Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 December 1912

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 281 VOL. LXX. SATURDAY, 7th DECEMBER, 19!2. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • 719 2 1,— 5 T. COOPER-ABBS MATRIMONIAL MLSFIL’. CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN, The Cooper-Abba matrimonial misfit was again the subject of an action in the Singapore Supreme Court on Monday when Bryan Cooper-Abbs petitioned Mr. Justice Sproule for a judicial separation from his wife, Ethel Henrietta, and for the
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  • 152 2 Sir Francis Spring’s report on the Madras Port Fund for 1911-12 gives some indication of the increasing popularity of Burma and the Straits Settlements as a field for the employment of Indian labourers. The total number of passengers, who sailed from Madras for Burma was 39,361, while those
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    • 995 2 SITUATION VACANT. lah^ de m nd T, 2 LTD WANTED. A DIVIDEND of 1/- per share has been xx declared payable in London on the JUNIOR Field Conductor able to nth December, 1912, ani will be paid work Tamils. Salary to star* $4O to all local Shareholders as soon as
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    • 997 2 —-x MUIR HORSE CLOTHING. IT is an acknowledged fact that no animal is more susceptible to colds and chills than the horse. It therefore behoves all horse owners to provide adequate clothing during cold weather. If you have uot already obtained your horse clothing, drop us a line for samples.
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  • 1617 3 MR. L. PREECE’S EVIDENCE. The select-Com ruit tee of the House of Commons, which is inquiring into the Marconi contract, heard on November 6, the evidence of Mr. Llewelyn Preece, an engineering expert who has had experience of tjlP construction of wireless telegraph stations in different parts
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  • 194 3 SUNDAY, DECEMBER S. Church of England. St. George’s Church. —Matins (Choral), 8 a.m.; Holy Communion, (Plain), 830 a m.; Holy Communion, (Chinese), 9.30 a.m.; Sunday School, 5 p.m.; Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m. S.P.G. Mission. St. Mark’s Church, Butterworth.—Evensong and Sermon, 5.30 p.m. Bukit Tengah.—Matins and Address, 9.30a.m.;
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  • 242 3 Saturday, December 7. Tronoh Extended, meeting, noon. Band. Golf Club, 6 p.m. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Sunday, December 8 2nd Sunday in Advent. Immaculate Conception, B. V. M. Volunteer Class Firing; Recruits A Co. Moadav. December 9. Volunteer Recruits, A and
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    • 351 3 Experiments on Fiuinan Beings have proved the body-building power of Bovrii to be from 10 to 20 times the amount taken. BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. THE KING. CONTRACTORS TO THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY. THE WAR OFFICE. THE INDIA OFFICE. Milkmaid Milk LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. Milkmaid condensed Milk the
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 115 3 The Tides. Date. H. W. L. W. H. W. L. M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. Dec. 7 11-24 5-49 11-33 534 8 Nil. 6-26 12-04 6-13 9 12-06 7-02 12 43 6-50 10 12-40 7-37 1-21 7-36 11 1-13 811 1-57 8-01 12 1-43 843 2-31 8-34 13 2-12 9-14
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    • 20 3 The Moon. O New Moon Dec. 9 Fii si Quarter 17 O Full Moon 24 Laa r Quar er 31
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 16 4 EASY WIN FOR WELLS. London, December 6. Bombardier Wells beat Rodel in the second round.—Reuter.
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    • 575 4 A great improvement in the gallops at the Race Course was witnessed by those who attended the training this morning the attendance was also fairly good, four ladies being pieient, namely, Mrs. Michell, Mrs. Peel, Mrs. Jamieson and another. The weather was excellent, and the going the very
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    • 103 4 The first match of the semi-final of the Association Cup will be played this evening between the Crescent Star and Everlasting. Mr. S. M. Idid has been appointed as referee in the match and neutral linesmen will be appointed by the referee. The Crescent Star met the Everlasting sometime
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  • 67 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefined tin in Penang is $112.55 per picul, buyers, no sellers. Tin in London is quoted at £225 10«. spot and £225 three months. The following is the local report to-day :—Singapore Straits Trading Co., Ltd., $113.12|; Penang: Straits Trading Co., Ltd., nil;
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  • 75 4 The export of tin from Perak for November, 1912, excluding Upper Perak (“Advance figures liable to correction,”) totalled as follows Pikuls Katies. Block tin 6,411 44 Tin ore 34.254 36 Duty $632,311 cts. 49 The output of the Rihman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, during the month of November was
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 386 4 [To the Editor oj the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, As I have sent yesterday a requisition to the Secretaries, Lunas Rubber Estates Limited, asking them to arrange for an extraordinary general meeting for the purpose of considering the 3 propositions contained in the enclosed paper, I shall
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  • 203 4 INCIDENTS IN THE HARBOUR. Two deaths by drowning occurred almost simultaneously in the harbour, this morning. At 6-52 am. whilst the ss. Seang Bee from Rangoon wag coining into port, a Chinese deck passenger jumped overboard between Pulo Tikus aud the Quarantine Buoy. The master of the
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  • 123 4 An inquest was held yesterday afternoon by Mr. Colman into the circumstances of the death of one Sahat, a Malay aged 40, who was found with his throat cut in a house in Jelutong last month. Evidence pointed out to the fact that he was alone in
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  • 58 4 The annual Cambridge Local Examination takes place at St. Xavier’s Institution on Monday when Mr. A. E. Pringle, Inspector of Schools, will preside. The following is the enrollment of candidates:— St. Xavier’s Ins itution 80 Anglo-Chine-e School 49 Penang Free School 48 The Convent 50 Government Girls’
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  • 373 4 The following outputs for November are to hand: •Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) lbs. 7,331 Anglo-Sumatra 29,762 Allagar 11,500 Arundel 1,184 Anglo-Johore 6,669 Ayer Hitam 2,905 Asahan 1,722 Ayer Kuning 2,450 Buaya 10,560 Bakap 10,064 Batu Matang 4,790 Banteng 11,613 Bukit Timah 11,002 Bagan Serai 10,250 Batak Rabit 7 750
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 455 4 AMUSEMENTS. INCIDENTS» of the WAR in the Balkans (Graphic Sup.) Is one of tlie chief attractions i'i this Particularly Strong and Exhilaating Bill-TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT! SATURDAY NIGHT. AT George Town Kmematograph, KUALA KANGSA ROAD THEATRE HALL 6 New A.B.’s of the Most Amusing Kind and a Larger Variety of Makers
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    • 731 4 Xy IxiW fW, vCT? 1 WWW' il V F SUCCESS H AND SOME OF ITS PENALTIES. Miss Madge Temple tells how she keeps faith with her audien An appreciation of Dr. Williams* Pink Pills. The desertion of theatrical engagements of nerve weakness. I in favour of the variety stage by
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  • PLANTING AND MINING.
    • 1367 5 I.— Financier. ESTIMATES EXCEEDED—PROGRESS OF PLANTING. The second ordinary general meeting of the Tanjong Malirn Rubber Company, Limited, was held on Nov. 14, at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court, E. C. Sir Frank A. Swettenham, G.C.M.G. (the chairman of the company), presiding. The Secretary (Mr.
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    • 957 5 ANALYSIS OF RETURNS. The tin position the more one studies it grows the more rema r kable. The last issued returns of F.M.S. exports from January to October show an increase in export of the ore of fortytwo thousand pikuls or say about nine per cent.
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    • 326 5 —S.F.F. Is it possible on an economically sound basis to make people cultivate products which are the necessities of life, but the profits either from the labour or the sale of which are not so great as from the cultivation of other things which are not necessaries of
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  • 27 5 Prnang :—The E. <fc O. Hotel, The Crag Hotel Norman, Runny mede Hotel and Hotel de Europe. Ipoh —The Grand Hotel. Rangoon :—Strand Hotel.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 562 5 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,650,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 Head Office 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hamburg Puket Bombay Ipoh Rangoon Bangkok Karachi Seremban Batavia Kobe Singapore Calcutta Klang Shanghai Colombo Kuala Lumpur
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    • 253 5 The Ceylon Manure worhs, A. BAUR, PENANG BRANCH. Penang, Ist November, 1912. PLANTERS are hereby informed that a Branch has been opened in Penang and that all Correspondence should be directed in future to THE CEYLON MANURE WORKS, A. BAUR, Penang. Office: f.M.S. Railway Building. NO. 1, Telegrams: Fertilizer Penang.
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  • 996 6 Some fiction readers have a habit, and this is one not confined to the ladies, before settling down to read a novel, of turning to the last chapter to see what kind of an ending the writer has given to the storv. We plead guilty to doing
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  • 765 6 Mr. and Mrs. Kendall are leaving the F.M.S. on a trip to Australia aud England early in January. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kock will celebrate their silver wedding at Port Swettenham on 21 st Decemb r. Two lady medical officers are to be selected in England for
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  • Our Lonnon Wire.
    • 180 6 SHARE MARKET STRONG. LATEST DIVIDENDS, AG. specraZ Londox, Dbcbmbbr T The following forward sa l es announced Bukit Sembawang Rubber Q o Ltd., twelve tons at 4/41 a j b Bukit Panjong Syndicate, Ltd. six tons, smoked, at 4/6. Seremban Rubber Estate, Co. Ltd., twelve tons, scrap,
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  • 28 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 7. At the Malacca auction the following prices were realised Ist Sheet $225 Scrap Crepe 180 Bark 1"' Untreated 135
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  • 83 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 7. In the Appeal Court in the case of Hi! versus Guthrie Co. over the sale of a steam tractor and plough a' Bukit Asahan the court found the appellant liable as regards the tractor which was ordered on his own
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  • 53 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 7. The Governor has had a private view of the Automatic Telephone foi whu h United Engineers Ltd. are ageu’s. The meehanism establishes speed by mechanics, aul nections without the ai working board. Th. operati... ar successfully I» Amerio», Can. Epsom, London,
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  • 19 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 7. Copra Ba’i is quoted at $ll-40, Best, $11.50 Opium, uncertified,
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  • 30 6 Reuter. London, The death is announced at years, of Sir John j g j on of the Judge of the King’s Bench Q High Court of Justin
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    • 516 6 P Builds up Hi I after Illness I E| The combined healing, tonic and strengthening properties of Angier’s |g| Emulsion make it invaluable after any illness affecting the lungs or El El digestive organs. It heals the diseased tissues, improves appetite and El H digestion, and builds up health and
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    • 70 6 TO-DAY S CONTENTS. Page 2.— Separation By Law. Page 3.— The Marconi Contract; Church Services and The Week’s Events. Page 4. Sporting News Correspondence; and Rubber Crops. Page s.— Planting and Mining. Page 6.— Editorial “A United Malaya;’ Social and Personal and Telegrams. Page 7.— Telegrams. Page B.— Log Book.
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  • 344 7 TO-DAY’S CHANGES. The following are the changes (buyers s nd sellers only) in our share list, on page 9 to-day Yesterday. To-day. X X 3HABM. X X 3 3 93 9) Mr/} Aft*»*’ 9’ Kintft Hi 15| I*l 15| Pahang C. 10/6 11/4$ 10/7$ 11/7$ p Bharu
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  • 358 7 The rubber share market has been better throughout the ek with considerably more business passing and with the continued strength of the raw material prices show marked advances all round and close strong with a further upward tendency. Anglo-Javas were placed at i/b, Ayer Kuning
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  • 21 7 Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, December 7, I' 1 Shares there is a brisk movement of 11 u tendency.
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  • THE WAR.
    • 183 7 msign on vallona. Rome, December 6. The Tribuna says the Italian and Austrian Ministers at Athens will notify Greece that the occupation of Vallona will not be permitted. Constantinople, December 6. Adrianople will be revictualled when the peace negotiations begin. The Greeks have begun the bombardment
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    • 136 7 .—D.O.L. Berl n, December 7. Dr. von Bethmann Hollwegg, in answer to congratulations on his birthday, which occurs during a serious time, says he thinks that the difficulties are nearly overcome. The Fremdenblatt says that both the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente made endeavours to avoid complications
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  • 1075 7 THE OLD TURKISH CAPITAL. Adrianople, which is only 137 miles by rail from Constantinople ranks in wealth and population next after Constantinople and Salonika, having little short of 100,000 inhabitants. Bur its present importance is due to the fact that it is the advance post of the
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  • 266 7 NOTES FROM TAIPING. Taiping, December 6. Ragu, Munisamy, and Sinasamy were brought up before Mr. Patton, the Magistrate, on a charge of vagrancy and were ordered to be sent to the local prison to undergo 2 weeks’ hard labour. Five long sentenced prisoners arrived at the Taiping
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  • 457 7 s —Reuter. HISTORIC SCENES AT OTTAWA. DEVOTION TO THE EMPIRE. London, December 6 There was an unending procession of sleighs, with tinkling bells and furclad occupants, gliding towards the House of Commons at Ottawa, hours before the opening of Parliament took place. The scene inside testified to the
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  • 130 7 B enter. FIRST SEA-LORD RESIGNS. London, December 6. It is officially announced that ViceAdmiral Sir F.C B Bridgeman has resigned his position as First Sea-L<>rd, and has been succeeded by Vice Admiral H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenburg, who in turn is succeeded in the command of the Third
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  • 118 7 —Reuter. INQUEST ON MRS. NOWILL. London, December 7. The mystery of the death of Mrs. Nowill at Newquay has not been cleared up, the Coroner’s jury finding an open verdict. There was no evidence to show how she fell over the cliffs into the sea. It transpires
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  • 69 7 —Reuter. WAR SECRETARY’S ANNOUN EMENT. London, December 6. Col. J. B. Seely, Secretary of State for War, speaking at the London Scottish prize giving, said the Government in no way intended to adopt compulsory service, but would foster voluntary service to their utmost. After a most searching
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 467 7 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TOWN HALL. GOMiN G! DOMING! DOMING! WANTED TO BUY. for two nights only Monday Tuesday Dec. 16th <k 17th. A Second Hand Billiard Table. EDOAR WARW ick ■>«...« Please send particulars, and stating mr No. 123, c/o Pinang Gazette. THE COURT CARDS And their Jokes fron London WANTED.
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  • 872 8 The P. and O. liner Maloja, with over £1,950,000 in light sovereigns from Bombay, has arrived at Plymouth. The ship ment of specie is one of the largest that has been made in any vessel for a very long time. Santiago, Nov. 14.—English capitalists have offered to form
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 411 8 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS Paair Panjang, Singapore. 2 Grand Prix Gold Medal Brussels 1910. Soerabeia 1911. Ist Class Rickshaw I and Carriage Tyres. -t u 7 Wg^ w f ASK FOR FREE PRICE LISTS.’ t Lubricating Oils TRADE MARK OF EXCELLENCE. A Grease. Over 40 different grades of Moesiline Lubricants are
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    • 522 8 UNDER THE PURE FOOD AND DRUgT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. T On every bottle of Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills so |d States of America there is aced an extra label, bearing a numk nite<l I word Guaranteed which denotes that the proprietors of Dr Nd Root PiHs guarantee that
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  • 2028 9 capital- Subscribed. N «m b er of Issue b .i i Shares. Value. 2 Dividends. S g S Name oq a 1908 1909 1910 1911 19U MINING. 1912 »100,000 $60,000 60 0001 $ll 1903 300.000 300.000 I'&j’ooof 10 10 10 5 m «> er Weng/RahmanJ D, &P- Co $l.BO
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  • 406 9 ARRIVALS. Atjeh, Dut., 393, Boer, Dec. 6, babnag, gen., Huttenbach Liebert Co. Avagyee, Brit, 247, Harvey, Dec. 7, T. Anson, gen., E. S. Co. Benlawers, Brit., 2521, Bee, Dec. 6, London, gen., Sandilands B. Co. Cornelia, Brit., 199, Case, Dec. 7, Deli, gen., E. 8. Co. Malaya, Ger., 348,
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  • 288 9 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. Monday. For Per Close Yen Jit Seng 7 a.m Langsa, T.Semawe, T Segli, Sabang and > Atjeh 11 a.m. Olehleh J Calcutta Lai Sang 3 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong Amoy and Swatow Seang Bee 4 p.m. Tuesday. Port Swettenham and Singapore Klang 4-30 p.n>. PRODUCE.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 869 9 Y y w ip nt Steamship Co. Id. EUROPEAN LINE A Fortnightly service is maintained beveen Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, jondon and Antwerp, under mail contract dth the Imperial Japanese Government, he New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining his service have been specially designed and .‘onstructed, and are fitted with all
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  • 710 10 WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs. James F. Hutton Co., Ltd., writing on 14th November, report:Liverpool Cotton. To-day. Last week. Mid-American —Spot 6.80 6.78 Mid-American, current month 6.59| 6.581 F.G.F. Egyptian—Spot lOd. 9.97 T xr i xx Vester- Last New York Cotton. dfty wee k. Spot—Cents 12.00 11.90 London. To-day.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 295 10 I WHEN VISITING KUALA LUMPUR DO NOT FAIL TO CALL ON RASOOLBHOY ALLYBHOY (ESTABLISHED 1890) Bombay Merchants, Commission Agents, NOS. 20, 67. 69 73 JAVA STREET. KOALA LUMPUR. WE STOCK Watches. Jewellery, Silks, Indian Saties, Strongs. Woollen Goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes, and all Travellers’ and Estates’ Requisites. Every fortnight we
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    • 100 10 .HE BIRD IN THE HAND. The bird in the hand to the merchant is the customer within the store. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the customer there—about the best attraction is a real, live advertisement; something good that will catch the eye that
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    • 326 10 THE KOALA LUMPUR ENGINEERING WORKS, LTD. KUALA LUMPUR, KLANG TAIPING. Contractors for all kinds of Steel Constructional Work, Mining Plants, Aerial Ropeways, Rubber Factories, etc., etc. II II BRIDOES DIESEL RUBBER SPECIAL TOOLS have now been inMACHINES stalle to cut rub- I tllOllitO I ber machine rolls of the to
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  • 717 11 —The Financier. LEGISLATION FORESHADOWED. The Indian Government have decided to make important alterations in the laws relating to the offices of AdministratorGeneral of Estates and of Official Trustee. Many of the provisions of the existing law already apply mutatis mutandis to both offices, and it is considered desirable
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 289 11 s. w try these JR blends: LEMONADE O. T. GINGER ALE O. T. GINGER BEER O. T. B SODA WATER O. T. 1 SARSAPARILLA O. T. H LEMON SQUASH O. T. ■M I TONIC A OMUTIVL QUIN-AID CORDIAL O. T. I 9 WATER (hot or cold) O. T. I Xr*tV-
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    • 90 11 Standard Life Assurance Company. Head Office; EDINBURGH. ESTABLISHED 1825. INCORPORATED 1910, FUNPS £13,000,000. This well known, old established, British Life Office have just appointed a Local Board of Directors at Singapore and intending assurers in the Straits are now able to have their proposals definitely accepted within forty-eight hours and
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    • 685 11 A Lady Housekeeper J. -'4 Nervous Exhaustion, Neuralgia, Sleeplessness— The fact that Mrs. Taylor did not give up her work, and did not go for a change, is clear proof Phosferine prevented the nervous breakdown which her doctor said was certain unless she gaw up her duties. Mrs. Taylor is
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 2438 12 p. llOfcx lntendgd failings, flofddeirtscher Lloyd, Bremen. fe. Steam Navigation Co. a¥ jg a t| on 0 J IXPECTED ARRIVALS AND DEPARTCRES. LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD. I___l Ocean Steam Shin Cn it. Delta connecting with Mooltan. X>.J InTntn.n TO Sail. Sr.xu.a. Aj/’ U| Dec. 26 India connecting with Moloja. gat.
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