Malaya Tribune, 23 January 1914

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  • 23 1 THE MALAYA TRIBUNE. Vol: 1 No. 20. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914 Price 5 Cents. The Malaya Tribune, SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 19M.
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  • 185 1 ESE NAVAL SECRETS :losed. Reuter's Service. Jan. 22. ,i Berlin states iter trial quotaHi correspon-l from a letter bend office of kerta to the Tokyo vuys. Tt was t conclude a i Bjrreenient with AdIfl London while -■••with Admiral exists and is —1>. Why then
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  • 54 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 22. from Tokyo states n f has re_assen i D led. Minister referred Japanese relations and th« peaceful settlement n account of the a 3 Japanese at last was he Anglo-Japanese dwelt on the re- wth of Japan 's trade W" :i)e increase of
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  • 40 1 Th e Home Rule Bill. Reuter's Service. London, Jan 22. iagatS ;r b erlain,speakPton, said that no nan would recompi posed solution as was Home Rule Bill, y surrender was io :> history. Ulster self 11 would save her- "ght arm.
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  • 15 1 Reuter's Service. 'OX, Jan. 22. »1 I ations for -1 ha\e now
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  • 14 1 Reuter's Service. O.v. j an 22 <<• baa been •W j endicitiB.
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  • 78 1 FURTHER PARTICULARS. Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan 22. A leiegntrntom Syd/iov siates that Mr. Dowijr, lha in his (lescrptiun ol the Ambryn eruptions, says that one by one the mountains hurst into flames till ten were emitting molten lava. Two thousand live hundred natives were on the
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  • 170 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 21. Commander Seddon is aeruplaning from Sheerness to Plymouth to assist in the «earch for the lost submarine from the air. Liter. The submarine was found in 33 fathoms. Oil floating on the sea led to the discovery of the submarine. Lord Micheiham,
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  • 32 1 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 22, Lieut. Brandon, one of the officers sentenced in Germany for espionage, has been appointed to the command of the Bramble on the China station.
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  • 19 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 22. The German bank discount has been reduced to per cent.
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  • 34 1 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 22. Mr. Seddons, the aeronaut, in a flight made with a mechanic over a distance of 350 miles, achieved tne wonderful" performance of sixty miles an hour.
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  • 34 1 Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan 22. A telegram from Johannesburg states, that the new executive of the Federation of Trades Unions at a secret meeting dedared the strike off till further notioe.
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  • 64 1 QUESTIONS INVITING MUCH DISCUSSION. Reuter's Service. LONOON. Jan. 22. A telegram from Delhi states that the Chinese-Tibetan conference is making steady progress. There are many intricate questions being considered which are inviting much discission as to detail. It is impossible to say whether the business in likely'to
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  • 75 1 Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan. 22. The inquest has been held on Commander Hamilton Gordon, the commander of the- Thrasher, who was a cousin of the Earl of Aberdeen, and was found dead in his bunk. The verdict was death from natural causes. He was in
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  • 38 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 21. A telegram from Amiens states th?t the funeral service of the late General Picquart was attended by the Premier, the Minister for War, M. Clemenceau, M. Dreyfus, and Mait/e Labori.
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  • 50 1 Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan. 22. The first submarine for the Australian Navy has arrived at Portsmouth from the builders with a crew of thirty men, who will begin a course of instruction. A sister-ship will be ready in a few weeks when both will leave for Australia.
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  • 51 1 Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 21. Lord Esher, chairman of the Queen Victoria Memorial special committee, has reported the completion of the memorial to His Majesty the King, who has replied expressing his gratification at the accomplishment of the scheme and the generous support given throughout the
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  • 40 1 Reuter's Service. LONDON, Jan. 22. A telegram from Berlin states that the Appeal Court has reduced the sentences on the officers charged on August last in connection with the Krupp case and has acquitted two.
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  • 62 1 NON-UNIONISTS OBJECTED TO. Reuter's Service. LONflOU, Jan. 21. Eight thousand London coalporters and carmen have struck, demanding to be paid an extra penny a ton for building material. The Building Industries Federation have instructed the Trades Unionists to refuse the undertaking of the masters to agree to work
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  • 74 1 REDUCTION REFUSED. Reuter's Service. London, Jan. 21. A telegram from Ottawa states that the Minister of Finance has emphatically refused to remove the duty on food stuffs; affirming that the present time was iv>t propitious for a downward revision of the tariff. He did not believe that
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  • 62 1 TRIBUTES TO HIS MEMORY. Reuter's Service. A telegram from Ottawa states that the Canadian Parliament has adjourned out of respect to the memory of Lord Strathcona. Mr. Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier paid eloquent tributes to the deceased states man. Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Austen Chamberlain in
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  • 27 1 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 22. Sir E. Sbackleton has asked Sir David Gooch (scientist to the Mawson expedition) to accompany him to the Antarctic.
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  • 77 1 INVENTION OR WHAT A divided bottle has been patented by Mr. JohnE. Cardigan of New York City in which the bottle is composed of top and bottom parts the top part having a neck and being open at the bottom and the bottom part beinj: open at the top and
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  • 54 1 The interest in the controversy as to whether China should have a state religion and if so whether it should be Confucianism seems unabated. The President has ordered the voluminous correspondence he has received on the subject to be classified with a view to submitting the matter t i the
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  • 287 1 MR. H. A. LAW INJURED. A serious accident occurred on the 19th inst. when a motor car carrying three officers of the King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry struck the tree which stands in the street at the intersection of Fort Canning Road and Orchard Road and
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  • 170 1 We must congratulate both of our contemporaries upon their very excellent story about sharks at St. John's Island. The Straits Times," in particular, apparently turned its finest writer on to this absorbing subject. Describing the result of a pig encased in a rattan basket being thrown into
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  • 56 1 The German Chinese Silk Industry Company, of Tsingtau and Berlin, is to be wound up. Most of the company was acquired by the firm of H. Diederichsen and Co., of Hamburg, which firm has already sold the Tsangkou mill. The last balance-sheet showed that £87,500 out of the fully paidup
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  • 452 2 An interesting wedding took place in the Temple of Chang Fencing, Peking. The bridegroom was Mr. Hsu Liang, who studied for sometime in Columbia L'niversitv, and who is now ill the Ministry of Justice. His guardian is Minister Liang Chi-chao ot Justice. The bride was Miss
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  • 145 2 4 £7 genus ci formam regina pecunia donat." —Horace. 0 Goddess Fortune, hear my prayer, And make my wish at once thy care; 1 do not ask in houses splendid To be by liveried slaves attended I ask not for estates or land, Nor hosts of vassals
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  • 333 2 "Leonardo Da Vinci, the painter of that wonderful picture, Monna Lisa,' was not greatly attracted by purely physical beauty," says the Manchester Guardian." "He was a pure intellectual—one of the greatest and most universal intellects of all time—and when he drew the body it was either
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  • 197 2 NEW FEELING CREATED BY THE MANOEUVRES. An improvement in tbe relations between the army and the public was one of the results of this year's army manoeuvres in the opinion of Col. Seely. At the final meeting of the Manoeuvres Commission, according to a Parliamentary report, the
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  • 71 2 Although no definite settlement was arrived at. it is understood that the Dublin "Peace" Conference was a distinct success. Not more than four chairs were broken and only one gentleman had his eyes blacked. "I wasn't diunk, I was only intoxicated," declared a prisoner. "Ah," remarked the magistrate, "that makes
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    • 293 2 ALJUUSAWA Co. W. M. KaSSim, C.E., Consulting Architect. Architects, Commission-Agents Surveyors. 3, Raffles Place. ADELPHI HOTEL. The favorite resort of English and Continental Tourists, Families and Commercial-travellers. MODERN ACOMMODATION l CableAddres: HIGH LIFE I ADELPHI,' Singapore. WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION I iHni Code: HOME COMFORT! EAST i 1 fl 60 sth EditiOBSTYLE
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    • 260 2 A PICTURE THVT WIU TAKE A LOT OF BEATING For its super s Acting, Excellent On and 'Elding Power ENTITLED Che Wasirj! OR A HUM A X BR A Pathe's Exclusive bo present TO-NIGHT, AND NIGHTS ONLY MARLBOROUGH Picture The at RE. Bp i 2nd Show, Commencing We al«o havp,
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  • 1709 3 THE GURUNJEE TIGER. By Ran Oaur, in The Asian." It was dawn on the banks of a great river and what a dawn too -not the noisy, bugle-blaring awakening of an Indian canton* ment, but the attractive call of nature announcing that another ay was at hand in the
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  • 238 3 in a recent book on Japan by Mr. Bruce Mitford, which contarns a good deal of information on the volcanoes of Japan, is this description of Sakurashima the rib?. 6 Ir l ayS a of ,e r rfWe outbreak reported in our Keutorjnee»»»,». Mr< Mjtford ri H ','n In
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  • 10 3 The unsuccessful man is suldom a JfiubKuT;. sfulmi,niB vw<> n
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    • 236 3 The Straits F.M.S. Motor Car Co.. Motor and Cycle Repairers, Dealers in motor Accessories, €fc. Mead Office:- 50-2, VICTORIA STREET, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 1417. Overlands," the Favourite Cars of the present day ™n c obtamed from us on Hire at any time of the Day or Night IS^^fiffilSf and Dri
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  • 805 4 Singapore and the chief towns in the F.M.S. and the Colony are fast becoming centers of modern industry and manufacture. Oui mines are rapidly adopting the labour-saving appliances, and every modern plantation must have mechanical appliances of every description. With this rapid adoption of machinery there has not
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  • 306 4 CHARTERED BANK DIX( T NOT CONSIDERED BY AWAY, LAIDL FIFTY YEARS LEASE BUILDING. All progressive Singaj in their minds the pi Battery Road revised, and from the G. P. O. d evoted to vounz parks, a statue or two, and possibly a bandstand, shed tears of sorrow
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  • 124 4 The Russian untitled untitled and Communications a second weekly exprs Great Siberian Ra first train started from St. I eters burg on Dec. 23, and kutsk on the 29th. E the first train of thene* I a express service j Sunday, Jan. 4, and ai I London the following Satu
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    • 256 4 Motor-Car Repairs. WE are in a position to repair any make of cars, having a competent staff of European and Chinese experts, and most modern machinery. 1914 Overland Cars expected in a few days. Humber and Humberette cars in stock. Second—hand cars for sale. APPLY TO: THE STRAITS RICKSHAW and
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    • 87 4 Chs. J. GAUPP AND CO. Raffles Place, next to Robinson Piano Co. Watchmakers, Jewellers and Nautical Opticians. Fine Diamond Jewellery a Speciality. English and Swiss Gold and Silver Watches. Surveying and Nautical Instruments. SILVER PLATED WARE FROM MAPPIN WEBB, Limited Best Provisions! Best Wines!! Large Choice kept in Stock BY
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  • 536 5 MEETING. oa genera! meet- Brothers. Ltd., was v at tne registered Orchard Road, r r v. earne (Chairman rector I presiding. j"esent Messrs. Tan Kheam P. Gold and G. R T. Bainbridge, thf Secretary said —Before my oi you to prothe adoption of ante that are like
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  • 280 5 [We do noi necessarily endorse, the opinions expressed by a vy of out comtspandents.] MISSIONARY EFFORT. 7o tiw Editor of the "Malaga Tribune." Sir. —With reference to your splendid editorial in yesterday's issue, one would think that you must have written it either as a calm and impartial philosopher,
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  • 77 5 The Court Cards, bright and amusing as ever, opened at the Victoria Theatre last night. The house was hardly up to the average, but those who were presefit could not but* admit that the show was a most excellent one and deserving of better support. We trust
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  • 66 5 Quite a number of Trengganu Government officials arrived here by the 4> Krian" on Thursday morning. It is understood that these officials, among whom are the Raja Muda. Da to Mata Mata, Tungku Em bong and Inche Ungku Abubakar, have come to Singapore in order to meet
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  • 27 5 A Malay named, Mohamed Yusof, tarn by at Katz Bros., was charged in th*- Third Court, with th*- theft of some cigars and a pair of scissors.
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  • 405 5 S3? OPErTJKC MGHT AT TH£ PAIJJUXTJIL One of the most successful "first nights "we have ever enjoyed was that of tiie Palladium yesterday. This pretty, weli-furnished, well-conducted theatre was crowded for its first bow to the punlie. We think we may safely say that those who were
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  • 53 5 The annual prize distribution of the Singapore Chinese Girls' School will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. Parents of pupils and all friends and well-wishers of the school are cordially invited. Lady Evelyn Young has kindly consented to give
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  • 158 5 Dr. Warner prosecuted his boy in the Third Court for criminal breach of trust. a> a servant, in respect of $1.45. Accused was convicted but sentence postponed for migure print enquiry. A Malay woman, named Chek Mah. of Keifeso Road, was charged before Mr. Talma, in the Second Court, for
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    • 282 5 P"Tii Dot it mortals tc command success, bnt rw\ we'll do more—we'll DESERVE IT." f X OPEN NIGHTLY H THE MOST MDDXBS AKD UP-TO-DATE THEATRE LAND PICTURE PALACE IN THE EAST, j THE GREATEST HISTORICAL 3-REEL PR ODUCTION I IVAN HOE fc l\j slr Water Scott'? Masterpiece. Th* mos: Wonderful
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  • 743 6 Having received protests from time to time about the conditi >n of the prisons, and the treatment cf political prisoners in Portugal, the Daily Chronicle asked Mr. Philip Gibbs to investigate the condition of affairs there, to contribute as an impartial and independent witness a series
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  • 257 6 There is much of an entertaining character in the Indian Zadkiel's forecast for 1914, which is as usual remarkable for its comprehensiveness. Pundit T. P. Jyotishi, one is glad to note, does not anticipate that wars and revolutions will be 44 very widespread or terrible." He prophesies that
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  • 123 6 This club held its first long range competition on Jan. 17, conditions a sighter and 10 counting shots each at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards under N. R. A. Rules. The attendance was poor, owing no doubt to the uncertain outlook but instead of rain descending
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  • 158 6 A CAUSTIC COMMENT FROM CEYLON. M The Times of Ceylon" writes: It will be seen by the account of the Kuala Lumpur conference that the Malayan planters have found the task of reducing coolies' wages too formidable for them. They are not the first to discover
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  • 17 6 Life is hard. By the time your mother stops forbidding you to eat jam, the doctor begins.
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  • 463 6 (Special to the "Malaya Tribuue. 'J Considering the present price of tin and the state of the tin market in general, the following report from Messrs Vogelstein and wellknown metal dealers of New York, shows the tin position for the beginning of December 1913, and their forecast
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  • 126 6 With the approach of the Chinese New Year sporting and social events bob up locally, and cricket climbs into the foreground of the celebration. Negri Sembilan is coming in force, and an eleven is being rapidly assembled at the S. C. C. for the defence of
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  • 120 6 The command of the 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Bangalore, has just changed hands, Lieutenant Colon a h rles E A. Jourdain, v. b. U., from second-in-command I haying succeeded LieutenantColonel J. H. Ansley, who had completed the usual four years at its head. The new chief of the
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    • 108 6 Useful Presents for fjT^ CHINESE NEW YEAp Large Selection to choose #rom Perpetual T Table Fountains. l f& A. ?RANKE^^ VICTORIA STREET. FISH BRAND KEROSENE of 2 Tins. Trade Mark. The Best Oil on the Market for House Lighting. OBTAINABLE PROM: C, JOP CHIN HUAT HIN, 246, South Bridge Read
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  • 327 7 X0 r PATRIOTISM. YVaechter. a lormer S Surrey, and a 5 unty of London v nation. deliattack on the classes when onzer for the ming and disSir Harry threw cold the Territook no defence themof the com- -i *-,vf many importmty of Surrey, ties, too. who
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  • 59 7 Abdullah was le -Talma in thei ior driving ai Tanjong Pagar -niexnberea that the nally charged causing grievrash act in running named Gan Tiong, right leg. This i.ospitai where to have the leg 1? t further charge ot lorry when the was also prethe accused but
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  • 369 7 A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY. Tif inte j i' "CM an•! tii M j 1 ii prrpa" foT the annual inspection ><■< am) men nrueien ic junction of bcotland and Yon B Tn officers present wer« Capia Adjutant Ct W, •...•■-I Licutenam v*-. E Mann an< L nt H.
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  • 231 7 Big New Boat Building in Hongkong. Tin: Hongkong and W iampo.1 ..Cunipan;. have beet; favOOTed with tjte contract for the building of a new steamer for the Strait* Steamship Company. The new vessel is to Em one of 225 feet between perpendiculars with a beam of 36
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  • 297 7 ORIGIN OF A GRIM FORMALITY IN DEATH SENTENCE- Discussing the action of Justice Ridley recently in passing the death sentence at the Old Bailey, without assuming the black cap, M The Law Journal says Justice Ridley was well justified on tnis occasion in omitting the grim formali
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  • 323 7 King George.is extremely abstemious in his habits, smokes light cigars, and when he drink- at all prefers light wine or well diluted whisky. He rigorously observes the rules of health, and when in London is a familiar figure on horseback in Rotten Row 111 the
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    • 94 7 MEDICAL HALL, Ltd. :hemists. druggists and OPTICIANS. j Opposite the General Post Office.) I BRANCHES: j MEDICAL OFFICE, :orner of Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road. Open tiSI 9 o'clock every evening.) Hie Johore j Medical Store, l Johore Bahru. INSIST ON HAVING The Imperial Dairy Co.'s Best Indian
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    • 789 8 Austrian Lloyd UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. New Monthly Fast Line, Trieste=Shanghai From and to Trieste and Venice calling at Port Said, Su3z, Aden, Colombo Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. Due to arrive on or about Due to sail on or about 1914 »M s. s.
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    • 454 8 P. o. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT. MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about— MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europe). 1914 Connecting at From Singapore
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    • 582 8 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all
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