The Straits Times, 2 September 1915

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 24.802 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 273 1 A FEW GOOD THINGS LIBBY'S ASSORTED SOUPS "All. 'As~ I" cases °f 48 tins, say, one month's supply. The assortment W*lr' is made up from the following Soups TOMATO, MOCKTURTLE, OXTAIL, CHICKEN, MULLIGATAWNY and -jj VEGETABLE. A tin makes six plates of the !v best Soup you ever tastod LIBBY'S
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    • 122 1 ROBINSON 6 CO.'S Annual CASH SALE Now Proceeding. BARGAINS In all Departments. STEEL OFFICE CUPBOARDS Fire-proof, Varmln-proof, Rust proof Collapuble tot i xport, simpiu fitting up. Cupbjurds are tquippdd with spring bolt rini locks; witli two lUt dodcbangpable keys ai>d the entire equipment mas'erktytd All Sizes in Stock, I'ric R
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    • 4 1 GOODRICH ;> h e£e TYRES
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  • 1166 2 WORK OF THE ADMIRALTY INVENTIONS BOARD. Busy as Ever at 83. An erroneous announcement recently made July 35, tbe eighty-third anniversary of tbe birthday of Sir William Crookes, 0.M., and be was the recipient of letters of congratulation. To a representative of The Observer the distinguished scientist
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    • 360 2 Shave Yourself. I Where is the man who can't A shave every day Let him «et a A W Gillette Safety Razor and the keen W I Gillette Blades let him lather well A —and he'll find his beard slips off A W smooth, every day, without the W slightest
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    • 353 2 Sanaphos puts into you what HeatExhaustion takes out. Not a .!r-.g.-Not a Mm -timu'ant.-Ju<t real food. —II s°*" din»c< to (he nervr-i-entres.- It l>ui'd> up Nlrenßih. II- fl.i\otir is (> •II ChtmUu set how ii will Iwlp VOV. AFTER YOU ARE FORTY. Forty years is middle age, or should be.
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    • 759 2 NOTICES. THE MERGUI RUBBER ESTATES. LIMITED. NOTICE 18 HEREBY OIVBN tbat at the Annual Qeneral Meeting to be held on Wednesday, the Bth September, 1916, the' Directors will recommend that a Dividend ol 5% be paid to the Shareholders on tbe Register on tbat date. AND NOTICB IS ALSO HEREBY
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    • 578 2 NOTICES. SAID MARICAN ft GO. 20. Robinson Road. Sbip Chandler*, Provedorcs and Ouneral Contractors. Vessels supplied with fresh and cold storage meat and all market stores at moderate rates. Orders promptly and carefully eicu'ed. Letters addreseed to our cato delivered on vessel's arrival. 1-9 80 9 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. REVENUE
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  • 1157 3 PIERCING THE MISTS OF THE FUTURE. Twenty Years Hence. How many people realised at tbo end oj July 1914, that the old happy-go-lucky English life bad come abruptly to a definite end t, apks E. I! Thompson in the Evening Standard. How many, indeed, even to day grasp
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    • 441 3 Arc yon m Weak. Anaemic, E 'Nervy' 'Run-down' g Don't let your life be clouded by indifferent health don't suffer Tolls— 1 1 tsS don t remain \\>.ik. Anamic." Nervy. Kun down." I^t Wincarua (fh* mm SMSM of life' f\.e you new health, new strergih, imv Mood, snr sniss. a—l
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    • 387 3 RED BLOTCHES i ON BABY'S HEAD Very Irritating and Painful, Had To Muffle Hands. Used Cuticura. Head Clear in a Month. 128, Green Lane, Wolvcrbamptcn, Eng.— "My baby s head from birth was very rough and gradually got worse. Then fred blotches began to come which burst and bis bead
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    • 507 3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH!ii| I The Difference in this Baby j from the usual bottle-fed baby is his firm flesh, E Mf tr n B bone and happy intelligent expression =It fa this is because he has been reared on Glaxo. ■Ij^^ssfc; "">^ His parents say, "He has not f looks us if
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    • 479 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. pTeTa STEAM NAVIGATION CO. KOR CHINA JAPAN, PBNANO, CBYLON AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADBN KOYPT MBDITBRRANBAN PORTS, PLY MOUTH AND LONDON Through Bills ot Lading issued tor Jtiina Coast, Persian «>otf, Continental and Amerioan Ports. Steamer* will leave Singapore on cr about MAIL LINES Homtmard 1 /or Ruropt). Connecting at
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    • 514 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. k survioe is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles and London under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Ooverament. The New Twin-screw Steamerx maintaining this service have boen specially dtnigned and constructed, and are fitted with all
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    • 793 4 STEAMER BAILWBB. THE SIAN STEAMNaYwATIBN C0.. L8. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringgaan, Bi«ul, Semerak, if elaalaa, Tabai Baagoara, Telupin, Patani Siagora, L%i>« X'm.ini, Bml-n Lingsuen. Taka, Obumpon, Kohlak and Bangkok Ou* Departure s.s. MAHIOOL Sept. 6 Sept 8, S p.m. > BORIBAT 9 „11,8 p.m. mm. PRAOHATIPOK 18 18, 8 p.m.
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    • 628 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED, AND CHINA MUTUAL BTEAM NAY. CO.. LTD Tbe Uorupasiea' sitati-« oeaDstohi-j bom Liverpool outwards tcr 'ho Straits. Obina and Japaa every week and from Japan borne war di lor London. Amsterdam and Antwerp evory fortnight; for Oenoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and tor Marseilles
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    • 581 4 STEAMER SAILINGS BTOOMVAART-MAATSGHAPPU (STBAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND." t-ORTNIQHTLI MAIL SBRVICB BBTWBBN JAVA AND AMSTBRbAM VIA SINHAI'ORB, BKL.VWAN DBI.I SABANO, OOUQafO (optional) PORT SAID AND QBNOA. Steamors are due -in or about MM undut montionpd daten i Odtwak.'i Humbwabd. 1816 IM Grutiuj S pt. H Vondil Prinsdet Nod. -*«pt. 17 Koningin d.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 207 5 AIR GAS PRODUCER The most Fconomical and most Convenient Form of Illumination. \i cent per hour for one 50-candle powder light. PORTABLE EVERYWHERE. The Gas Produced by this Producer is Smokeless, Odourless, and Harmless. Japanese Paint. T.NAGAI&CO. Tel. 319. High Street. The True Condition of Your Teeth You t-lro'd always
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    • 556 5 The Siraits Times FOB F MX. READERB. Tae New Mail Train Seivioe enables to as send into the X.M.S. each evening a Special Edition of The Straits Times containing all the important telegram! and news received op to a late boar in the afternoon. This edition can be bought in
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    • 195 5 HIGH-CLASS CIGARETTES AT MODERATE TRICES. t CIGARETTES Packed in patent vacuum tins insurinsj the perfect condition of the cigarettes in all climates. MO CCB VIRGINIA s*f\ f Kr n- DDO leaf OU cents per tin of 50 Quality counts in all things, but more especially in cigarette manufacture. Men of
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    • 64 5 ELLERMAN LINE FOR LONDON AND HULL. s.s. City of Rangoon Sailing on or about SEPTEMBER 2nd. s.s. Kandahar due on or about SEPTEMBER 12th. FOR LONDON. s.s. City of Vienna due on or about SEPTEMBER 22nd. The above steamers have accommodation for a few first-class passengers. For particulars as to
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  • 841 6 Prices Quoted In the Market This Morning Singapore, September 2, 1016. Messrs. Lyall and Bvatt, Exchange and bare Broken, issue tb.6 following list of quotations this morning Tbe quotation* on Sterling Share* are only nominal. HUI, >ALLI. DDTII9. SfcLLIBS. a/- aiusm 1/10 a/i 1 Anglo Ja?a 6,6
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    • 393 6 LATEST IDVI LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. MISS NITA Tbe Famous Prima Donna ol Bandeong will appear To-Horrow, Friday, THE STAR OPERA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL nihTß BRicor MM In a play from the Arabian Nights EnterPRINCE KAMARUL2AMAN PRINCESS BAOURA. laturUiy An Entirely New Play •eat THE wtWOCM Of THI tttrV By Special
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    • 336 6 IRTISE ME NT*. LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET. No. 64, Ssotts Road. Commodious House with furnitore, gas light, etc Entry October I. Apply to Soo Tbo Cboy Qae, 64, Scotts Rd. 89 4 8 BEGOND-HAND VACUUM PAN WANTED. Wai' el S<c.*>nd hand vacnom pan witbou* c ilo, two ten« capacity, or
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    • 362 6 *t>E MP* NOTICES. NOTICE is hereby given that the above trade mark is the sole and exclusive property of Lim Ho Chiang, of Nos. 257 and 2iB, Tanjong Pagar Road. Singapore and has been and is being aand by him as a trade mark to di>tinfcuii>b all articles manufactured by
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    • 889 6 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING {Under B.R.A. JiuUt of Racing) WILL B* HELD ON Tuesday, October 19th, Thursday, Outober 21at,& Saturday, October 23rd, 191 a. PROGRAMME. FIRBT DAY. Tueaday, October 19th, 1915. 1. THE OPENING STAKES 2.4S p.m. Value 1600 and 160 to tt-e Second Hone. A Selling
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    • 957 6 7. THB SINGAPORE PUKSB, 6.80 p.m. (See Raoe No. 4) I Entries olos* at noon on Saturday, th* 9th October, 1910. I In all nosi the advert is«d Seoond prize will only be given when there are not less than five starters, I the property of different owners. NOTE i—
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  • 118 7 FUTCR& rda> September 2. Water, Mi a.m., 2.51 p.uj r, September 3. W»U;t. AM a.m.. SlHpm ail O. hoturward mail closes. rday, September 4. b Water, 7.45 a.m.. 6 11 pin. .it K I! tuoetinii, Xx 'liangti, noon. icy Fair at Rogie, 4 to 7. lay, September
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  • 272 7 To-MT. itu Paint M Wongsee '2 pm ibouan Hi'.ik, Tamlj .n« Hal', i hnd Singkt/1 pm 11 an.l Purl S*rtU uhaiu Sappho 2 pm .alacca ai: 1 <«M Kaka 2 pm ln-sin u. K. P^hani;. I'i'kan. Kuan- mi. Atiuauian, and Trrnuuanu AIM Lcong 2 pm Lola Tinnni
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  • 215 7 1 tie mail trains from Singapore) for the north leavti Tank laaj station daily at 7 lav and 7 p.m., arriving at Kuala Lumpur at 7.18 p.m. and 6.45 a.m., respectively. The through express to Penang leaves Kuala Lumpur at 8 a.m. daily, arriving at PenaDjj at 8.23
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  • 58 7 The M. M. outward steamer Paul Leoat left Colombo on Saturday, August 28, aad mty be expected to arrive bare at about 5 p.m. i<> day. Tlic IV noil o. outward mail rtnsnuir Jiaokin in <lue at IVnang at S p.m. on Vkriday, September 8. She may
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  • 106 7 Our attention has been called to the fact that our arrivals in London are much behind loose published elsewhere. Oar rule is to ;ivc arrivalx only when they are officially reported in th j Post Office notices, and no later date than that printed above has been
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  • 104 7 i.atesi \i rivals. Name Knan Pob Ana /.ii.Ih \iiii; Hin Ainu Leon); UlangK' Hong Aik Miranti Benuit Roma Edina K.imf Lady Weld Medusa K'.iny Novara Klieng Sean llonj Lian Esnieralda Dniun. Date of Arrival Remarks. 1-9 15 Inner Roads a.9-'l5 No. 8* Wharf P. and O. Wharf Inner
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  • 231 7 Outward. The following passenger bookings to the Straits are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in gome instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list in London Per P.
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  • 320 7 The Smartness of British Naval Men. The Pioneer's Cairo correspon lent writes One of our cruisers sighted a lar^e Turkish sailing Teiwel proceeding in an easterly direction. The vessel was ordered to stop and a party was seat on board to search it and exam i dc
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  • 159 7 EXCHANGE. Sinqaforb, Sbptembkb 2, 191S. On .London Bank 4 m/i 2/4 Demand 2,4£ Private 3 m/i a/4j J On India Bank T. T. 176) On HoNQitoNO...Bank d/d M| On Shanghai ...Bank d/d liu; i On Java Bank T. T. 140| On Japan Bank d/d lia* Sovereixna buying
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 183 7 *Z% BDyer9 BeUere 10 10 AmptnK 6CO 6.60 I 1 Aw* Wen* 0.86 C.46 10 10 Belat 2.00 2.26 10 10 Kampa> 0.00 10 10 Kaaaboi 0.70 0.80 10 10 KinU Association 7.00 II 41 KinUTin 1.14.6 1.17.6 11 41 Lahat Mines 8.76 4.26 10 8.26 Malayan Collieries 3.00
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    • 609 7 kj^l Buyers. Sellers. ML 2/- Allaga. 1/0 1/11 £1 41 Anglo-Java 0/8 6.6 2/ 2/- AngloMalbj 8/- 3/. 3/- Batang Mala*» 1(3 1/84 £1 £1 Batu Tigs 2.5.0 2.10.0 3/- 2/- Bekoh lit 1/6 £1 41 Bukit Kajang 1.12.6 1.16.8 £1 41 Bokit TrirWyg 3.15.0 3.0.0 a/ 3/- Bnkit
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    • 135 7 88 ue 3 Bayere. Sellers, Value J 41 41 B. Smelting 00. 16/8 18/0 41 41 Prel. 1.4.8 1.5.0 6/- 6/- Bleotric T'wkya 2/9 8/ 10 10 Fraeer NesTe 60.C0 61.00 60 60 Hammer Co. 115.00 12 I.CO 100 Howarth Brakine 85.00 100 7%Pref. 95.00 100 100 Katz Bro,
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    • 42 7 United Engineers 6% 11,384 600 lorn Singapore Kltx-tric Tramways 6% £850,000 norn Spore Municipal S% 11,878,000 norn Spore Municipal 4J% of 1007 •1,000,000 norn Spore Municipal 4J% of 1909 $1,000,000 torn Spore Municipal 4% 2,000,0(10 10%(Ot Spore Municipal 4% £800,000 H%dis
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 9 7 For Chronic Cheat Complaint*, VooA* Oirat 'Vpnermlnt Cwe M
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    • 149 7 g. WHY NOT TRY %MR THREE Ifi^^a nuns A COOL AND FRAGRANT SMOKE. Sold by HIGH-CLASS DEALERS EVERYWHERE UP-TO-DATE MACHINERY Fop the Complete Equipment of SAW MILLS SOLB AGKNT6 FOR RANSOME'S WOODWORKING MACHINERY, SANDERSON BROS AND NEWBOULD S SAWS, ETC. Slow Speed Steam Engines Lancashire op Water Tube Boilers Wood
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    • 63 7 North Bridge Road. Oraat Spectacular War Drama In 6 Parta by Cmea Co. HOW HEROES ARE MADE This is one of the most Thrilling Snbjezts t vi-r made and will pro c the Utiongeßt liic.uit-ng Subject yet aeen OAUHONT GRAPHIC NO. 38. IN NORTHERN FR4MOB. FIRST SHOW That Great eat
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  • 1242 8 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. GENERAL RIDOUT'S SPEECH. General Ridout has rendered .i great public service by his speech at Kuala Lumpur. He Las shewn the reasons for every man acquiring a knowledge of the use of arms as far as it was possible to do ho without disclosing
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  • 35 8 Carried by tides over two hundred miles, the body of Mr. Linden Bates, jun., an American Lusitania victim, for which a reward of 100 was offered, has been re covered by fishermen at kilcolgan, Galway.
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  • 39 8 The lectern, which is to be given to Jesselton Church by subscribers on tho West Coast as a memorial to the late Mr. James Scott Mason, was shipped from England in June, and is expected to arrive very shortly.
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  • 44 8 It is estimated that some 500 British who went home from Shanghai and ports to play their part in the war are now at tho front. Of these 260 were sent forward by the China Associations and 60 more went with recommendations for commissions.
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  • 42 8 Mec-rs. Ciuthrie and Co. write to draw attention to the fact that the interim dividend declared by the directors of this Kombok (F.M.S.) Rubber Company, is one of 5 per cent, and not of 3 per cent., as stated in yesterday's issue.
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  • 41 8 Writing under yesterday's date, Messrs. Barlow and Co. report that the copra market since their last report has shown very little change, and tbat to-day's quotations are about 57.80 for fine sundrieel and ~7.i0 to 47.50 for fair to good qualities.
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  • 41 8 The Japanese residents a. Haibm imve obtained permission from the Russian Government to establish Buddhist temples and preach Buddhism in that port. A dew temple has been erected and a party of 16 Japanese Buddhist monks have lately arrived from Japan.
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  • 48 8 The British community at Peking has been much gratified to learn that President Yuan Shih Kai on August 13 wrote to Sir Charles Eliot. I'rmcipal of the Hongkong University, who was staying in tho capital, intimating his wish to present to Hongkong University a scholarship of 52,010 annually.
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  • 50 8 The Hylam boy from the ste aiuer Yugala. who appeared in the police court yesterday as a consequence of the loss of a valuable diamond and platinum ring, sustained by Major Stenier, who was travelling on the boat, was found guilty of fraudulent and sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 62 8 A soldier on leave, says the Pall Mall Gazette, tells how birds warn the Allies of a gas attack. Long before the smell of the fumes can be detected in the trenches there is a great clamouring of birds awakened from their night perches. The birds tly away beyond reach
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  • 86 8 While the Bteamer Donai was on her way between Koh Pai and Kohsichang bound for Bangkok the captain sighted what hi: thought to be a junk awash about a mile away. He turned his vessel round and proceeded to the place, and found a bamboo raft on which were three
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  • 76 8 Wong Clu'uk, known as the "Peak burglar," a man who had burgled many residences at the I'eak and had escaped from prison, died in the Victotia Gaol, Hongkong, on August 26. He was serving a sentence of ten years for larceny. Ho had escaped once frou Macao Gaol and twice
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  • 93 8 Two men, Poses Guisepps and Fcrnavanta Claenen, said to be Italians, who were found as stowaways on a British ship and were sent from Galle to Colombo, were produced before the Colombo>Court. They are suspected to be Austrians but they slid they won: Italians and wanted to go to fight
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  • 111 8 The Langkawi correspondent of the Straits Kcho writes that while soiu children were bathing in the sea before the licst House in Pulau Langkawi which, by the way, is Dr. Hoops' favour. t spot for a swim during his visits there— one of the bathers, a boy of ten years,
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  • 113 8 The 81st High Couit of the Ancient Order of Foresters opened id Kuble College Hall, Oxford, on August 2. The I'bicf Hanger, Mr. Wtbb, of Bournemouth, said that the returns showed that over 61,000 members of the Order were serving with the colours, but as returns from more than 1,000
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  • 452 8 Mr. A. E. Sanger Davios, of the Forests Department, F.M.S., is going home on rick leave. Mr. J. C. Drewet, surveyor, X.M.S., who left Pekan on May 16 last, has now obtained a commission in the R.O.A. Mr. C. E. F. Sanderson, late Managing Director of I'nitod
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  • 102 8 In the night of January 10 U, 1914. says the Gardens Bulletin, a grove of coconuts on the coast near Bedok, east of Singapore, was struck by lightning, and the number of trees which died at once or slowly over the months which followed amounted to
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  • 116 8 The August number of the Gardens Bulletin, Straits Scttkiueuls. is to hand and contains much useful information. Thoru are notes on Philippine yams and the results of the cultivation of three ludian races in 1914, the preparation of yams for the table, and articles headed diOerent parts
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  • 332 8 Major L. M. Bucknill, R.K.A., tirNt nnitiu ul the Hun. J. A. S. Hurkuill, OWtJ .lußtice, Strait* Si'ttlt'incrtN. waB mortally wi uinlcil May 16, 1915, au.l died at Hetliuuo on May Ih. He was the hod of Lieut, .(.'nliiiiri lim knill. late H.E., and graudwu of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 120 8 GIN IT OLD TOM Jr dry fwi COATE'S y#)i PLYMOUTH. LAIeiK STOCKS HBLD BY CALDBECK. MSCGREGOR ft CO. Wholeialc a Retail Wine Spirit Merchant*. FOI DEX FOLDING CHAIR STRONG AND COMFORTABLE. Tbe Chtir tbat Delights. ASK TO SEE IT DEMONSTRATED TJ: Only $29 each r J at JOHN LITTLE Co.,
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    • 239 8 TWO VERY STRONG SUBJECTS AT THE ALHAMBRA Tht Pioneer Clnematotnph Thoatrt, Beach Road. 2nd thaw, kt 9.15 p.m. TO-NIGHT The Majestic Motion Picture Companj THE ABSENTEE IN S PARTS. W. Christj Cabaima, Director, Featuring Robert Edeun Story and Photoplay by Frank E. Woodi and W. Christy Cabanne Depicting woudorfully true
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    • 11 8 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 6 and 11.
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  • 2228 9 INTENSE RUSSIAN EFFORTS. Retarding the German Advance. GERMANY AND BRITAIN. The Pre War Negotiations Reviewed. K- TH-K'.HAMS. London Au^ii-t ,U, '2.4.') p.m. I'lu UussUus tiu<- defence of. Kriodricbstilt against ltuclow's battering ram :iJ gaaeral admiration. It shows no H(^n i.f wcak.oioi;, in t'mingly nnWiQi; -ii<ht pijjjn-s- m ilie
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  • 59 9 'Kl.o* OIK Own CoKRK^PONUKNT.I London. August 31. The followiug interim dividends are announced Kapar Para 15 per cent., Ulu liaotau 7 1 Kombok 5, I'oonagalla •>. St. George's 10. Bandarapula 7; and Kelani Valley. London, September 2. Anglo- Malay pays a first interiti dividend of 8 per
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  • 56 9 (Fbom Oir Own Corkespondknt.) Penang, September 2. There was a volunteer wadding at the Church of the Assumption, yesterday, when 2nd Lieutenant E/jchiel. the magistrate, was married to Miss O'Ktilly. of the General Hospital. Major Adams and officers of the Volunteers were present, Doctor Liston gave the bride
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  • 157 9 The Marlborough Club, in Fall Mall, which is known as the Koyal Club, was honoured on July 28 by a visit from the King, who lunched there, Mr. Gossip writes in the Daily Sketch This is a very rare occurrence, for I doubt if the King
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  • 131 9 A borne correspondent wi it. s to tlj-j Malay Mail:— l was standing at Hyde I'ark corner the other day while detachments of the: National Guard were filing into the park, and was rather astonished to recognise in the ranks Mr. H. A. Wickhaui, to whom
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  • 2298 9 GERMANY'S RESOURCES IN MAN POWER. Her Next Move. (From Ocr Special Correspondent) 1 London, August 5. Some figures wore quoted in the Prizi Court this week, whicli are interesting as showing the official estimate of Germany's resource!) in man power. In conducting his argument in a
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  • 433 10 Marked Improvement in Most Grades. The Sir 'apore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's 206 th auction, September 1. 191.' uttered for sale Pels. 4,185.52 or 558,069 lbs. I tons 249.13). Prices realised:— Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report:— Singapore. September 1 There was a better demand at the
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  • 170 10 Amesbury Abbey Estate in The Market. Use of the most important property sales of reoeat years will take place on September when the historic Awesbury Abbey estate, including Stonehenge, will be offvred at auction by Mmvrs Knight, Frank and Katley in conjunction with Mwm, Kiien, Barnes
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  • 1672 10 (Fbom Ode Own Cormspondint.) Kuala Lumpur, September 1. Business people up here complain of a general slackness of trade throughout August. s .me of them ascribe this depressing state of affairs to tho war others, who are probably nearer the mark, blame the low price of tin
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  • 516 10 Business Considerations in The F.M.S. We (Malay Mail) are asked to state that Brigadier-General Kidout regrets that he omitted in his speech on Monday to emphasise tbc point that one of the reasons why an organisation on the lines of this proposed Volunteer Civil Guard should be
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  • 1506 10 Dinner in Honour of the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng. We are indebted to a correspondent for the following report The members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce invited the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng to dinner on Tuesday night in honour of hid being nominated
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  • 489 10 Reasons for the Shortage In Cargoes. We quote the following from a rtctnt issue of the Bangkok Times There is at tbe present time a shortage in cargoes for Bangkok steamers. Recently the Hoods in Canton district created a demand and there were full cargoes for a number
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  • 265 10 Case Under Reprisal Order Before Prize Court. The first case under the Reprisal Order in Council of March 11 last, arising out of tho German submarine outrages, was recently before Sir Samuel Evans in the Naval Prizo Court, when application was made by the Government for an
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  • 45 10 A telegram has been received in Shanghai announcing the death, at Aosliunfti, couth west China, of Mr. J. K. V l.tm-. of tin China Inland Mission. Deceased wan killed by lightning. Hh Ii id worked (or many year* as a missionary ainongtt tho Miao tribe.
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  • 740 10 BULGARIA'S OFFER TO THE ALLIES. Terms of Intervention Ksp<, ia! iut.r. sj ;itt;i s ;\t tin moment to the report of an interview which the cones pomleut of the Petit l'arisieu it Sulonica had with M. Radoslavofi. the Bulgarian Priuio Minister, towards the end of My. The
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  • 185 10 A Proclamation Against Mob Attacks. Some weeks ago there occurred some disturbances in Moscow in consequence of a movement to expel subjects of enemy nationality from the factories. Tbe disturbances gradually assumed a, serious naturo, the crowd breaking windows and pillaging shops whoso owners had German
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  • 33 10 Sumatra Para. 41 000 lbs. Batu Kata.---'.'>,l.->'i lbs. Malakoff.-44.000 lbs. I It*. United Sum-itra.— 4J.IKH) lbs. January to August 330,000 IbChangkat IwdßSjg. It! 11l lbs. seven mouth.-, sj,:j: i ib-.
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  • 1174 11 iFmom A CoaaisroNDKNT.) Sourabaya, August W. A British Indian named Aw l.iruan, said to be an anarchist, has boen arrctitcd at Hattivia on a charge of attempting to Hpread pr.pat^tnda detrimental to the British Government. Brought bt fore the justices he was oven the preference of choooiug
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 245 11 It seems to be :iuite a serions proposition that Aberdeen shoul.i rnn two teams during tbo coming season, an Aberdeen eleven for home matches, and a Glasgow eleven for most of the away games. Captain Ooor^e L. MacEwan, of the Olas gow Academicals, was on his way
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    • 117 11 At tbe annual general meeting of tbe Krpprl (iolf Club, held at tbe Club House on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. H. C. Aspinall, the retiring office bearer*. Messrs. .1. H. Nicholson, CM G (president), S. A. Lane and W. King (vice presidents), H. C. Aspinall
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  • 244 11 Many people in Bangkok, says the local Time-, are keen no seeing aoujetliini; of the inttrior of Siaui. but cbe rainy season is not tlie time tn travel. An irate subscribe r in the jur'jle nli'Ms l,i- f, < lin^" at non- receipt of !ns Wi kly
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  • 212 11 Mis Daly, of PeDang and Kuala Lumpur. ■j the I'inaog Gazette, ban beeu notified l>v" Mm War Office that lur rob. Private Michael I >*ly. of the Ist Battalion. It -y»l MaaasM Fuxiliira, and tl- famous MM DMsJam, was killed in artion, in OsUipoli, i> July
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  • 89 11 Owin^ to a breakdown in the mechanism uf the ciutmatograph at tbe I'alladiuni there has been no show there far the pant three nights. Tbe iVfect has been remedied and the Palladium will be op< n again tbU evening when a new and interesting pro gramme is
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  • 68 11 U 'it. Freeman, brother of Mr. A. W. I r.iiunD. managing director of Rampont: Maa ami Auctr»l Malay Tin, Ltd.. has been killed in the Danlam 11.-. On<day, state* the StraiU Echo, this attic-ir went uut by liimwlf and shot six Turks. The next time he went oat be was
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    • 42 11 Blow, blow, thin wintry wind, hi i« ii yon know, liam, hail oi slow. You may bo must uokind, Kealiy 1 do not uiod. For I'm iinmnne secure 1 tale Woods' I Yi permint Core, 1-- »»ir« i I h alth bcliini.
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    • 425 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. THE FOUR Electric Starter, Electric Lights, Five Passengers, Complete Equipment. Price $2,400. WEARNE BROS., LTD. Pianos iwi Pianos o v MOUTRIE R I Organs E Organs SEND FOR WEST MTM.MUEB. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. ORCHARD ROAD. THE ONLY REAL THEATRE SHOWING FIRST-CLASS FEATURE FILMS. TO-NIGHT!
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    • 254 11 6GREENLEES BROS. OLD PARR' WHISKY Sole Importers: HIBBERT. WOODROFFE I CO.. LIMITED (Incorporated in England). Singapore Agents: THE INDO-MALAY COMPANY. RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM ADJOINING CONFECTIONER'S SHOP Bras Basah Road Singapore. NOW OJL^EIV From 9a.m. till 12 p.m. Ices, Cakes, Pastry, Cold Drinks, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, etc. AFTERNOON TEAS AND LATE
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  • 3902 12 JUSTIFICATION OF POLICY OF I'ROGRESS. The Half-yearly Meeting. th half yearly meeting of the British North Borneo i nuipany was held on July 29, ,i, I .i v < I IV., II wt, K i the lU. llou S.r \\.st l;:,lnuway (the chairman I presiding. Tin
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  • 476 12 Increased Production— Thinning Out the Trees. The fifth annnal general meeting of the shareholders of tbe Padang Jawa Rubber 1 Estate, Ltd., was held on July 27. at tbe 1 registered offices, 7, Martins-lane, Cannon|street, EC, Mr. \V. Arthur Addinsell (chairman of the company) presiding. Tbe Chairman
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  • 246 12 Where the War Lord Lodged In Stenay. Among the doctors and field hospital attendants who bave been sent back to France after a more or liss lengthy period o( captivity is M. Albert Avehne, a dancei at tbe I'sriM Opera. This young artist— his name is
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    • 307 12 HIGHEST-GRADE PETROLEUM PBODUCTS. KEROSENE DEVOE'S two brands. SYLVAN ARROW. BENZINE— PRATT'S MOTOR SPIRIT. LUBRICANTSOILS GREASES FOR ALL PURPOSES. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF N.Y. SINGAPORE: BRANCH. ARTISTIC CHINAWARE TEA AND COFFEE SETS Ancient and Modern Table Requisites. Suitable for Colonial and Foreign ase. A Gift from tbo Ba>t SOUVENIRS AND PRESENTS
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  • 873 13 1915. May. 19.— British have inflicted a severe defeat on the Germans near Ypres. 23.— An awful accident to a troop train in Scotland costs 158 lives, 150 being injured. All were men of the Roya Scots. 24.— As from this date, Italy declares herself at
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    • 107 13 The "UNION"|Hf Machine. >^\(\^ Absolutely U Reliable SU. THE UNION TRADING COY., SINGAPORE. THE "GARRETT" SUPERHEATED STEAM ENGINE (Fixed, Semi-Portable, Portable designs) 50%. :;|l|p The most successful aud satisfactory results on *^P: the Malay in T infields THE BORNEO CO., LTD., SI S^ Portable Forges. THE "EAGLE" This Forge is
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    • 157 13 HISTORY in 1965. 19 6- FIKTY null A(JO JULIAN FRANKEL ANNOUNCED 5 in tbe Mrait- Times o« August >;>, on PlMi .it, that tlio Bent word trade then exc!u«vtly bt Id by Germany aud Aattria Hungary was rip aced by British Bentwocd. ARRIVING THIS WEEK. From Great Britain IRON SAFES.
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    • 496 14 p BAOS JF AM iif.x «r PIIHTT. LlFl INSURANCE 18 WORTH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. WHAT OTHIR PROPERTY IS? THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. MMtmN, W.n.h-t~ M—a. mnt^~, LOMDOM OF-IC. SB. Old J«wnr. 8.0. Vks aas «»<M>OO dapositsa wttb fchs Ibbbbwi Oourt of ■nglaad, and eompliss with
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    • 306 14 INSURANCE. POLICIES ON ALL MODERN PLANS. BUN LIFE OF CANADA, 6, Battery Road. S. J. HOWB, 6 8 Manager. GUARDIAN ABBURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. LONDON. Subscribed Capital #,000.000 Total Invested Funds. £8,360,000 Annual Inoome .£1, 100,000 The undersigned. Agents tor tbe above Company, are prepared to accept fire and Earthquake risks
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    • 416 14 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUBTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital n 80,000 Shares of 430 each M 41,300,000 Reserve Fund 41,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41.300,000 BANKBRS Tbe Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank, Ltd., Tbe London County and Westminster Bank, Ltd.,
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    • 442 14 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID UP CAPITAL 116,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS Sterling 41,600.000 at 3/- 118,000,000 Silver 118,000,000 •88,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors .16,000,000 OOURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Laodale, Chairman. W. L. Patteadcn, Esq., Deputy Chairman. 8. H. Dodwell, Bsq IP. H. Holyoak, Bsq. O. T. M.
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    • 1054 14 INBURANCE. CAPITALIZING himself ii never thought of by the average man," who is a far griater a«m t than tbe stock, animaU and houses be dohscsros an" 1 who i prjtcction from uitow rd contiogPDc s ii his ti st consideration. Yet be ov«rlotki self protei tion and because of
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  • 1050 16 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Minister for Aeronautics. Gerald Biss, in an at tide in The Standard, says:- M. Viviani has announced that the strictest instructions have been issued to all military commanders to send back forthwith every skilled engineer or worker with technical knowledge to
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    • 135 16 DOULTON SANITARY SPECIALITIES. Sole Agents CENTRAL ENGINE t WORKS LIMITED. SANITARY ENGINEERS THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO. (Established 1883) MANUFACTURERS OF PURE ROPE 8 BTRAND CABLE LAID 4 STRAND 1/8" to 13" 6" to 10" 8* to 10* Prices, Samples and full particular* will be forwarded on application to Agent:
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    • 12 16 For Children's Hacking Coagh at Night Wood* Qxmk Peppermmt Com U 64.
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    • 149 16 MICHELIN TYRES For Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Bicycles are recognized as being Prices on application to DUPIRE BROTHERS, SINGAPORE. The Car which has the finest set of Engines you ever saw the type of engine which is made to wear and will not leave you in the lurch. Darracq
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    • 456 16 Indian Patent Stone. FOR FLOORING AND PAVEMENTS. 30 Years' Reputation lor Durability AND FOH BKlNtj Sanitary, Damp-Proof, Vermin-Proof and Fire-Proof. SOLE AGENTS Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE. PENANG and MALACCA. WANTS. TRACER WANTED Apply stating exp_rien<f and salary desired to P. D. Q co Straits Timi* 19 v HOUSE WANTED.
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    • 344 16 ARTICLES FOR SALE OOMNUT SEEOUNOt FM Mli Frum B-tllgro «a tree* For partiouiait and price-, apu 1 to A. FRaNKBL. Siglaf Bat.;tV or at Vu, n street <l 7 o_ FOR SALE. One ioureeated rubber tyred Victoria," in firot-cla;Hi order, a!-o harness. Apply A. Sujw, Rose Vila, Kpottiswoode Park Read
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    • 532 16 TO BE LET OR 80LD. 'URNIBHED BEABIOE RESIDENCES TO LET. BBLINDA andJUANITA to <nt tarnished, apply No. 0, Mt. Sophia II o OFFICES ID LET No. 1 -a, Raffles Qcay, Ist and 2nd Floors. Apply QUTHRIB Co., Ltd 14-13 a BUNGALOW TO LET. FAIRY GLBN 88 1, off River Valley
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    • 447 16 TO BE LET OR SOLO. TO LET Compound House No. 4 Devonshire Road. Apply OUTHhIS A Co., Ltd 19-6 o FLOOR TO LET To let, *nd Floor, No. 8, Malacca Strtet. Immediate entry Apt'l Meyer Biotbert 81 1 o BEABIDE REBIDENCE TO LET 4 bedrooms, bathrooms attached, water laid on.
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    • 487 16 NOTICES. GUAN KIAT CO.. 37. Phillip Street. ***** READY IN STOCK NOW 19 8 15. V 6 New Type Luxon Ploughs complete with spare shears, 8 New Type Negro I'loofch? complete with spare shears, 60 Nt w Patent Improved Latex Stra'ners, iOO Dozen Black Prince Axes 4 be, 800 Docen
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    • 532 16 KIAM KIAT A CO. 108 ft 109. Market Street. Telephone No. 421. Shipchuidlors, ciovtrument and Munieipa Contractor^. Bntate Suppliers and Com mifßion Agents. Soli Aointk The Mulcott Belting Co., Ltd. Best Maltiplar Brand Hair Boltings. 17 80-8 16 NOTICE. Strayed from Kouie, Cluny Road, the residence of Mr. Harold Latham,
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    • 237 16 Straits V)imes. ADVERTISEMENT RATBS— Miacellaob oas wants of e'Vory description are inner! Ed at the prepaid rate of tl per tout linos for on >or two insertions. Notices oi Births, Marriage*, or Deaths, if not exceeding fiur linea, tl each insor ioo For p.p.c. o uds, ou page 8, lit,
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