The Straits Times, 24 July 1916

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    13 1 The Straits Times NO. 25,167 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. JULY 24. 1916. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      41 1 PESTLES MILK LFOOD,, ES NUTR T"SiS TopNotchl KingSeorgelV ~m r **IBr^EWMEMMi RONEO DUPLICATORS (Government Model) A small shipment just received Price $55 complete RONEO, LIMITED, I**, Collyer Quay (iNCOBPuRATIb IN EmoLA>D) ASAHI BEER. MtTSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. Ltd. (In. okiokatkd in Japan)
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      116 1 A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS CONCERNING bear:brand milk. It is obtained from cows grazed on the famous Bernese Alps Pastures. It is therefore a genuine Swiss Milk of the highest quality obtainable. It is Pure, Reliable and Richer in cream than any other brand. The Lsnoet, London, states "Tbe Analysis
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      190 1 Cycle and Motor Cycle Fittings DUNLOP CLINCHER CYCLE MOTOR CYCLE [mrm covers tubes. /Jn \"S Siz s 26 2^' 24 x i 2(i x2W Motor Cycle IMI IV ll Sizes 88 x Hi, 28 x 1%. 26 x l! s Cycle I ill l^lP Pi wojector set iMI I It
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      12 1 MARTELL'S BRANDY. Soli 'Aobnts IOAMBON. 6ILFILLAN a CO., LTD. ;In...r|>..r.At*l in KngliiM.!)
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    British Casualties.
    958 2 Tbe following casualties are reported London, June 26. Killed.— 2nd Lieut. A. B. Phillips, Londons 2nd Lieut. J. G. Ralph. Londons; 2nd Lieut. K. F. Ruddock, Northumberland Fusiliers. Now reported killed. Lieut. R. L. Almond, R.E. Now reported died as prisoner, Liout. J. R. Wilkinson, Lancashire Fusiliers. Now
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      287 2 LATEX CUPS Glass, Porcelain and Earthenware. 'Phone 1770. 6-a, Change Alley The Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Hand-Book. Ibis bandy little bock has now n ached its TENTH EDITION, a ture indication of its un<fulnets. Price: $1 25 per copy; Post Free. $1.50. Publishers: FRASER NEAVE, LTD, Collyer Quay Singapore. 8 2—Bl-12
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      484 2 PREPAID TO YOUR PORT. fl-3^ Coventry Flyar* JMh"''^" £3. t0 to £9 Vv/mFAD cycle company.' itichu 0..ia319 livthpool. linplti on «i.« at Mattrs. T. L. Ootllnf Co STOLZ ELECTROPHONE I mm HEAR YOU, You need net talk BO load y. 1 cm boar every word you're Myiug clearly and distinctly.
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      192 2 Dog's Head Guinness The TONIC that cheers and soothes and doesn't harm. A simple nourishing food of high medicinal value. NOTE The above DOG'S HEAD Label is on every bottle. Refuse imitations. Sold Everywhere. 18 4— 14 7 K. TSUTADA Japanese Dentist, 74 74-1. BRAB BABAH ROAD Telephone No. 1246.
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      584 2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. MALACCA. RECONSTRUCTION OF PUN6GOR BRIDGE. SITUATED STH MILE. MERLIMAU ROAD. The Public are informed that the ternparary bridge is closed to all traffic in excess Of !1S cwt«. grosf. Caution posts and II iyi are post < I at the site during tho day and danger lamps
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    How Germany Can Pay.
    876 3 THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGG. Spheres of Influence. In the Nineteenth Century and After, Mr. Francis Gribble discusses the question of How Germany can Pay. He says the time has passed when Germany expected her enemies to pay all the expense*, and she will ultimately
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    70 3 Since the outbreak of war the German torpedoera have been constantly hunting the Rotterdam to Harwich boats, and ppies have been on the a'ert giving information of sailings, cargoe*. and passenger*. The German Heet at /.nebrugve has been reinforced, and it now includes i 2 destroyers, several of thru) being
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      503 3 »et in the tame Sargol make* Puny, Peevish People Plump and Popular. SAUGOL, the ennoentrated food tbat pats on rood healthy flesh, sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, builds np the tbin and weak, bring* back the rosy blush o( health, rounds out the skinny, scrawny figures
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      647 3 CHEONG BROTHERS, Dentists, No. 25 South Briged Road First class Mechanical dentistry, Oold Crown Bridge Filling and ValcaDite Doratirn of Wear guaranteed CHARGES MOIERATE. FULL LINE DENTAL SUPPLIES. Best Tooth Powders and Bmnius for aalt 1-1 If you wish to be healthy VALENTINE'sIIEAT JUICE PRICE MODEItATE. Sold by GUAN CHIN
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      1079 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O." British India and Apcar Line. (Companies Incori-oratrd in Enoland). MAIL ANO PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAIUNSS (Under Contraot witb His Majesty s Ooverniaent). For Ohina, Japan, Penang, Qeyton, Australia, India, Adan, Bgypt, Mediterranean Porta and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES.
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      808 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. (Incorporated in Slam). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringnnu. Bisut, S tuerak Bacho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telopin, Paoarai. Patani, Sra jora. La-son Kobaamui, Bandcn, Langsuen, Chumpon, Kohlak A Bangkok. Due Departure a. a. BORIBAT July 94 July 26, 3 p.m. s.a. PRACHATIPOK 31 Aug.
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      432 4 SJEAMER BAILINIB. THEOCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD., AND THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Enolind) la The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Strait-*, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool
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      533 4 STEAMER SAILINIt N.Y.K JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) EUROPEAN LINE A servioe is maintained betweo Yokohama, via ports, to Marseilles and London under mail ntntraot witb tl <•• Imperial Japanese Government. Tb; New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this servioe have been specially designed and oonstructed, and are fitted
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      419 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OSAKA SHOSENKAISHA (ImOMM > \'ki> in Japan) (Osaka Wsrcintlls luamshlp C« Ltd KOBE BOMBAY LINE. The Company maintains a rogalar eargc service with six s-.*iui,rn eallicg at Mcji Yokkaiobi, Hongkong, Singapore. Port Swottenbam, PunaDg. ooiouibo aod Rombay, and on the rut urn vuya«e cvlliuk at Tatioorin Singapore Hongkong
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      266 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INOO-CHINA STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incoki-uratid in England) 3tr*et S«pvio« to Japan via Hani Kong A Shanghai, and to Oaloutta via Periling, from Singapore. Taking oargo on through Bills Ladii Canton, Maoao, Swatow, Auioy, Cbelci linntiiin Niwohwang, YaD**.'.z<_ pjcts Fo -uoaa. tbe Pbilippines, etc. ntc en ■tatmspt Tons.
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      379 5 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the following places in Singapore: Kelly and Walsb. Ltd., Raffles Place. Money Chaogtr, Hotel de I' Europe. Mom y Changer, Adelphi Hotel. Money Changer, Hotel van Wijk. Money Changer, Raffle* Hotel. Koh k Co., Bras Basah Koad. Kwong Stng Chiang, Belegie Road. Low
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      102 5 BRUNNER MONO CO., LIMITED, Northwich, England. CRESCENT «fB'M'&.GW BRAND MA.NDFACTU3ERS OF Bicarbonate of Soda. Soda Ash. Caustic Soda. Carbonate of Ammonia. Sulphate of Ammonia Calcium Chloride. Pure Zinc, Etc. AOENTS, Straits Settlement.* and F. M. S, Ha WOLSMaEL CO*f Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. RUBBER MACHINERY "E" Type Machines MEDIUM SIZE
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    838 6 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, July 24, 1916. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, exchange and share brokers, issoo the following list of quotations this morning. The quotations on sterling shares arc only nominal. Norn. Valci. Bdt»b». Siluu. 3/- Allagar 2/. 2/41 2/. Anglo- Java 4
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      120 6 mm.* Xa. i^P S^^ Jt^l (Late ok iuk Robinso.n Piano Co.) Gives you full value for your money. TESTED CELLO STRINGS A 6O cts. D 7O cts. G 8O cts. C 9O cts. Per set of four $2.75 Violin A strings from IS cents to 25 cents. Selected SO cents.
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      559 6 COUTURIEUXS Preparations to assist Doctors. PRESCRIBE LACTIMASE for fl»tulenco, farred ton R u >, comtipMion and slimy motions, sick headaches, palpitation, disturbances ol the liver and kidneys, and skin diseases. It has the aim i action is soured miik, and cares all intestinal affactions. AZUFROL tablets for eczenn, all kin
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    135 7 FIXTURES. Monday, July 24. 11. I* W»t<-i r..»l a.m., .1.17 n.m r- I Reform Society, V.M.C.A., 5.15 p.m. Tuesday, July 25. High WnW 7.:0 am B.IH p.ra. Sin^np Wednesday, July 26. High Water. Mi a m Ml p.'U I*, and O. outward mail duo Thursday, July 27.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    167 7 EXCHANOE. SmaAPOki, July 24, 1916. OmLoxi-cM Bank4m/s m U/4|| Uemaod 2/4 i Private 8 m/l 21*1 On France Bank T. T. 828 i>N India Bank T. T. 174; Urn HoNocoMu...Bank d/d Hi On Shanohai ...Bank d/d 82 1 On Java Bank T. T. 1854 On Jafaii Bank
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    203 7 To-day. P. Swcttcnham and T. An-on IVrak 2.80 pm Ponti inak i, H. itiau tM pm Selat Pandjang, Bengkalif and 11,I 1 tL'in I'ontianak '2.80 pm Batu i'aliat Hong Wan 230 pm Malacca and Muar Kaka 8 pm KoU Tini;gi r .it 4 pm Kan^oon l'roridcnce 6pm
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    Train Services
    263 7 The mail trains from Singapore to- th north leave Tank Road station daily at 7.7 a.m. *nd 7 p.m., arriving at Kuala Lampi I 7.18 p.m. and 6.45 am. respectively. Tb' ihronpb expre*R to Penang leaves Koala Lunrcr at 8 am. daiiv, arriving at Penang at I*'.;- p
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    46 7 Tlir I' an I I) outward mail steamer Nore has left Colombo and is due at Penang at 10 p.m. to day. Sue will probably arrive here on Thursday morning, July 27. Tin I', and (>. steamer Khyber arrived at Marseille* on Saturday last.
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    Mails for Europe.
    104 7 uUc.n has b<«a called to tii« fact hktfl our irrirals ia 1. o.lon are mnch bebind tbo»e puhli-1.. d elsewberb. Our .■ive arrivals only wbeo they ate officially i -ported ,n I I >tioefl, aod do '•■'in datv tiikn that [rintetd abovr ha I bi«n n pnrW
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      751 7 NOTICE OF SALE IN THR COURT OF THE JODICIAI COMMISSIONER AT TPOH. Oivil Application No. 11"/1« fi. THE BRITISH RESIDENT, PERAK. BY HIS DEPUTY, T.C.FLEMING. DISTRICT OFFICER, LARUT, PERAK Charges. AND CHARLES EDWARD PATBRSON OF NORSEMAN ESTATE, BATU KCRAU Chargors. In pursuance of an order m;dc by the ii dicial
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      659 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE, one hot-air fan in good working order price 950. Write to Fan, c/o Straits Times. 34-7-26-7 WANTED, WILD ANIMALS, tigers, panthers, elephants and otber yarieties of wild beasts. Addrets Box No. 518, Kfaits Times. 247-267 SITUATION WANTED by an experienced book keeper and typi.t. Knows all
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      466 7 MORTGAGEES SALE Of VALUABLE RUBBER LANDS SHU ATE AT RIM, MALACCA, To be held by Public Auction rt my sale room No. 11, First Cross Street, Malacca, On Thdrsdat. August 8, at 13 noon. PARTICULARS: 1. All tbst puce of land situate at Rim, Malacca mar kid Lot Nc. 425C4,
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      494 7 FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (l.V OKI ■|>IiATKI> IN KN'.LAMiI Eastern Branch: SINGAPORE. FRASER CHALMERS' Rateau Turbines, Turbo Blowers, Turbo Compressors, Turbo Generators, all sizes. J 'irlS'k -v j BBfeHs»^^^^^ HIGH. LOW and MIXED PRESSURE Reliability and Low Steam Consumption ALS'I SMALL STEAM TURBINES Condensing and Noicondensing, from 5 B.H.P. ORCHARDING IN
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    The Straits Times. MONDAY, JULY 34. THE MERCHANT NAVY.
    1037 8 The Straits Times. MONDAY, JULY 34. THE MERCHANT NAVY. We have bad the privilege of reading a reprint of the Watt Anniversary lecture delivered by Mr. W. O. Abell, Chief Ship Surveyor to Lloyd's Register. He chose as his theme The Merchant Navy in Wartime and a vast amount of
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    24 8 Women and children marched in procession through Ohent on June 25, carrying a flag inscribed Bread or death Uhlans charged and dispersed the demonstrators.
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    38 8 At the V.M.C.A. building to-day, at 6.15, there will be a discussion amongst those interested in local food reform, and a pro l osal will be submitted t j form a society to further the objects in view.
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    57 8 i) n board tbe M.M. steamer Guadiaua which left this inorning for Saigon was the Aunaiuite prisoner Lam Van Luc whose rendition to the Government of Indo China was granted some time ago, and who is sent back to tho Saigon gaol from where he had scaped, aud where be
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    Malayan Fighters.
    803 8 MR. ALMA BAKER CABLES HIS CONGRATULATIONS. A Handsome Contribution From Taiping. We have received the following cable from Mr. Alma Baker who is now, it will be seen, as active in Australia an lie was in Malaya:— Sydney, July 22. Heartiest congratulation* on tbo splendid response to your
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    779 8 Mr. G. B, Mayill is to act as couimauriant during the absence from tin- I- .M.S. „f tin officer in command of the Malay States Guides. Mr C Marks, of the Chartered Bank staff iv Singapore, has been tranHferml be Manila. He left fur Hongkong on Saturday
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      120 8 "AMULET" Tobacco .1 /</ iih-class Miinliiiij tiilidiii). Cool and 1 1 an i' an I anil 4tm iml hum tin Imiijui. ON SALE AT IN 2-oz. A 4-oz. MOST DEALERS AIRTIGHT TINS LOTUS SHOE PERFECTION No. taMrf No 87 f;ack No. 69. P»teot No 14 bi^ k walking sboe p,"°
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      230 8 A PROGRAMME OF COLOSSAL MAGNITUDE To-night and 'l'o- morrow AT THE ALHAMBJLA Bench Road The House ot Quality— Tbe Home ol Feature Attractions. The Leading Theatre In Singapore. AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG PROGRAMME Bring your children and give them a treat. SECOND SHOW AT 9.1 S PROMPT PaTHE PRESENTS LITTLE MARY
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    THE WAR.
    3921 9 HEAVY FIGHTING. Second British Push Begun. POSITION IN EGYPT. Turkish Aircraft Attacks Reported. Rsi'Tri;'.» Tki.ki.hax-. London. .'ul> 2 1.20 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig says in his commauique: There is a comparative luil in tlu main battle area. Tli- enemy enter ed our front trenches on the Leipzig
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    Shackleton Expedition.
    79 9 Km tku's Tklki.kam London, July 23, 7 p.m. Official The Government has docidod to despatch the Hudson Bay Company's ship Discovery, which was specially built for Antarctic exploration, and which will be placed at the Admiralty's disposal, to relieve the Elephant Islanders if they are not i before
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    DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY.
    24 9 Rkl tkk'> Trlki.kam. London, July 23, 9.50 p.m. The death is announced of Sir William Ramsay, the famous chemist.
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    U. S. AND MEXICO.
    30 9 Keutik's Tilbukam. l.omluu. July Washington Negotiations ure progrt mm iug favourably with Mexico towards the ap pointmunt of a joint commission to sottli the border differences.
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    American Navy.
    61 10 Rrutrb's Tblkubam. London. July 22, 10.45 a.m. Washington I The Senate has adopted tbe Naval Appropriation Bill providing for a three years' construction programme, includ ing four Dreadnoughts. and four battle cruisers to be built immediately. It provides for an expenditure of 5315,H00,000 during the first year, or
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    BOMB OUTRAGE.
    56 10 Rictir's Tklecram. London, July 28, 5.30 a.m. San Francisco: Six were killed and twenty nine injured by a bomb explosion among the spectators of a Preparedness Parade. The bomb was concealed in a suit case and was placed in front of a house which was demolished. Several persons
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    ORIENTAL STUDIES.
    43 10 Rictik's Tklk.,kam. London, Jnly 21, 8.5 p.m. Sir Mortimer Durand has been nominated Governor of tbe School for Oriental Studies, by tho Royal Asiatic Society, in succession to Lord Reay who has resigned on account ot his frequent absence from London.
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    34 10 Rkctkr's Tklk.ham London, July 22. ['he Key. Frank Woods, vicar of Bradford, has been appointed Bishop of Peterborough. Mr. Skinner Turner, barrister, has been appointed assistant judge of tbe Supreme Court in China.
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    STRAITS' APPEAL UPHELD.
    337 10 Judgment of Penang Court Kictik's Tklbobam London, July 21, 8.6 p.m. Tbe Privy Council has decided that an entry in a family record ie admissible as proof of infancy in a money lender's action and has reversed a decision by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements
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    LONDON RUBBER SPECIAL.
    36 10 iFkum Oi it Own Coerksi'ondekt.) London. July 33. The following dividends are announced: luru .">, Eastern Trust 5. Anglo- Jobore 7j. Jiraw 20. Keuibia 5, Bukit Selangor 5, and Mount Austin 14 per cent.
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    Help for the Belgians.
    116 10 Mrs. Rupert Manasseh desires to acknow ledge very gratefully a cheque for 1857 25 from Mrs. Kingnley Ward. Sungkai, for transmission to the 'Juccn of the Belgians. I am so glad," writes Mrs. Ward. "to be able to send such a nice sum ifor lln- district)
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    42 10 Tliu troubles in and around Canton have again reached panicky proportions, and already orders have been received by dealers to soap— d khipaieaU to the Kwangtung Province. This extract is from the report ai Messrs. Polishwalla and Kotwa!' and yarn brokers, Hongkong.
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    ECHO OF A DIVORCE.
    392 10 Ipoh Resident Mulcted in £1,000 Damages. Mr. Justice Karrer Manby was engaged in the Ipoh Judicial Commissioner's Court on July 21 in hearing a suit between Aubrey George William Mends, Captain in tbe King's Royal Rifles, and Geoffrey Richard Stuckey, Lieutenant. 12th County of London Regiment
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    Y.M.C.A. SPECIAL BUILDING FUND.
    83 10 Y. M.C.A. SPECIAL BUILDING FUND. The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Vick, c o The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore, begs to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of the following contributions to tbe Fund H E. Tbe Governor i Sir Arthur Young, G C.M.G.) »800 A. D.
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    FRENCH RED CROSS FUND.
    42 10 Mons. J. De Courtois begs to acknowledge with thaoks the following additional subscriptions Already acknowledged $16,631 Mr. and Mrs. J Scrymgeour 50 Mrs. N. Gomes (Malacca) 25 Mrs. J. Spanjaard 50 R. Scjtt 60 A. E. Baddeley 50
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    Guthrie and Company.
    236 10 The matter of Sir John Anderson's petition for the winding up of tbe firm of Messrs. Guthrie and Co. Ltd. was men tioned in tbe Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Earnshaw. The Hon. F. M. Elliot, who appears for certain opposing parties, said that since
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    Singapore A.D.C. Performances.
    235 10 The Singapore A.D.C. had a dress rehearsal on Saturday evening, when Tbe (Queries and The Lay of Ancient Rome wore presented in full warpaint. Costumes and lighting effects make a wonderful difference, and the good opinion formed of the show at a previous visit was fully confirmed.
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    H.MS. MALAYA.
    1126 10 Gift of Ship's Bell by Former F.M.S. Residents. The following interesting account of what has been done, which will interest all Malaya, has been sent by Sir Ernest Birch to Mr. W. G. St. Clair for the newspapers of Ma'aya In tbe first week of February owing to
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    THE MAKING OF AN OFFICER.
    812 10 Junior Regimental Subaltern Introduced. In the course of an article in Tbe Times oa tbe making of an officer, C. N. writes Seated in a chair in the ante-room, smoking a cigarette, and s.owly sipping, with evident enjoyment, a sherry and bitters, is a young
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    "Star and Garter" Fund.
    66 10 A home for incurably helpless British Sailors and Soldiers. Tbe committee gratefully acknowledge the following contributions: Already acknowledged 119,577.73 Mrs. J. R. Nicholson 250 W. Yates Jackson, Esq (Christ mas Island) 50 Miss Purdy (2nd donation) 10 Sale of Exhibit Singapore Art Club (Mrs. S. J.
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    War Widows.
    120 10 Mr. Hayes Fisber, presiding at a meeting of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation on July 1, said tbat in the early days of the war Government did not expect to have more than 3,000 widows created by this war. The highest estimate was that made by Mr. Fisher
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    41 10 Mr. Pemberton Billing, M.P., was con siderably heckled when be appeared before tbe Air Committee on June 28. The chair man declared that not a single piece of Mr. Billing's evidence could be accepted in any court of justice as evidence.
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    SHIPYARD PRESSURE.
    528 10 Foreign Work and British Needs. There is no donbt in the minds of many British shipowners that the question of the large amount of foreign work now in British shipyards, needs to be tackled in earnest by the Government. The dry-docking accommodation available is strictly limited, yet beyond
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      53 10 Golfers may be interested to note that in the Hongkong police court tbe other day, it was held that a caddie, charged with being in unlawful possession of three golf balls, had a perfect right to pick up lost golf balls, nntil such a time as a notice was posted
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      Rugby Football.
      247 10 For Saturday afternoon's match, in which the S.C.C. again met a Naval team, tbe ground was in much the same state as on the previous Saturday. The players ploughed through mud and water, but the rumour that one man was drowned happily proved incorrect. It was a good
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      Keppel Golf Club.
      134 10 Following is (lie result of the match bet ween the Keppel and the Singapore Oolf Clubs, ai the Keppel Linke, yesterday Kki I KL. SlXltAI'OlE. IWhite I IWinter n 1 iBuckland I 'iMiloe J° iK.F. Binnie Clarke n 1 iBorneman '(Smith f° jAspinall 1 Hatchrson i 0
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    KIPLING ON THE NAVY.
    875 10 Thrilling Deeds of British Submarines. Mr. Hnilyard Kipliuu, in a breazy nanative of the adventures at the British subm.uir.i-t KM and Ell in the Sea of Marmora, "in a hunting ground strewn with perils and in waters full of eyes that gave no rest," states Commander
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    119 10 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 7. A lecture on Pragmatism will be given at the Amateur Drawing Association hall, Tank Koad, to night, by the lit v. K Hibbard at 8.1.'.. The lU v. W. Murray will take tho chair. All are welcome. Pickwick
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    88 10 At tho Ponany rubb r aaotios on Friday tlic following prices MM obtit.r Dirtiaou.l smoked -lie«jt 9112 to tl2'J Plain smoked xhn 106 107 Diamond unMuokod slu i t 103 108 Plain unsinokui sheet Mi KM Diamond suioked No. 2 93 Scrap crepe 69 76 Drown crepe
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    THE SINN FEINNERS.
    605 11 Startling Disclosures as to a Great Bluff. Writing in the English Keview on the Secret History o( thu Sinn Ktin, Major Stuart Stephens says buriug luy recent tour throughout Sooth WiMtiru Inland, made with the object of tracing the ramifications of the Sinn Fein, 1 became aware
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    198 11 Programme of drills, etc., for week ending Friday, July '24:— Monday, Ji lv '24. 6.15 p.m. Drill Hall > A S.KK.A'I S.V.U., No. 4 I'latoon. Mi. or Cyclist S< CllOO. i, Vi-ti ranx Co. umt v Co. 7 bui, Bakstier Itange Malay Co. 510 p.m. Drill Htll
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    Freak Performances.
    117 11 Tlit' last word 10 freak pt rformancea coiuen liutu New \ork. whrrr a |> JiHtimn named MM Harmon has junt Mined, havirt: »alki<l barkwardg all the way from Sau KranciTO. It Hcems that a ciub friend in I<d Wint bet him HP:. (NJ that be eoalda't oover the
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    SIR AUREL STEINS TRAVELS.
    319 11 Priceless Treasures from Chinese Graves. At a meeting on 6th alt. of the Koyal Geographical Society Sir Aurel Stein gave an account of the discoveries made in his third journey of exploration in Central Asia which occupied nearly three yean (July, 1918- March. 1916). In the
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    238 11 Outward. The following passenger bookings to tfae Straits are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings ma; be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list in London In P.
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    Search for Tin in America.
    295 11 Id view o( the interest in an adequate tin supply for tut' I'niteil States and the di-cus lion of the smelting of Bolivian ore on tbt Atlantic seaboard and possibly on Puget S> und, the publication by the I nitid State-. (ji ulif::al Survey of
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    The Right Way To Save.
    207 11 Mr MiKinna lias written to the Plymouth > War SaviDKS Committee in reference to a Htali iiit-ut tliat so lonff as people are saving money it does not matter whelber tbey luoo it to tbe Government or not." "Thin, be Bay#, "is very far from
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      766 11 VICTORIA THEATRE THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE WILL PaBSENT THE QUERIES ANO A SPECTACULAR MUSICAL DRAMA ENTITLED A LAY OF ANCIENT ROME In aid of tbe Star and darter Homes for disabled soldiers and sailors. Performances at follows: THURSDAY, JULY 27, under tbe patronage ot U E. the Governor. SATURDAY,
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      71 11 FOR A FEW NIGHTS ONLY After an absence of cix years HARRY DENNY assisted by MISS AERO in their spectacular effects and scientific illations MODERN WONOERS AND MIRACLES NECROMANCY AND DEMONOLOGY GRAND OPENING NIGHT TO-NIGHT in spacious tent, Beach Road Rtclamation PRK ES OF ADMISSION: First C ass... $1.50 Th
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      263 11 RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM ADJOINING CONFECTIONER'S SHOP Bra* Basah Road, Singapore, From O a.m. till 13 p.m. Ices, Cakes, Pastry, Cold Drinks, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, etc. AFTERNOON TEAS AND LATE SUPPERS A SPECIALITY. Moderate Chapel. 8 12— 7 12 APELPHI HOTEL SPECIAL DINNERS Thursday, July 27 Thursday, Aug. 3 Saturday, July
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    NOTES ON OLD SHANGHAI
    896 12 A History that Goes Back 2000 Years. B.C. The Key. A. 11.I 1 Parker. D.D., has been looking through some 40 Chinese volumes dealing with the topography of Shanghai and, as a result, has published in a current number of the journal of the itoyal Asiatic
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    SKILL SHAPES.
    205 12 Similarity of English and Scottish Heads. Tin I'iuhmhu luail." with its ull< ycd small uccipot, is familiar to e»< > v <•■»■ K t;lit ly or roDyly a deal has M b.uit on that In ».l MR an.i a kooU deal baa also been built uu the coDwisteoce
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    NEW INDUSTRY FOR BRITAIN.
    549 12 Diverting German Trade in Palm kernels. Of the existing supply of both palm kernels and palm oil, live sixths come from British West Africa. Yet tbe astonishing fact emerges that of this proportion three quarters went before the war to Germany for milling. Hamburg was the
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    HOT TIME IN " NO MAN'S LAND."
    536 12 HOT TIME IN NO MAN'S LAND." New and Fierce Fighting On British Front. Tbe old monotony of trench warfare on the British front in the west has been broken by raids or catting out exploits, which have given a new and fiercer character to the straggle. Both sides have now
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    MUCH NEEDED INVENTIONS.
    515 12 Suggested Means To Making Millions. The path to fortune is pived with good inventions, apparently. The recipe for piling up a million dollars is absurdly simple. Simply invent something that about nine tenths ot the people in the country want and need, and name your price. There
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    OPIUM IN Kt'ANGSI.
    396 12 Traffic in the Drug Said to Be Increasing. A few days ago, says the Linchowfu corre spondent of the N.-C. Daily News, notices were issued from tbe Prefect's Yamen stating that another opium burning would take place on a set dale, and accordingly at tbe hour named
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    Women's Limitations.
    176 12 Three practical women farmers who appeared before the Kssex County Appeal Tribunal, at Braintree. to claim the exemption of men workers, strongly opposed tbe suggestion that they should employ women workers to take the men's place*. Mrs. Mumford, fruit farmer, of C'tm Hall, said tl. .i most of
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    LETTERS HOME.
    833 12 Why Pay Rent in Preference To Dug-Outs The following Letter Home is taken from tbe Balkan News, a paper edited by an 1 officer and published for the Salonika Force. I Many of our readers, says the 8.N.8. Herald, will no doubt recognise the pseudonym with which it
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    A FAMOUS VICTORY.
    277 12 It was a summer evening, Old Bethmann's beer was done, And be. before the sandy shore Was sitting in tbe sun, Instructing for the hundredth time His grandson Fritz von Hoggenhetm. 'Twas where tbe German Ocean rears Its crests of snowy foam, We met and beat the
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      193 12 of fIJTPKTi^B "Four Oaks" WHITE ANT DESTROYER British made throughout. Price $35. 00. THE PLANTERS' STORES AGENCY CO., LIMITED (Incobporatkd in England) KUALA LUMPUR. MILES AND MILES GENUINE ITALIAN MARBLE FLOORING SLABS 18" x 18" and 24" x 24" SAME AS SUPPLIED TO GOVERNMENT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
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    Bukit Cloh Rubber.
    1142 13 LARGER CROPS, WITH GREATLY REDUCED COSTS. Distribution of 33., Per Cent. The ordinary general meeting ol the shareholders of the Bukit Cloh Robber Company, Limited, was held on Jane 16, at the roistered office. 139, Cannon Street, E.C., Mr. R. Arnold (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said
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      170 13 SALE AT WHITEAWAYS of Messrs. Katz Bros/ stock of CARPETS IADAyCCC f >o ro s white fine quaiity Japanese *»Hr nlitvC matting, 40 yards to a roll. A Y T l l| p Katz rice 1 0.50 HI A I I I Rll Our Sale Price 8.50 ODD LENGTHS OF
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      235 13 A PROOF of the SUPERIORITY of HAIPHONG "DRAGON" CEMENT I Contracts have been renewed for the supplies of Cement during 1916 10 y^pSLSjNk and to THE MUNICIPALITY mtft^ffl THE GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE \krns/ JOHORE Insist on getting Haiphong Dragon Cement and beware of imitations. DUPIRE BROTHERS, Sole Agents for the Straits
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      553 14 r Peace. Famine or Plenty. Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IB? THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFF.CE W,r,0h..t., Hou... Singapore --OHDOM OFFICE 3«. O.d J.wn,. «-O. The Company has 4M0.000 deposited with the Supreme Conrt of
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      397 14 INSURANCE. WTON IMUIMCE OFFICE, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Hongkong). Capital Subscribed. ..l2,6oo,ooo Amount paid up 600,000 Reserve land 1,800,000 Hiad On.ti, Honokonq. The nnd<jrsi«nod, having been appointed ifremtt of the above Company, are prepared 0 accept Marine Risks at current rate*. BOUSTBAD CO., Agent*. SUN LIFE c OF CANADA (INCORPORATED IN
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      465 14 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Honokono). PAID- DP CAPITAL 1)6,000,000 RBSBRVB FUNDS Sterling 41,600,000 at I/- •16,000,000 Silver ♦18,000,000 188,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 116,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS W. L. Pattenden, Bsq., Chairman. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. G. T. M. Bdkins, Bsq Hon. Mr. D.
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      517 14 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BT ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 80,000 Shares ot 430 each 41,100X100 Reserve Fund 41,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... •'1.200,00 c BANKERS The Bank of England, The London City and MidlanJ Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster
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      1084 14 INSURANCE. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INCORPORATED IN CANADA) A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE. According to the official statement of the Superintendent of Insurance for the Dominion of Canada, "The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company is one of the larger Canadian Companies, strong, well established and prosperous. Its excellent
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    1020 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The Malayan Market. Judging from the number of locally registered cars in Singapore, taken from a list published a few months ago, more money has been expended by Singapore people on the purchase of British oars than on foreign cars. There
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    71 15 The Dutch shipping companies' reports for the paat year show that they have made large profits, as we hhve recorded in several instances. Ten companies have declared divi dends of between 25 and 80 per cent-, five between 50 and 75 per cent., one 100 per cent., one 140 per
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      160 15 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES Used by the British War Office. COMBINATION NON-SKID. Durability f//y\ STsm "8 THE ROM TYRE and RUBBER CO., Holborn, London, E. C, CONTRACTORS XO H M WAR OFFICE. MEYER BROS., Singapore, Sole Agents for Straits Settlements and F M.S. GUARD AGAINST DISEASE Use Disinfectants and Germicides. The
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      209 15 -^f i inf ill a i■ r DUNLOP PHILOSOPHY Buy Dunlop Tyres, not because they are first in point of age that was chance— but because they are first in point of merit that is purpose. DUIMLOPI RUBBER Co, (FAR EAST) LTD, INC: IN HONGKONG. SINGAPORE Do you insist ~Vf
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      570 16 SAFETY TREAt)^? f|k TYRES vV 1' They convort every ounce of \wV ""1^ Engine Power into speed. vp^»'/ They transform treacherous surfaces into safe ones. /UjjjJ They repay every dollar ot cost f/Jjjff in miles of service. The Climax of tyre security. The Limit of tyre durability. SITUATIONS VACANT ANTEII,
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      575 16 SITUATIONS WAN TED. TYPEWRITING AND STENOGRAPHIC WORK WANTED duriug spate hours. Terms moderate. Strict y coclidentia 1 Appiy Work, c/o Strain Times. 16 6-16 9 bIIIATION WANTED by a quaiified dresser of experience, holding to d testimonials. Knows microscopic work Apply DreM-c-, c, o St'aiU Ticui p. 12-7— U-8 PLAN'IER,
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      840 16 HOUBEB TO LET. TO LET, Dunrobin, Barker Road, entry August 1. Apply Leo Cheng Van and Co. 17^n TO LET. Houses Nos. 7, 8-*, Chanoerj Lane Apply to Chin* Keng Lee and Co., An'-tionners. 1811 o TO LET. No 45, CairnhUl Road. Rent *60. Immediate entry. Apply to Ching Keog
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      515 16 KIAM KIAT CO. 1O8«nd1C9, Market Dtreet. 'Pbokk 421. Sole Agents. Tne Muloott Belting Co.. Limited. Stock for immediate supply i GALVANIZED WIRE Assorted Nos. BARBED FENCING WIRE GALVANIZED RIGGING WIRE 10-4—9-4 NOTICE. I, the undersigned, E. C. Seau, Civil Engineer beg to inform the public that on July 1, 1916,
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      209 16 JUST IRRIYED! Large Shipments of EUROPE BASS BROOMS BRASS CALLIPER GAUGES For Measuring Rattan BRASSO LIQUID METAL POLISH In large tins EUROPE-MADE MALAY PARANGS GALVANIZED TUBES Piper, 4" and f WE HAVE THEM YOU WANT THEM GUAN KIAT CO. 37. Phillip Street, Singapore. JUST RECEIVED A new shipment of GREEN
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      462 16 MOTOR CARS •phone 1 For HIRE Ay promptly attends 1 I II to your call with I VI comfortable oars, 111 day and night. \F V \J Charges Moderate STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE. US 219, ORCHARD ROAD. To ADVERTISERS As requests to make alterations in advertisements, such as changes in Bailing
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      329 16 Straits V)imes. Telephones. Editorial and Oenoral 70 Manager's Offioe 302 Job Printing Department 848 All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. AH communications relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc. should be addressed to THE MANAGBR. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Miscellaneous wants of
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