor and price declined accordingly, Pale Crepe selling at $l2l to $122 and Fine
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  • 40 5 The following prices were realized at the sale by private tender on June 4 at the Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co’s saleroom (Singapore) Mixed Sheet $lOB.OO per picul Brown Crepe $107.50 Dark Crepe $lO4 50 Bark Crepe 98.50
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  • 98 5 Following are the agenda for to-morrow’s meeting of the Municipal Commission 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5. Application for refund of half fee paid in respect
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  • 42 5 lbs. Sumatra Consolidated Rubber Estates, Ltd. 26,849 Bukit Mertajam Rubbhr Co, Ltd.... 40,759 Taiping Rubber Plantations, Ltd. 40,558 Sungei Siput Rubber Plantations, Ltd 10,860 Sungei Reyla (F. M. S.) Rubber Estate, Ltd 7,500 Lahat Rubber Co, Ltd 8,107
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    • 220 5 —i < UJ U) Q Ul K < U UJ 0. U) z < z < X o D ffl o </) < f^UCHANANS SCOTCH WHISKY ft* Bis IS "black&white^; SCOTCH JAMES GLASGOW ‘SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT BLACK&WhITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY Sole Agents PENANG AND KEDAH. By afpotnCment to
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    • 383 5 QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. 1 1 i I i 1 u 1 1 ‘1 I I 1 w 1 g i I g Virginia C 1 c A R. ET T ES-^s^a 1 WD.'&HOWiig; Pistol londc^ I t >. g i g g
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  • 96 6 Published daily (except Sundays and pnblio holidays) AT THB CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Fkicb. Daily Local $24 per annum. Ontstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLB IDDUS9 ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N It.— All bu*in«sa communication* (hould
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  • 1404 6 Mr. Lloyd’ George’s campaign at Manchester and Liverpool has already produced good results and we ought to hear no more of disputes between misters and men in certain of our industrial centres. The situation would be amusiog were it not tragic. Such a dispute in some trade
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  • 884 6 Messrs. Mirzi Mohamed Ali Namazie and I W. Peacock are appointed Municipal Com missioners, Singapore. The Hon. Mr. J. B. Elcum, Director of Education, SS. and F.M S., is at present visiting Kuala Lumpur. Mr. P. H. HeDshaw, Traffic Manager, F.M.S. Railways, Kuala Lumpur, arrived here this
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  • 921 6 “C. M. G.”—" Call Me George To be followed in the near future k M. G.” Keep Just at present there is a rumour curr«nf in the Native States that the High Com 1 mißsioner has been warned by the Colonial Office to prepare for a two year,’
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    • 421 6 SPECIAL VALUE IN HANDKERCHIEFS. At I Handkerchiefs area necessity pretty Handkerchiefs are very desirable; these you can get at a less price if you order of us. Pure Irish Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 184" X I 84" 4” hom, very fine quality and will wear well. Packed 1 dczen in a strong
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  • 532 7 (Renter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. fighting in the LABYRINTH.” Paris, Juue 5. A Paris communique states: North of Arras our progress resulted in our securing more than two-thirds of the tillage of Neuville. We gained 450 yards inside the 1 labyrinth fortification where fighting continues ceaselessly. A very
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  • 379 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegrams. ALLIES' PROGRESS. Turkiek Troops Transferred to Constantinople. Petrograd, June 5. The Russians have discovered large with- drawals of Turkish troops and artillery from the Caucasian front. The best regiments are being transferred £o Constantinople. Combined General Assault. London, June 5. The Times correspondent
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  • 43 7 NEAR THE GULF OF RIGA. SHOTS EXCHANGED. Petrograd, June 6, 3.5 a m. An official announcement states A strong German fleet has appeared in the middle of the Baltic and exchanged shots with Russian warships near the Gulf of Riga.”
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  • 115 7 The Finaaee Question. Nice, June 5. The British and Italian Finance Ministers and the finance experts of the two countries have already had important interviews. The final conference will be held to-day. Henvy Artillery Hurried to the Frontier. Geneva, June 5. The Austrians are hurrying troops and
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  • 334 7 (Renter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. IMPORTANT SPEECH. FLEET IN PERFECT ORDER. London, June 6. Mr. Winston Churchill, 6peakiDg at Dundee, said that he was sent to tbs Admiralty about the time of the Agadir crisis with the express duty of putting the fleet in a state of
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  • 288 7 AND OUR REPLY. INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT. London, June 5. Sir John Brunner, in a speech, mentioned that Brunner, Mond <4 Co. have undertaken to manufacture two chemicals for shells Two Methods Contrasted. The German gassing methods in Poland differed frem those employed on the Western front. The straw
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  • 285 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram FLIGHT OF THE ENEMY. HUGE CAPTURES. London, June 6. The Press Bureau announces In the operations in the Tigris General t Townsend, accompanied by a smali gunboat flotilla, occupied Amarah on June 3. The Governor and over 700 soldiers surrendered. These were advance guards.
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  • 38 7 (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 7. Gang robbers last week attacked the Sungei Bakan Mine near the Gap road and killed one watchman and injured another. They stole 4 piculs of tin.
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  • 161 7 Awarded to Penang, (From Our Oun Correspondent?) Singapore, June 7. The Swettenham Cricket Trophy, for the best cricket in Inter-Settlement matches during 1914, has been awarded to Penang. m A young officer on leave from the front went into a Regent-street book shop the other day, put
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  • 257 7 European Planter Murdered. Planters in the Krian district were shocked to learn on Saturday that one of their number had been murdered by gangrobbers on the previous evening. Mr. D. M. Macfarlane, who was manager of a small estate, Inchong Estate, belonging to I Sir Thomas
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  • 57 7 The May output of the Deebook Dredging was 280 piculs, representing 40.554 cubic yards dredged and 506 hours' work. The Katoo Deebook output for May was 350 piculs, representing 65,000 cubic yards dredged and 516 hours’ work. The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for the
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  • 70 7 A reminder may be given of the Choral Society’s production of H.M S. Pinafore at the Town Hall at 9.15 to-morrow night. A second performance will be given on Thursday, June 10, and we expect to see a full house on both nights as the proceeds will go
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  • 38 7 June 4 By Balance ...$21,278 54 5 Municipal Staff, 8th monthly subscription >M 412 50 Penang Band 6th monthly subscription 1890 Balance, June 5. ...$21,709.94 Remitted to London on 24-2-15... 10,000
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  • 26 7 June 2 By Balance 428 42 5 Mrs. G. S. Evans 25 00 Balance, June 2 453.42 Amount previously acknowledged 13,457.11 Total ...$13,910.53
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  • 244 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. —New Justices of the Peace. Fatal Motor Accident. Our Boys. The Bigamy Case. China and Conscription. F. M. S. Chamber of Mines. 4. —Mining iD China. Trading with Enemy Firms in China. Johore Court of Appeal. Kelantan
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  • 383 7 BAIL NOT ALLOWED. > Jagat Singh was this morning arraigned before Mr. E. E. Colman in the Second Court, at the instance of the Solicitor-Gen-eral. on the following charges. (1) Abetting the waging of war against the King and abetting the waging of such war under section 121
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  • 349 7 The following F.M.S. appointments are gazetted: Mr. A. L. Jumeaux to be Assistant Engineer, P.W.D. Mr. A. Earnshaw to be a Judicial Commissioner, FM.S. Capt. S. R. Smith to be Adjutant, M. Mr. N. R. Jarrett to act as Assistant District Officer. Klang, Class V. Mr. R J
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 50 7 PENANG VOLUNTEERS. ORDERS BY OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS. The whole of A Company and the Maxim Section and B" Company will be mobilized for Tuesday, the 8th June. Every Officer, N.C.O.' and man is to fall in at the Perimeter at 7 a.m. All rifles and equipment complete must be brought.
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  • 52 7 Obituary. M. Camille Pellets», Reuter London, June 5. The death has taken place of M. Camille formerly French Minister of Kwini Obituary. Mr. Grigar Taylor, (From Our Oum Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, June 7. The death has taken place of blackwater fever at the hospital at Seremban of Mr. Grigar Taylor,
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  • 776 8 Copyright Telegram. ENTHUSIASTIC SCENESLondon, June 4. Reuter’s correspondent at the British Headquarters states that Mr. H H. Asquith paid a visit to the front for a few days. With Fiold Marshal Sir John French he obtained a comprehensive idea of
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  • 723 8 Copyright Telegram. BATTLE AT SOU CHEZ. Paris, June 4. A Paris communique states “In the battle at Souchez the French made further gains, including prisoners and three machine guns. “They made fresh progress in the Labyrinth North of Arras. Paris, June 5. Fighting continues north of Arras.
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  • 338 8 Copyright Telegram. BERLIN NEWS. Amsterdam, June 4. A Berlin communique states After fighting we reached the villages east of Przemysl. The booty has not yet been surveyed. General von der Marwitz stormed the heights on both sides of Myslatycze. G-eneral Linsingen is on the point of crossing
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  • 382 8 Impressive Celebrations The celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi at tho Church of the Assumption, which took place yesterday, was of a more impressive nature than in previous years, owing to the services being conducted by Dr. E Barillon, Bishop of Malacca. It rained slightly
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  • 482 8 Calcutta Medal fob Junk, 1915. Result. W Peel 46+44= 90—12 =7B A M Sellar 45+46= 91—12=79 D C Macintyre 49 46= 95 —l4=Bl JCrabb-Watt 38 40= 78+ 4=82 J R Brown 54+40= 94—12=82 C C Rogers 39 44= 83 scr=B3 H Oxen ham 49 53=102 —lB=B4 J
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  • 175 8 Since the outbreak of the war Russia’s Oversea trade has been largely hampered first by the closing of the Baltic by the German fleet, and secondly by the blocking of the Black Sea route when Turkey entered the war on the German side. Subsequently with the closing of
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    • 12 8 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, la, 6d,
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    • 56 8 Is there no hope the sick man said The silent doctor shook his head, And friends who gathered around his bed All felt this man would soon be dead. But one more wise than all the rest Could not such a scene endure, So he straightway made him well and
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    • 687 8 NOTICE. A list of applications for public hou.« licences for the year 1915 to be consider*! at the meeting of the Board of Licence Justices on Thursday, 24th Ju Qe 9l5 K may be seen on application at the Chinese Protectorate during the usual office hours P. T. ALLEN, Secretary,
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  • 2638 9  -  (Bt E. B. Osborn.) I —SUBMERGED NATIONALITIES. In 1804 England Be amed in danger of invasion, and Sydney Smith preached a sermon before a large assemblage of Volunteers in London, every word of which is inspired by a profound sense of true patriotism. He took as his
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    • 445 9 WOULD YOU LIKE a free course of instruction in any of the subjects given on the lists of the International Correspondence Schools You have the opportunity of tecunng this by entering the Rational Review Scholarship Competition. The value of the Scholarship is $300Anyone can enter and there is no entrance
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    • 145 9 NOTICE LABOUR CODE. 1912. F.M.S Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance 1911. Employers of Indian labour are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must he sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for the return
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    • 659 9 As you love your Baby you must protect him against Summer Diarrhoea, which becomes epidemic in hot weather and carries off thousands of infants in a few weeks. The Medical Officer of Health for Manchester reports that during the past week 48 deaths of children were due to diarrhoea. 26
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  • 1384 10 The current number of the Lancet contains, in the form of an Epilogue to an address to the Royal Society of Medicne, a series of profoundly interesting observations by Sir Almroth Wright on the treatment of the sick and wounded in the war Our present
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  • 338 10 German Military Expert’s Appreciation. Amsterdam, May 7. While sharing the general exultation over the recent German successes. Major Moraht, writing in the Berliner Tageblait, urges the necessity of curbing extravagant hopes He says:— So far the Russians at the right moment have always understood how to make use
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  • 1110 11 Improved Position of More Rubber Lands —Segamat Results —Allajar's Costs —lipar Para. The rep°rt of Johore Rubber Lands puts a ▼ery different complexion upon the position and prospects of the company; in fact it t may truthfully be ..id .itation aa more hopeful than at the present time
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  • 455 11 The tenth month of the war began on May 5; and the first thing to be said ie that there is not a man in this kingdom or throughout the Empire who regrets the decision taken on August 4, who has parted with one iota
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  • 395 11 Eye-Witness refers to the gallantry of “a battalion of Pathans” and of "ene of their British officers being hit four times before he died. The 40th Pathans, not unknown as The Forty Thieves,” recently arrived at the front from Hongkong in a state of the highest efficiency.
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    • 316 11 HOTEL NORMAN. Penang’s Select Residential Hotel. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP. N'B. —In the event of change of Proprietorship, the Hotel will not be closed, but W1 11 be handed over to the new tenant ai a going concern. URGE AIRY ROOMS FACING THE SEA. Under the patronage of H.M. Judges, Medical Officers,
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