Malaya Tribune, 24 November 1914

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  • 42 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] AND J SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol. I.- •No 277. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914 Price 5 Cents. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914. THE GREAT WAR. NOTES AND NEWS. Cbc Iflalapa tribune* TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 363 1 PALLADIU M ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Premie Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NICHT! COMMENCING At 9 p.m. Sharp. TO-NIGHT H JUST ARRIVED BY THIS MAIL All Hot, All Hot, All Hot. A batch of German prisoners being The Perfect Scout. taken to the French Camps. *r> ju l r tt Canadians arrive at
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    • 140 1 G. Re COELHO, 52. Selegie Road. Piano Tuner. Dealer and Repairer. Undertakes To Play at Dances. TERMS MODERATE. 7-8 THE ART FURNITURE DEPOT, 167, ORCHARD ROAD. High-class furniture in Teak and Meranti, at lowest prices Superior workmanship. Estimates free on application. Telephone No. 602. 26-10 25-4-15 Under Entirely New s3?/
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    • 268 1 We Make Our Hall The 4 Coolest' In the District by Showing The Hottest 1 Programmes Call Oo ls-The GAIETY Picture Palace I JUNCTION OF ALBERT and BENCOOLEN STREETS. TO-NIGHT! All Red-Hot Pictures TO-NIGHT!! AN S. C. A, G. L. DRAMA 3 acts HONOUR AWAKENED s parts ADAPTED FROM PAUL
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  • 362 2 German Miscalculations. Allahabad, November 3. —The Pioneer writes —German calculations are wildly out if they suppose their doings at Constantinople are capable of awaking sympathetic excitement among the Mahomedans of India. H. H. the Nizam has given a prompt answer to that supposition, and, indeed, it seems
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  • 258 2 War Minister Blamed. Milan, Oct. B.—A Ministerial crisis which has sprung up suddenly over the army may have the gravest bearing on the attitude of Italy towards the war. The resignation of General Tassoni, the UnderSecretary for War, two days ago, has been followed by bitter
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 251 2 THE Xmas Bazaar is NOW open I COME AND SEE TOYS! TOYS! TOYS! AND I SANTA CLAUS STOCKINGS In Great Variety I AT I John Little Co., Ltd. CHONG FEE Co., M TAILORS AND GENERAL OUTFITTERS. JjrkĔ&fa 301 303, North Bridge Road, M/ 4 wM Juuctioo of North Bridge Bras
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    • 308 2 Tuition by Correspondence FOR Oxford and Cambridge Locals, London University Matriculation, H .ngkon* University Matriculation, Professional Preliminary Examination, S. S. and F. M. S. Medical School Entrance Examination AND ALL EXAMINATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH GOVERNMENT CLERKSHIPS IN THE S.S. AND F.M.S. Prospectus and Scale of Fee* on Application to THE
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  • 1128 3 I a Soldier and a Gentleman. (By W. Beach Thomas) My first meeting with a French I ."r on service was at a little village v t of Rheims. In walking behind lie of the French and English so as possible parallel v .;th
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  • 163 3 Allahabad, Nov. 6 —The Pioneer's London corespondent cables:—When the history of the battle in Flanders is made known it will be fouDd that the British army has been engaged in one of the severest struggles in history. It has fought with, and inflicted enormous losses by,
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  • 387 3 In an editorial on m The Great War—and After" in the Asiatic Review it lias remarked that the active co-operation of the forces of the Mikado in this war is another proof that East and West can combine in removing forces which are calculated to substitute
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  • 230 3 Honolulu, Oct. 25—The Japanese warships are still outside the coasting waters of three miles and the American authorities have ordered an American steamer to keep a watch over the Japanese warships that they do not violate the neutrality of the United States. The German cruiser
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  • 811 3 An army officer who is closely acquainted with the personal characteristics and career of General Sir Horace L. Smith-Dorrien, who is adding to his fine reputation in the present war, tells these new stories about him At the club after *a particularly heavy bombardment of Smith-Dor
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  • 559 3 Edited. I.—Mr. AnmnV Stokv (AOOOBDIVfI to Mr. Atkihs.) What." mumi our r» j»r« rit:i ti\ <•, "are your impressions of the battle of With the faflH of that hand which was not ma siing Thomas Atidni icntdwd tbi -mall p .rriiiii of head which wasn't >*;*.! a;- .l.
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  • 617 4 The meeting of the Federal Council adjourned from the 4th instant will be held to-day in the Federal Capital. It may be doubted whettier at any time since the Council was formed its proceedings ever approached the degree of importance now attached to them owing to the fact
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  • 593 4 With the capture of Antwerp by the Germans the navigation of the Scheldt again became, as it has often before been, a matter of supreme importance to Europe. A leading article in The Times points out that it flows through the territories of three
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  • 327 4 It was announced, with com able satisfaction, by most Lond and provincial journalmonth ago that at last the nut ties had decided to take dr.;- sures to lessen the danger from the presence in Scotland and Wales of large numbers of alien enemies, and whet the last
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  • 175 4 Tokyo, Nov. 3—An imp agreement for a loan for the lopment of Hankow h.tconclnded between the Chines Government and Peking repref tive of Messrs M. Samuel end I The agreement provides I issue, as required, of a leri bonds to a total amount £10,000,000 for the deveh
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 262 4 Robinson Co. Sole Agents Id tbe Straits Settlement* and Federated Malax State* FOR The NEW-HUDSON MOTOR CYCLES CATALOGUES PRICES on APPLICATION. DON'T HOARD YOUR CASH. Take out a good substantial policy in The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company, Limited. The head of every family should ask himself this pertinent question,
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    • 40 4 ST.-RAPHAĔL WINE DIGESTIVE, F0RT1FIING AND STRENGTHENING TONIC. CHOW KiT CO., Singapore Kuala Lumpur. TAN SENC CHONC CO. ARCHITECTS AND GENERAL AGENTS FOR BUILDINGS DESIGNS, ESTIMATES, BUILDING SURVEYS, Etc., UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION 14, RAFFLES QUAY (TOP FLOOR) Telephone 1280. CHARGES MODERATE!
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  • 534 5 Tin was up to $65 in Penang a pie of days ago. The Penang Prince of Wales War Relief Fund totals close on $2 J,000. :o: Tin is steady at in the 1 M.S. :o:— The United Sumatra directors i blared a dividend of 6J per —:o:
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  • 226 5 Will Italy Join in the Fray? Reuter's Services. London, Nov. 23, 1.35 p.m. The Italian ambassador has left for Rome. The new Foreign Minister is holding an important conference there, those attending including the ambassadors from Paris and Petrograd. British Attack Zeppelin Sheds. Freidrichshafen newspapers describe an
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  • 347 5 Details of the Operations. Terrible Work in the Trenches. London, Nov. 24, 12.55 a.m. The Press Bureau gives publicity to the following story of an eyewitness A Peaceful Day. Monday, the 10th inst, was the most peaceful day for months. The Germans had intended a
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  • 53 5 The Fighting in Belgium and France. Germans Still Trytft*. Est Without Success. London, Nov. 2.">, 2.15 a.m. Paris, p.m., Official The Germans violently bombarded Ypres on and the markets and Town Hall were destroyed. There was rather heavy cannonade in the region of Soissons and Vailly. Elsewhere there
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  • 75 5 London, Nov. 23, 5.15 p.m. A Paris communique states Yesterday was marked by violent cannonades. The enemy directed his fire especially on Ypres, where the belfry of the Cathedral, the markets and many houses are afire, also at Soissons and Kheimi. We had a warm
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  • 33 5 London, Nov. 24, 1.25 a,m. Paris, p.m., Official Cannonades continued to-day in the vicinity of Soissons and Rheims. The attacks by both sides in Argonne proved resultless.
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  • 37 5 De Wet Practically a Fugitive. London, Nov. 23, 3.35 a m. Pretoria Official The loyalist troops are hourly pursuing De Wet. 25 men are all that is remaining of his commando.
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  • 51 5 Both Fighting with Determination. London, Nov. 23, 3.35 a.m. Petrograd Official The fighting on the Vistula and Warta continues with supreme determination. There is no essential change on tbe Czenstochova and Cracow front. The Austrians in Galicia have evacuated Newsandec under Russian
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  • 112 5 Splendid Work of British Airmen. London, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. In the House of Commons Mr. Churchill presented a written statement regarding the airship squadron. Commander Briggs, Flight sommander Babington and Flight Lieutenant sippe flew from France to the Zeppelin factory at Fried richshafen
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  • 57 5 Absence of All Complaint. London, Nov. 25, 12.10 a.m. In the House of Commons Mr. Montagu referred to the total absence of complaint on account of the new taxes. We have reason to be proud, he said, of the manner wherein all classes had met the sudden
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  • 69 5 Carman Submarine 0 It Bammd and Soak. London, Nov. 24, 1.10 a.m. The Admiralty announce that a British patrol vessel rammed German submarine UlB on the north coast of Scotland to-day. An hour later the submarine was seen on the surface flying the White Flag,
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  • 177 5 {Courteously supplied by French Consul-) Officially Communicated. Paris, November 21, 6.50 p.m. Communique—Yesterday was much like the two days before. Our artillery had the advantage at Nieuport We have repulsed at Hollbeke two furious attacks of the German infantry, and have showed the superiority of our batteries
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  • 87 5 Spread False Scare Reports in Penang Now Being Tried by Court-Martial. (Tribune Special) Penang, Nov. 23. A Court-martial, the first ever held in Penang, consisting of Major Cotton, Lieutenant Boyce, and Lieutenant Mann, is trying a Kling, charged with recently spreading a report to the effect that
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  • 88 5 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs I Ching Ken# Lee and Go's saleroom yesterday afternoon Two pieces of freehold land situate at Rangoon Road, area 0,141 sq. ft, bought by Mr. Gow Khek Sin for $530. Freehold land and house No. 3 at Lorong
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  • 91 5 The Times correspondent in France is impressed by the resolute calmness of the French troops, and the entire confidence of ultimate victory animating the people of the towns and villages. The steadfast serenity and tenacity of General Joffre is emulated by all his countrymen, and the determination
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  • 128 5 The Echo understands that Mr. C. E. Maconochie, formerly branch manager in Penang of the BritishAmerican Tobacco Co., will not return to the Straits as he has been appointed manager for South China and will reside at Hongkong. The annual general meeting of Bukit Kajang Rubber Estates, Ltd., is to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 57 5 Is Italy Joining in the Fray Momentous Conference of Italian, Russian, French and British Diplomatists Proceeding in Rome. MORE FIGHTING IN THE BLACK SEA REGION. Russians Steadily Advance on Erzeroum. British Aviators Destroy Zeppelin Shed in Germany. New Taxes Produce Great Demonstration of British Unity, Concord, and Patriotism. The Great
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  • 949 6 Agony of Wounded Soldier. Graphic Letter. Private P. J. Grace, of the Ist Northumberland Fusiliers, has sent home a graphic description, given in the Dublin Evening Mail, of his adventure during the Battle of the Rivers, of which the following are extracts The Germans held a
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  • 251 6 Court of Appeal. Before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. M. L. Woodward, Mr. Justice Earnshaw, the Puisne Judge, and Mr. Justice Ebden, of Penang. The Court of Civil Appeal commenced its sittings at 2 p.m. yesterday, when Mr. E. R. Koek on behalf of Mr. B. P. D'Silva
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  • 158 6 A message from Hankow dated Nov. 1 states that the officers of the British gunboats Widgeon and Teal, who were interned in Chungking, arrived at Hankow at the end of October in civilian dress, as the Szechuan authorities would not allow r them to
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  • 67 6 The N.S. Courant is informed by wire that pneumonia is prevalent amongst the German troops at the Belgian front. Several cases of German soldiers going out of their mind are also reported. :o:— The export of tobacco from the Sumatra East Coast has been stopped for a while owing to
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  • 410 6 A New Zealander at Samoa, writing to a friend locally, gives some further particulars of the landing of the New Zealand force at Samoa. The troopships, he writes, convoyed by the Australia, Melbourne, Psyche, Philomel and Pyramus, anchored in Apia roads At 10 o'clock on the
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  • 253 6 His Majesty the King of Siam has conferred upon Mr. M. L. R. de la Mahotiere and Dr. H. Campbell Highet the dignity of Knight Commander of the second class of the Most Noble Order of the White Elephant. —:o: At present the business being done in the Manchester market
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 258 6 NORTH BRITISH CLINCHER MOTOR TTfRES THE TYRES THAT ARE SUPERIOR BECAUSE They are made of Plantation Rubber. They cannot, 14 Saw with the Wheels' Motion. You have longer Tyre Life and Less Punctures. You become a stranger to bursts and wayside worries. ASK FOR OUR PRICE LISTS. GASOIENE LIGHT GYCIE
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  • 685 7 Great Ovation For Friar Marcos. Redfern Well Beate*. London, Oct. 17.—Victories of peace and war were in unhappy conjunction at Newmarket. Unhappy because the triumph of the King's colt Friar Marcus in the Middle Park Plate was an event lending itself to public rejoicing, and the
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  • 77 7 REVISED TIMES Singapore (Tank-Road) Daily. Mail Daily leaves for north at 7.7 a.m. and 7.0 P.m. Other trains leave J oh°re at 9.0 a., 10.-".» a., noon, 1.30 p., 2.55 p., 4.1 p. Mail arrives from north at 8.16 a.m.and i.,14 pm Trains leave from Johore 7J, 8.4i,
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  • 65 7 Singapore, November -M On Loudon Bank 4 m/s. 2/4 7/16 Demand 2/4 1/16 Private 3 m/s. 2/4 3/4 On India Bank T. T. IHj On Hongkong— d/d 25J On Shanghai Bank d/d. On Jay Bank T. T. HH Ou Japan Bank d/d. 11*4 Sovereigns—buying rate $8.54 India Ceil Bills
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  • 54 7 The mortality returns for the week ending 14th November give the number of deaths as »7, of which 159 were malea and h males, while the ratio per mille was 86.01. The principal cause* of death were convulsions bronchitis 12, malarial onten 1 1 bi ri bad U, phthisis 01«
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    • 226 7 JIU-JITSU vs WRESTLING Professor Hagio, tbe .Jiu-Jitsu expert h;«s been challenged to fight against Wats Singh cad Baga Sinjh. two wellknown Bengali Wrestlers, THE MATCH WILL TAKE PLACE ON Thursday, 26th November, 1914 AT 9 P.lt SHARP At The THEATRE ROYAL. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. ADMISSION BY TICKETS ONLY Ist Cla—
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    • 465 7 NOT,CE CREDIT! CREDIT I CREDIT 1 If You Want Credit Come to os. WE STILL BELIEVE IN CREDIT. HIN WATT CO., THE UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS OF Hardware Iron a Needle ta aa tacaer. TENTS FOR CIRCUSES, CINEMATOGRAPHS, SHOWS and other purposes. CANVAS WORK of all descriptions by skilled workmen. BOON SENG
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 336 7 FIXTURES. Tuesday, 24th. Pula® Robber and Produce Co.. Ltd., Annual Meeting. Evatt k. Co. Noon. Hoon. First Quarter. Sigh water: —3.35 ajn. 7 ft. *> ins.; 2.24 p.m 8 ft. 4 ins. Wednesday, 25th. Sigh water —4.42 a.m. 7 ft. 4 ins.; 3.46 p.m. 7 ft. 9 ins. Thursday, 26th.
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  • 114 8 Drowning Fatality. A fatal accident occurred at Rangoon a few days ago, when A. Bentley, the chief saloon steward of the steamer Warwickshire, was drowned. It appears that the deceased and three other members of the crew were going ashore when the dinghy capsized and all were precipitated
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  • 56 8 The Ceylon authorities are not letting the grass grow under their feet, for the captured German tonnage is now being used to carry goods from the island to various parts of the British Empire. The tonnage captured by Colombo is great, and as the class of vessel is
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  • 102 8 The Nederland S. S. Co. have added another fine liner to their fleet in the Jan Pieterszoon Coen. With a displacement of 15,600 tons, she is the largest vessel of that company. Two sets of triple expansion engines will drive her at a speed of fifteen
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  • 43 8 Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador at Washington, having called the attention of the State Department to alleged violations of neutrality near the Philippines, where a German ship is believed to have coaled at sea, an investigation was immediately ordered.
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  • 237 8 The Egyptian Government have notified the representatives of foreign maritime Powers in London that they intend to remove from the Suez Canal those ships whose continued presence, owing to their desire to use it as a haven of refuge, tends to interfere with the
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  • 81 8 Amongst the vessels recently sheltering in the Suez Canal were five steamers ol the Hansa line, one Rickmers vessel, the Annie Kickmers, of 4,083 tons, the Nordd. IJoyd steamen Helgoland, 5,666 tons. DerAinger, 0,144 tons, at Port Said,and the Ltitzow, 8,820 tons, at Sue/. There was
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  • 45 8 The Echo dc Paris roporti from Marseilles that the French torpedoboat destroyer Casablanca has taken, 20 miles outride Marseilles, the Dutch steamer Konioph) Emma, homeward bound from Batavia. with a cargo of various merchandise for Hamburg. The vessel was brought into harbour.
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  • 181 8 The following notice has been issued by the principal port officer, Rangoon, in relation to traffic on the Rangoon river during fogs It is notified for information that all vessels are hereby warned that during fogs all traffic on the river below a line drawn from Pegu Point
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  • 36 8 New Charts Plans of the Yang-Tze-Kiang estuary (1288) Indian West Coast, Achra River to Cape Rarnas (740) do Malabar Coast from 9-53 to 8 40 North latitude (750); Borneo Nosong Point to Ambongßay (2111).
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  • 99 8 The lighthouses around the coasts of Australia have been taken over by the Commonwealth Government, the authorities are making arrangements for big improvements at the different stations, while new installations are to be provided where necessary. The question of communication with the shore is also under consideration, and,
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  • 74 8 Notice to Mariners: Malacca Strait, Sumatra. Sungei Panei, approach Alterations in buoyage. Tanjong Perapat, Lat. 2 degrees 44 mins. N long. 100 degrees 03] mins. E. The following buoys have been withdrawn (u) The black conical buoy with stall' and ball formerly situated in the position of the
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  • 121 8 In the course of a very able review of the tin mining industry of the F.M.S. in the Mining and Scientific Press, Mr. W.E. J. Vallentine says The output for 1913 was 50,127 tons of metallic tin, of which the Chinese produced over 42,000 tons or 85
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  • 165 8 "Common Sense" The telegraphic news-item, dated Calcutta, Nov. 5, to which you refer, was reproduced with a number of others from a Ceylon journal exactly as printed therein. You are doubtless quite correct in suggesting that somebody has made a mistake. Apparently it should have read 14 Armenians, Jews etc,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 560 8 MATERNITY HOME AND NURSERY FOR BABIES. Ladies and Children's Under Clothing, Infants' Layettes etc.. MADE TO ORDER. Registry Office FOR NURSES AMAHS Dry Cleaning Depot Terms on Application to Mrs. KRAAL 213, ORCHARD ROAD i 28—5 J. M. JAYATILAKA, :o: Licensed Surveyor OF VAST EXPERIENCE Counting over 35 years' service
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  • 751 9 Bombs In Canton. Canton, Oct. 30 Over a hundred people were in jo red in tbe bomb outrage on the 27th. The Government is very vigilant. Canton, Nov, 2.— There have been four bomb outrages within a week, the casualties amounting to sixteen wounded and twenty-Bix killed. Bomb-User
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  • 120 9 The Calcutta Turf Club has notified that the 44 German Cup race is eliminated from its programme and will be replaced by an extra event to be known as the Stewards Plate —a change, certainly, for the better. The 1914-15 Tolly gunge Meeting is abandoned. Judgment by consent was entered
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 153 9 X'MAS CHROS. A new and wide selection of Tuck's Christmas and New Year Cards has just come to hand. Moderate prices have been marked ranging from 5 cents upwards. Other goods stocked by us. and of interest to you are handsome 1915 Calendars, sixpenny and other novels; Postcards of Singapore
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