Straits Echo, 18 March 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Aqauib. PENANG, THURSDAY, 18th MARCH, 1915. Sinfle Copy, 10 cents. No. 62
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1127 1 'jfitiiuti'i jg *•««»,-> OO A 531ONYIA *i«s L 1 Si s Si a CM. 'll i C 2b S 'V- The Doctor advises and recommends. It is ni'Uri'hing, invigorating and strengthening. c Georgetown Motor Garage 7*. Penang Road. NOW ON SHOW One 5 Seater EMPIRE CAR AdPULIJSi'KAi'ION /TUkx BANKS Chartered
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    • 17 1 TO LET. 1 BUNGALOW No. 1428. BURMAH ROAD. 50. Mac Alister Road. APPLY 53, Beach i Street.
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  • 673 3 A Himxkkable American Pamphlet «•If arvom* ask 9 ‘Who lifted the lid off 0 f Hell let the truthful an wer be, Willi ioj Hobei Eollprn 'fiiin h tli« text o? Wiio Lifted the Lid Off i f 11**11 :l little pamphlet written
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  • 265 3 A Scotsman landed in Canada not brg ago. The very first morning he walked abroad he met. a coal-black negro. It happened that the negro bad been born in the Highland district of Scotland and had spent the greater pait of his life th* r Naturally, he had
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  • 937 3 It wu wonderfully peaceful. Broad, wall-kept arena©*, fringed with tree« gannt beneath the hand of winter j terrace* of stately official residence*. A solitary policeman held the gate—a Metropolitan policeman, as are all that keep the peace within our dockyardi. be they at Chatham or Simonatown, Portsmouth
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 170 3 inrEiwp sms. t go, PENANG. SINGAPORE. IPOH. KUALA LUMPUR. m m it VP i Rubber Factories Rubber Mills 4V GAS. OIL 8 PRODUCER ENGINES. SEMI DIESEL CRUDE OIL ENGINES. BENTRIFUGAL 8 PISTON PUMPS. A. WATER, GAS 8 STEAM PIPES 8 FITTINGS. BELTING 8 ENGINE OIL. SSSS^SSSSSS £BmBBaaZ3Gj£3EE rnmi^WJMrr^iarr KPTNP-.MaPArWW PENANG
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    • 61 3 A Life Saver. It is safe to say that Chamberlain’s Colic’ Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved the livps of more people and relieved more suffering than any other remedy in existence. It is known all over the civilized world for its speedy cures of cramps in the stomach, diarrhoea
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  • 209 4 P. Tapioca $5.10 sales M. P. Tapioca ...95 70 mUm Gold Leat ...$64.40 Black Pepper 18. —buyers White Pepper 31.50 sales Trang Pepper 24 —sellers Cloves sellers Mace 110 nominal. Mace Pickings 6t- —sellers Nutmegs 110 23.50 sell rs No. 1 9.50 sales Sugar < 2 8.90 sales (Basket
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  • 231 4 Pbna.no, March 18 bbßf cts. Soup per catty 18 Roast 26 Steaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail each 50 Tongue 50 Feet 15 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Pork— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Head M 22 Feet 26 Tongue 36
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  • 1160 4 From the tirst moment of the war one thing must have struck all observers—the dignity of Russia, our great Ally. She entered into the struggle with a noble serenity. As her purpose was clear so her courage was hi*h. She stood before the world confi lent
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  • 839 4 'i he Chamber of Mines. Alter reading the report of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines one wonders if greater service would not bavo Teen rendered to the mining community had the report dipped I 1 a little more into detail. We have from time to time received both
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 80 4 TRANSLATION HHE UNDERSIGNED undertakes to JL translate auy document from English into Chinese and vice versa. Also Chinese accounts into English. Fees according to the following scale:— (1) For translations for in ert ion in the Straits Bek* or the Fsmmng Sin P*s or to be printed by the Jobbing
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    • 48 4 lot It It. A good manv people think ilieumatism can not be cured without takine nauseous icedi iue Chamberlain’s Pain Bilm massaged into the skin has cured far more rheum *tism than any internal remedy in existence and gives relief quicker. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 8 4 For Chronic Cheat Complaint*. Won't** rfpp«Mn:«t P»r« la •<*
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    • 451 4 S’, .}> M i* b f. HI u CS 9 '3?« Vi JS'f m N, VJ sS? (ferflllf; v ;r [.tie** c*r .icT 0 1 m v v’? v Tr.t 4.;' V.5 ls>' r r> -<0 B'O» 3 '••V ,-<3 H FROM ALL FIRST CLASS DEALERS OR SELLAR, MURRAY 8
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  • 484 5 Couet Martial Procbediem. Monday afternoon was occupied bj the Military Court in bearing the charges (1) of mutiny and (2) of firing upon a picket agtinnt Havildar Rabmat Ali and Sepoy Farid Buk»h. Suhadar Rosban Khan and other witness* stated that while they were on patrol duty
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  • 314 5 Singapore Sporting Club. Referring to tbe Singapore Sporting Club, the chairman at the anuual meeting (says the Asian) was particularly a' xious to explaiu that the loss of revenue was in no respect due to the abolition of the bookmaker. Still he had to admit that this
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  • 57 5 The following ties nave been fixed for to-morrow Double Handicap —A. Edward and Hargrave vs. Bennett and Prentis (5). Everest and Oliver eg Waugh and Threlfall (4). Savers and Tuner vs Whitlock and Hjlmes (6;. Double Handicap —B. Oxenhim A Snub vs Stye A Harvey (1). Rickett
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  • 498 5 Commissions mo Smvioa i* N*w Amt The following list of officers who hare been granted commissions in the armj is published in the F.M 8■ Government Gauette: Beckett, O, cadet; Beech, J, passed cadet; Bell, VG, assistant Conservator of Forests; Beuson. G F, assistant Engineer, Public
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  • 412 5 Death bt Misadventure. Before Mr. V G. Ezachiel in the second coutt yesterday afternoon an inquest was held into the death of a Chinaman named Goh Att who, it was alleged, died as the result of a kick by another Chinaman named Siew Ah Ngow. The latter was
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 173 5 < Id a Id o: u Id a. (/> U) < X u 3 m o in UCHANA SCOTCH WHISKY c K SCOTCH BU JAMES Lorrt>OH OIASOO^ 'SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT’ BLACK WHITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY M Sole Agents PENANG AND KEDAH. By af/»inn**nt to H M Tht KING.
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    • 59 5 Is there uo hop»" f” the sick mau said i he sib nt doctor shock bis bead, Aod friends who gitbered arouud his bed All fe‘t this man would soon be dead. But one mere wise than all the rest Could not such a scene endure, So he straightway made
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    • 363 5 SWEET CHESTNUT TOE. i s and i s •> Work for all meu For all meu rest, And a time to taste the joy* of life WILCOX If you want to see and enjoy the best pictures you must come to The Electric Polyscope. To-night! To-night!! AT The Electric Polyscope
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  • 95 6 Published daily (eicept Sundays and public holidays) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Prick. Daily Local 124 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N.B. —All business communications should bs
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  • 1300 6 Only a few weeks ago people who are I supposed to be well-informed were hinting at the possibility of the Dresden turning up in the Bay of Bengal, where it was expected she wotlld endeavour to emulate the achievements of the Emden as a com-merce-destroyer. Others were
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  • 861 6 The late Mr. Philip Holt, formerly a partner in the firm of Alfred Holt and Co., of Liverpool, left estate valued at £235,852. i Mr. John Turner, who has been out here f visiting rubber properties with which he is connected, goes Home by the P. A
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  • 995 6 1 Among the eight signatories to the Nav Estimates —consisting of the Lords C missioners and the Financial Secretary-I m one who has now appended his name to*** e fewer than ten consecutive annual *tat!u ments—Mr. George Lambert, the Civil rJS 1 of the Admiralty. Mr. Lambert shares
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 101 6 WAR TELEGRAMS. (GTD Service No. 2.) Bombardment Dardanelles Allied Fleets proceeding briskly and successfully also Bombardment German Icewasser by Super Iced Eau de Cologne very active and successful. Ask for the Super brand and you will get the British article which is entirely replacing the German one in this market.
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  • 567 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram fiERMAN LOSSES SEVENTEEN 0 THOUSAND. London, March 16. Field-Marshal Sir John French’s bulletin 1*7» ••The line we captured east of Neuve Cbapell® has been consolidated and held, jiapite repeated counter-attacks. Judging by the number of dead German* counted on the ground, the enemy’s
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  • 591 7 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. THE INVESTMENT OF PRZEMYSL. Petrograd, March 16 To-day’s communique states "The Russians dislodged the Germans from some advanced posts on the Niemen. The Russian offensive continues successfully on both banks of the Orzic. A battle is developing in Galicia east of the railway
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  • 867 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. REJECTED BY THE LORDS. London, March 16. Lord Macdonnell’s resolution to ask the King to withhold the royal assent, during the continuance of the war, to the proclamation granting a Legislative Council to the United Provinces, was carried in the House of Lords
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  • 89 7 (From Our Oum Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 17. The Government announces the imposition of the following import duties on tobacco On cigars, valued at not less than $2 per lb., $1.50. On cigars valued at not less than $1.40, 75 cts. On tobacco and cigarettes valued at
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  • 491 7 More Light or the Singapore Outbreak. Under the heading Straits Revolt known in Japan seven days ago —Government made no attempt to suppress news either, declares Montavon,” the Cablenewt American further enlightens its readers as under. The outbreak among the Punjabis in Singapore was the talk of
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  • 725 7 [The British Navy in War, bj L. 0. Carr Laughton. London Methuen <fc Co., Ltd. 1/-.] The work of the British navy in connection with the war is at (times likely to be misunderstood, particularly by those persons who think that our navy, owing to its undoubted
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  • 59 7 (Reuter.) London, March 16. The London market prices are as follows Copper, 66. Iron, sheets. 14$ to 14$. Rubber, 2/ss. Linseed, firm. Argentine 50/6. Cotton seed, 153/9 Wheat, dearer. White Karachi 59/3, Delh 59/3, May-June, Rosafe 62/6. Lead. 235. Tin, 191. Iron, 61$ Linseed oil, 31 paid. Tea,
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  • 73 7 I from Our Own Corretpondent.) Singapore, March 17. The Chief Justice delivered judgment to-day in the Pontoporo» case The Government asked for the condemnation of the vessel as a prize of war. The Judge ordered the ship to be handed back to her owners with the cargo,
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  • 644 7 FOUR SIKHS CHARGED. Before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel in the second court this morning, four Sikhs, named D-iwar Singh, Mangal Singh, Kis’nen Singh and Harnam were charged with rescuing a prisoner from the lawful custody of D. P. C. 213 and P. C. 753 Court Inspector
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  • 122 7 Mar. 16 By Balance $6,101 09 17 Teoh Paik Leng 10.00 F. C. Ebbels 30.00 J. C. Pratt 25.00 L. J. C. Anderson, Feb. subscription... 25.00 F. B. Rickett, Feb. subscription 10.00 G. B. Fitzgerald, Feb. subscription 10.00 Amount collected by J. H.
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  • 24 7 Mar. 16 By Balance $3,085.98 17 F. C. Ebbels 15 00 Balance Mar. 17 $3,100.98 Amount previously acknowledged 8,323.80 Total $11,424.78
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  • 2628 8 L UNDER THE 1*01» HiBL. The following article and its sues» tors, vh ch vill appear conse utively on Fri lay, .'■a lwcLiy and Monday. are an aHemp to de 1 pirt for Enyl tk re >dert the artu d state of elyiu a under ’he
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  • 578 8 The Lesson Taught ii the Malayan Tin Trade. Mr Octavius C. Beale, a past president of the Australian Manufacturers’ Assoeia»ioD and the head of a large piano-mak ng firm n Sydney, r*~ad a paper < n The '-xpausii n of British in lustry after tbe war”
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  • 852 8 Government Monopolies Prosecution. Yearn Liiii ycgfardiy morning pleaded guilty, before Mr, V. G. Ezechiel, to a charge of selling cnaod-i dross jotber than to the Superintendent, Govrruinent Monopolies, lie admitted selling tbe dross to a fri-nd, but did not admit that he was guilty of tbe charge
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  • 214 8 Police Take Precautions The position m Bangkok is r *tbe r plex, in so far as, while Siam is a Ml !“l ,U.e the™ are element, in the BaoS population th.t r present natioiJ.r rhat ae actually billigerent w£T accounts for p,.,a K th Dally Maxi On
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 517 8 George Town Kinema PRESENTS AT TO-NIGHT'S CHANGE A Great Detective Drama In 3 R*ela. The Master Spy Another of Detective Finn’s Triumphs. DETECTIVE FINN (The English Detective) VERSUS VON BURG (The German Spy) A Thrilling Drama of Great Topical Interest, telling of a FIENDISHLY CLEVER GERMAN SPY, whose operations in
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    • 42 8 Trouble Averted, That little cold anl sore throat of yours must bechtcked at once or it may develop* into somtbing worse. Take a few do«es of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and your troubles will soon vanish. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 55 8 SHE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. H*ld Opficr:—SINGAPORE. l/'(e Assurance and Endowment in Aii Forms, LIBERAL POLICIES. LOW RATES Financial Agents for Penang, SELLAR, MURRAY CO. i.oca! Office —No. 7, Union Str« tx. TO LET. OFFICES and GODOWN at No. 6 Beach Street. Entry April Ist Apply to SIEMENS
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    • 443 8 NOTICE r pHE usual monthly sale of Pawnbroker*’ i forfeited pledges for sums exceeding $10 will be held punctually at 11 o’clock a.rn. on Wednesday, Thursday, F.idav and Saturday, the 7rh, 8th,9th and 10th proximo at No. 42, Bpach Street. The above forfeited pledges may be viewed at the Sale
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  • 396 9 German Pole Elected Rome, February 11. Tbe election of a new General of the Jesuits Ins resulted in the appointment of Father a German Pole. At the pre-ent election Father Fine, a Frenchman, was the first favourite, and he was naturally opposed by tbe Germans and German
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  • 286 9 AUSTRIAN OFFICERS BLAME THE KAIoER. Precarious Position Professor Pares, in a despitch issued in mail w»-ek. describes som« talks he has had with wounded Austrian officers. They gave me, he says, an interesting ac couut of the origin of the war. The Austro Serbian quarrel was
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  • 263 9 Home for Five Minutes.” Officers and Men < in Shoet Leave Fhoh Iront. Ju s t home ior five iuiouij-.! I'he remark w.ts m.de by an i ffi ter at Victoria Station to the friends who were the:e to wfdcom l him Ho w»s iu the tiring line yesterday be
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  • 339 9 Shot fob "Squeezing” ih Chiba. On the Bth February the President of the Chinese Republic issued a mandate reading as follows: Field-Marshal Lung Tsikuaog reports by telegraph that Su Ju-suo, Commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Army, committed unlawful sets and accepted bribes when he
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  • 219 9 No one yet knows what the effect of the war will be upon the emigrating birds winmust, poor things, be in a state of t*» widest confusion, and it is equally uncertain how the wild beasts will take it We shru'd not be very much surprised
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  • 223 9 There is no other country in Europe wh n ra a greater outward display of the importance of a man’s honour used to be made than in Germany. This particularly applied to the honour of the Army A civilian had only to brush against an officer inadvertently to
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  • 228 9 When Mrs. Sarah Ann Smith applied in the B'rminghaLu police-court for an inert ase id tbe allowance made under a separation order, it was stated that one of the aruoyiuces from which she suffered was a notice inserted iu a local newspaper "In loving memory of dear
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 872 9 NOTICE. Guide to Penang, LABOUR CODE, 1912, F.M.S Indian Immigration Fund Ordimnce 1911.' BT THE LATE F. Skertchly, e.e.s. Price 5 O cents, i" Worth a Dollar a copy.") SOLI) AT STRAITS ECHO” OFFICE. AND AT T UK SA VE-U-TROUBLE firm THE London Directory (Published Annually.) Employers of Indian labour
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    • 481 9 in HI in: m iiiiiiiiiii v §r 4... aftad! Don’t mix Milk with Baby’s Food \NY Baby Food that requires the addition of milk is obviously not complete food for Baby. There is something lacking which milk is required to supply. There is only one perfect food for Baby—his mother's
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  • 1268 10  -  By Putnam Weale. China, brought face to face with a formula agaiust which, as I have already -bowu, sin bas as yet uotbing isally tangible to oppose save the goodwill of boDest men, needs her watchword, her pbrase of the hour something so emphatic, so absolute
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  • 672 10 WHAT THE OPERATION REALLY 13. Sensations Described. (By a Recruit Inoculation is one of the most burning j questions in tho Army. Speaking as i oue who has experienced whit inoculation j really is, however, it ig comforting to know that the boys in khuki are taking their
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 77 10 A Family Necessity. Ever/ Family should be proved w th Ohauil erlam’s Pain Balm at all times >prains may be cured in much bsstime *ben promptly treated. Lame b.ck, lime 'houlder, paius in the j-ide and chest and heunaatie pains aie some of the di-eases for which it is especially
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    • 571 10 1 .itMliilllli mm uillllliiiiiiliiiiliMlli 3 1 Used Angier’s for many years. Wonderful Healing Powers.” The Hoath, Canterbury. Dear Sirs,—l have much pleasure in testifying to the wonderful healingpowers of Angier’s Emulsion, which I have taken off and on for many years. When I first began taking it I suffered very
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  • 2115 11 The psychology of the crowd has aroused the cariosity of people who call themselves psychologists, and they have written book» about it; but often they bare observed it from the outside as if tbey were studying the habits of ants or bees Now we could all know
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 510 11 HOTEL NORMAN, Puut'i Select RuideMiil Hotel. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP. —ln the event of change of Proprietorship, the Hotel will not be closed, but will be handed over to the new tenant as a going concern. URGE AIRY ROOMS FACING THE SEA. Under the patronage of H.M. Judges, Medical Officers, Colonial Secretaries,
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    • 12 11 For Chtt«?T«a’* TT»cic.nff at Night. Qr« k i at Oar* la Id
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    • 53 11 Rest Med ciae Made. A better medicine can not be made than Chamberlain’» Cough Remedy. It relieves the lungs, opens the eecretion», aids expectoration and assists nature in restoring the svstem to a healthy condition. Besides, it contains uo opiates and ia perfectly safe to t&k*. For sale by all
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    • 198 11 DOC DOC DOC DOooOOC n o n o A w BY ROYAL appointment. Contraotora to: THE ADMIRALTY. THE WAR OFFICE. THE INDIA OFFICE. ALL Government Hospitals IN THE Straits Settlements AND Federated Malay States. RAID r»' r T <: I !3 s m m A ISSnatO^ AND ALL Leading Hospitals
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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