Straits Echo, 25 March 1915
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Title Section36 1915-03-25 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CiPCl'* »TiNG THROUGHOUT THE STSA-TS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 25th MARCH, 1916. Sinjle Cor;, M centi. No. 6836 words
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Advertisement1176 1915-03-25 1 s*u Aiwtoi TIANG LEE CO, P«b>d| V Kv»i» Lumpur. t m "I I! e C 2 r ?,s Ths Dootor advise and r*e>,na mands. It is nourishing, iuiri- gorating and strengthening. Georgetown Motor Garage 7*. Penang Road. NOW ON SHOW One 5 Scatter EMPIRE CAR AS ILLUSTRATION. M BAN K1,176 words
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Advertisement25 1915-03-25 2 DRINK |M •V--m 3W V,- RT B'v ff BE* ’:S| 1* RECOGNISED BY CONNOISSEURS THE LEADING BRAND ON THE SOLE AGENTS: KATZ BROTHERS. LTD., PENANG.25 words
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Article633 1915-03-25 3 T»« Phhhowal Touch Mr. A. Gi*ut Maokie has received the following letter from Mr. Stamford Raffle who left Ipoh to go to the war. Writing fr< m Wrexham, Wales, on Feb. 17th, Mr R»fl-‘s says > promised to wri'e you a line, so here goes. I633 words
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Article193 1915-03-25 3 A correspondent of N. C. Daily News writes from Shaoksing, Chekiang, as follows The Japanese have succeeded, at least temporarily, in ousting Austriau and German-made articles from the CaDtonese shops in this city. Last year, near the Chinese New Year season, the shops devoted to193 words
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Article160 1915-03-25 3 Germany Discovers a New Peril for Ocr Allt. The Cologne Gazette has now discovered that one of England’s objects in the war is to establish herself ’n France. The journal reports that impartial French opinion is seriously disturbed. It says People grumble in secret about the160 words
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Article777 1915-03-25 3 To very many people the fact that they hare been publicly proclaimed by the military authorities to be too old must here come with the shock of a thunderclap out of a clear tky. The years glide silently they bare on the whole good manners, and sare777 words
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Article221 1915-03-25 3 We desire to support as strongly as we possibly can the forcible observation of Mr. Hilaire Belloc in hu latest lecture on the war that the chief danger in the future will be the activity of our fools, knaves and enthusiasts.” As the power of the Allies221 words
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Advertisement200 1915-03-25 3 PENANG. SINGAPORE. IPOH. KUALA LUMPUR. <■ b m < I If H Rubber Factories Rubber Mills. <V _V s> GAS. OIL S PRODUCER ENGINES. SEMI DIESEL CRUDE OIL ENGINES BENTRIFUGAl 8 PISTON PUMPS. 4> WATER, GAS STEAM PIPES 8 FITTINGS BELTING 8 ENGINE OIL. B7TW1HBrrWTT~rT 33SaBaESBHBDBB S3 PENANG LIBRARY. (Opposite200 words
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Advertisement14 1915-03-25 3 P«r OHiUron’f Hacking Comgk ai Nigkl Wool# 0 r«pp* r -ri«| Qv« 1«, <414 words
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Article210 1915-03-25 4 8 P. Tapioca ...$5,70 talee M. P- Tapioca ...16.— talee Gold Le&t ...964,40 Black Pepper 18— buy ere White Pepper 34 50 talee Trang Pepper 24 50 tellert Cloves 45 tellert Mace 110 nominal. Mace Pickings 66. —tellert Nutmegs 110 23. teller» (No. 1 9.50*a let Sugar < 2210 words
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Article233 1915-03-25 4 Penanq, March 25. ■ißr 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 l; 22 Feet ,<* 26 Tongue233 words
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Article992 1915-03-25 4 How tub Germans would Treat the British. For some years the Germans rapidly increased their business in Malaya. They made a splendid start in the capture of the local shipping trade. They were successful in exploiting our local products and were well on the way992 words
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Article208 1915-03-25 4 The German Press, as might be expected, is exploiting the Japanese demands upon China. Under the heading, A Japanese Protectorate over China,” the Cologne Gazette refers as follows to The Times tele- gram from Peking “If this news is confirmed, it means no j more and no208 words
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Article159 1915-03-25 4 Case of Insubordination. Those members of the 130th King George’s Own Baluchis (Jacob’s Rifles) who were recently tried for insubordination and on being convicted were placed in the Rangoon central jail, are being removed from Rangoon to India. Yesterday (15tb) about one o’clock sixty-two of them159 words
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Article147 1915-03-25 4 Local Steamers Making $B,OOO Per Month. Shipping firms ought to be pleased at the present rates of freight between Bangkok and neighbouring ports, says the Siam Observer. The rate from Bangkok to Singapore has risen from 25 cents to 42£ cents and the rate from Bangkok to147 words
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Article290 1915-03-25 4 German” as an Actionable Term. At the Manchester Assizes in mail week, before Mr Justice Sankey and a special jury, Max Gross, formerly manager of the Carlton Hotel, Blackpool, sued Messrs E. Hultou and Co. (Limited) proprietors of the Daily Dispatch, Manchester, for damages for libel. The plaintiff i« a290 words
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Advertisement80 1915-03-25 4 TRANSLATION UNDERSIGNED undertakes to I translate any document from English mto Chinese and vice xerea. Also Chinese accounts into English. Fees according to the following scale: (1) For translations for insertion in the Strait$ Echo or the Penang Sin Poe or to be printed by the Jobbing Department of the80 words
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Advertisement10 1915-03-25 4 For Chrome Chest Complaints, Woods’ Graat Peppanaiat Oar*. I>. fid.10 words
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Advertisement61 1915-03-25 4 A Lifi Saver. It is safe to say that ChamberLiu’s Colic bholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved the lives of more people and lelieved 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, diarrhoea61 words
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Advertisement372 1915-03-25 4 PROWODNIK MADE IN RUSSIA U V Of O O K m y «9 r-JT SmIH/ xv X; r* -t y ■viSRSv FROM ALL GARAGES OR SELLAR, MURRAY CO., PENANG. The Eastern United Assurance Corporation Ltd. Head Office: SINGAPORE. The undersigned has besn appointed Agent for the above Corporation, and is372 words
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Article567 1915-03-25 5 Rspokt fob 1914. The revenue account of the committee of the PenaDg Golf Club to be presented at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday discloses an eminently satisfactory state of affairs, a sum of no less than $3,103 23 being carried to the profit-and-loss account. The report,567 words
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Article235 1915-03-25 5 TELKORAJtB TO NETHERLANDS INDIA Papers. The Hague, March 13-17; The allied squadron ia the Dardanelles has been reinforced by the arrival of a super-dread-nought. The German Volkszeitung stages that Greece will remain neutral since the Allies will not make her any definite promises of territorial concessions.235 words
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Article995 1915-03-25 5 I Srcrrt of tis Svmro. j Golfers, especially beginners, will be r I interested in an article in one of the Home magazines by one of the high-priests of the > game purporting to tell the public at large some of those secrets of proficiency which for the995 words
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Advertisement214 1915-03-25 5 < 111 a Id te u Id Q. CO t/) m z < z < X u m o if) gUCHA SCOTCH WHISKY SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT” e*i rj^ £wh WHlSKV _r_ tiviFS BUCHANAN BLACK&WHITE V *V ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY “0 70 O ■D > O m > r214 words
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Advertisement418 1915-03-25 5 36 THRU CASTLE MAGNUMS. «A0NWM8 2 D frH0.WiU% Coupons can be exchanged through the local branch office. 7, Church Street Ghaut. ys DOC cc ALLEN DENNYS CO.. Penang, RUBBER BROKERS. PROPRIETORS OP THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS. SALES HELD EVERY TUESDAY RUBBER bought or told by PUBLIC AUCTION or PBIVAT1418 words
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Article, Illustration95 1915-03-25 6 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Depnrtnent 343 N.B.— All business communication» should b»95 words
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Article1433 1915-03-25 6 Although the war,.is still perhaps too young to enable any of the theories of the modern strategists, whether on land or sea, to have been finally tested, one seems to fiad indications that in some directions the theorists have gone astPav. For instance, though one cannot1,433 words
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Article870 1915-03-25 6 The death is reported of Dr. Likowski, Archbishop of Posen-Gnesen. According to a semi-official telegram from Vienna the Emperor Francis Joseph has been residing at the Schonbrunn Palace since the beginning of the war. Dr. W. N. Bright will be leaving for Home on furlough about the870 words
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Article944 1915-03-25 6 Here is a lovely mixed metaphor from a London trade paper: In fact, cinematography is pre-eminently the amusement factor of the age, and no amount of beating the drum of prejudice with the stick of imagined superiority will stay the hands of the of progress" Out of their944 words
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Advertisement128 1915-03-25 6 WAR TELEGRAMS. (GTD Service Thanks t j Magnificent Services of British and Allied Fleets we are able to receive regular shipments of goods from England We do not feel the loss of a single G rman article." The Super Iced Eau de Cologne has taken the place of the German128 words
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Article520 1915-03-25 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram 120.00« MADE PRISONERS. TREMENDOUS IMPRESSION IN ITALY. SERIOUS POSITION OF AUSTRIA. Petrograd, March 23. The ex-Commander of the fortress of Przemysl report* that the total number of prisoners captured by the Russians includes nine generals, 93 staff-officers, 2,500 officers and 117,000 men.520 words
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Article559 1915-03-25 7 (Renter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. GERMANS USE BURNING LIQUID. Paris, March 24. Last evening’s communique says: A German trench was demolished and captured at Gareney, north-west of Arras. Our artillery checked an attempt to bombard Soissons. The enemy sprayed with burning liquid the defenders of a trench at559 words
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Article494 1915-03-25 7 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. SIK JOHN FRENCH'S VIEWS. NOT OF A PROTRACTED NATURE.” Paris, March 23. Field-Marshal Sir John French, in the course of an interview, emphasized that be did not believe that the war would be of a protracted nature. He speke favourably of the494 words
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Article63 1915-03-25 7 {Reuter.) London, March 23. The London market prices are as follows Copper, 69|. Rubber, 2/5. Yellow metal, B}. Linseed, Argentine 50/-, May-June paid f Bombay 54/3, April-May paid. Wheat, Gingelly 58/6, Rosafe 61/6, Stock 11,000,000. Hemp, 321 buyers. Tin, 175. Iron, 63/1. Rice, 968. Tea, quiet, common weak,63 words
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Article318 1915-03-25 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. PRESS BUREAU’S STATEMENT. London, March 24. The Press Bureau states that all messages since the last notification show the restoration of normal conditions in Singapore. All except eleven of the rebels have been captured. Of the rioters who were oourt-mar-tialled, five men were318 words
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59 1915-03-25 7 London, March 24. Lady Crewe, wife of the Marquess of Crewe, has given birth to a daughter[Lady Crewe is the daughter of Lord Rosebery and second wife of the Marquess of Crewe, The parties were married in 1899 and the issue of the59 words
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64 1915-03-25 7 Mar. 23 By Balance $6,958.78 24 Tappers and others at Bukit Toh Alang Rubber Estate, Jan. and Feb. subscription per Mr. R. G. Parker 41.65 Employees of Malakoff Rubber Co. Ltd., and Malakoff Plantations Co. Ltd. 4th monthly subscription 256.00 Penang Police, per64 words
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Article975 1915-03-25 7 After a state of uncertaint y bad prevailed for some dajs as to events in Singapore, the Colonial Office, through the Press Bureau, made a statement on the evening of February 23rd reading as follows News has been received from Singapore that owing to some jealousy and975 words
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Article482 1915-03-25 7 DECREE AGAINST SINGAPORE OFFICIAL. Mr. Justice Bargrave Deine pronounced a d cree nisi on February 22nd on the petition of Gladys Horspool Rodesse, whose maiden n .me was Aldis, for divorce from her husband, Francois Marc Antoine Maurice Rodesse, deputy-registrar of the High Court of Singapore,482 words
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Article95 1915-03-25 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3.—lpoh and the War. Renewal of Youth. The War and German Trade. The British in France. The Danger Ahead. A. —Enemy Trade in our Midst. Japan and China. German as an Actionable Term. The Baluchis at Rangoon. Bangkok95 words
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Advertisement36 1915-03-25 7 n s. The Ideal Mineral Water. Tansan Ginger Ale. Tansan Lemonade n May be obtained from M ALL THE LEADING STORES. Sole Ageatt R. T. REID 8 Co.. Penang. K 1 f ■7Wi ZL l U&l36 words
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Obituary59 1915-03-25 7 Obituary. Major-Oeaeral Riekstts-Rokerts. London, March 24. The death is announced of Major-General Ricketts-Roberts, a half-brother ef the late Earl Roberts. Celaael Farguhsr. Ottawa, March 24. In the House of Commons, Sir Frederick Borden announced the death of Colonel Farquhar, who was in command of Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry. Deceased was59 words
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Article774 1915-03-25 8 SENTENCES ON TWENTY-ONE INDIAN SOLDIERS. Fit» Public Exbcutiok». As already briefly announced by cable in our iB«ue of Tuesday, a number of sentences on Singapore mutineers were promulgated on Monday evening The following more detailed account is from the Straits Times of Tuesday A huge crowd, estimated to774 words
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Article340 1915-03-25 8 The Court Martial re-assembled on Monday morning, when Havildar Abdul Cham, whose name has b>en mentioned quite a number of tunes in previous cases, was charged with joining in the mutiny and with absenting himself from the lines until March 13. The Court was constituted as before,340 words
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Article679 1915-03-25 8 At the Bukit Mertajam Police Court, before Mr. R. Scott, ou Monday, a Hindu named Mortian was convicted of crimping by attempting to seduce a coolie from his employment, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for the term of one month. At the same court a bullock-cart driver679 words
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Article1087 1915-03-25 8 The Harbour Incident. Tan Gi Seng and Teb Ah Kai were yesterday afternoon placed in the dock for "trial before Mr. Justice T. Sercombe Smith and a common jury on a charge that they were concerned in a robbery within the harbour limits during which it was alleged1,087 words
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Article229 1915-03-25 8 A meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices for the purpose of considering the list of applications for public house licences and billiard saloon licences for 1915 was held at the District Court yesterday afternoon. There were present Mr. G. A. Hall (Chairman), Mr. W. Peel, Mr.229 words
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Article518 1915-03-25 8 Mr. Lim Cheng Tee, the brother of Mr. Lim Cheng Teik and Mr. Lim Cheng Law employed at Cheng Law Co., who was summoned as a juror, failed to put in an appearance when his name was called out yesterday afternoon. He turned up this morning and518 words
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Advertisement585 1915-03-25 8 EXCLUSIVES WITH EVERYTHING TO COMMEND THEM. Photography Acting, Staging and most Important, Good Gripping Stories. Let us again impress upon you we only purchase the very Best Exclusives on the market. We have a reputation to keep for always having the Best, and we intend to retain it. YOU CAN585 words
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Advertisement50 1915-03-25 8 Rub It In. A good many people think rheumatism can not be cured without taking nauseous i medicine. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm mas- 1 eaged thoroughly into the skin has cured far more rheumatism than any internal remedy in existence and gives relief Quicker, For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.50 words
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Advertisement51 1915-03-25 8 Thoy talked about ads.” in the paper Which were the beat and the worst’; The canvasser pointed to that one, The editor thought this one was first. But finally they both agreed On one thing that was best, for sure. For it pointed out the merits of Woods’ Great Peppermint51 words
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Advertisement339 1915-03-25 8 WA.ISTTED WHARF and Shipping Clerk. Apply stating experience to <JS-3-l6 173 No. 45, c/o Strait EcK NOTICE OF SALE UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THF DEPUTY COLONIAL ENGINEER PENANG. The undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Monday, the 29th March, 1915, AT BEACH STREET, OPPOSITE Messrs. Cunningham and C'arke’s Office, AT339 words
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Article944 1915-03-25 9 South China i« seriously affected by what is the world-wide topic of interest, the war. 1 Business is curtailed and the inrush of returning emigrants decreases the amount I of tntney coming back from foreign parts” and increases the number of unemployed, a very grave question under944 words
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Article916 1915-03-25 9 Extraordinary German View. An article under the above heading from the pen of Professor Robrbach, was recently published in Das Qrossere Deutschland It is an interesting article from many points of view, not the least because, having been written after five months of the war, we find916 words
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Advertisement772 1915-03-25 9 FOR. SALH. Guide to Penang, BT THE LATE E/F. Skertchly, i.e.s. Price 5 0 cents Worth a Dollar a copy.”) BOLD AT STRAITS ECHO OFFICE. AND AT the savk-u-trouble firm THE London Directory (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English Manufacturers Dealers m each class772 words
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Advertisement42 1915-03-25 9 Trouble Averted, That little cold and sure throat of yours u.uet bechtcked at once or it may develope mto somtuing worse. Take a few doses of Chambeilain’s Cough Remedy and your tioubles will soon ranish. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.42 words
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Advertisement52 1915-03-25 9 Eat Medicine Made. A better medicine can not be made than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It relieves tho lungs, opens the secretions, aids expectoration and assists nature in restoring the evstem to a healthy condition. Besides, it contains no opiates and is perfectly safe to take. For sale by all Dispensaries52 words
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Advertisement321 1915-03-25 9 11l 111 iiii i m X m* 'v ■dr <-Jc i-Sf «si> Baby’s Food should be in liquid form Baby’s delicate little stomach cannot digest solids and consequently he can derive nothing but pain and irritation from them. Baby’s best food is his mother’s milk—a liquid. But if this is321 words
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Article1181 1915-03-25 10 HER RECOVERY FROM WAR STRAIN. (By Domenico Palattoli.) The economic strength of the Itali.n kingdom has been proved in recent years, The C' untry has been paid all the enormous expenses incurred by the Turkish war with its own internal resource*. This was made possible partly with the1,181 words
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Article529 1915-03-25 10 fc Though little news is allowed to leak out l regarding the progress cf negotiations boiween the Chinese and Japanese repre- > senfatives on the subject of the demands I presented by the Tokyo Government to 1 the Peking Government, there is no i diminution ia the529 words
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Advertisement76 1915-03-25 10 A Family Nr mity. Ewry Family should be proved with Chamberlain's Tain Balm at all time> Sprains mav be cured in much Das time wheu promptly treated. Lame hack, lame •boulder. psius in the side aud chest and rheumatic paius are some of the diseases for which it is especially76 words
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Advertisement48 1915-03-25 10 Rub It In. A good many peoplo think rheunritinu can not bn cured without takinu nauseous medicine. Chain' edain’s Pain Bdm massaged thoroughly into the skin hag cured far more rheumatism than any internal remedy in existence and gires relief quicker, For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.48 words
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Advertisement1216 1915-03-25 10 BAD H Not only is the Liver the largest but one of the most important organs in the hum-.n body, and when deranged if becomes the source of endless suffering. When the Liver is clogged c inactivity cf the kidneys and bowels, it becomes torpid, and fails to filter the1,216 words
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Article981 1915-03-25 11 Bt Mbee Civiliah. To the mere layman, unlearned in martial concerns, nothing in thin unprecedented war baa been more amazing than the adaptability of the private soldier. It must hare annoyed the Prussian pedant, accustomed to fighting by the book, no les9 than it astoi nished him, to981 words
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Article949 1915-03-25 11 Tnn SvrnnioniTY or Bkitisb Dncxeiv*. The individual superiority of British warr ships is a subject upon which Mr. Churchill has dwelt several times, his argument being that when we were considering the relative strength of the British and German fleets the quality as well as the number of949 words
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Advertisement446 1915-03-25 11 HOTEL NORMAN, Penang's Selectjßesidential Hotel. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP. N.B. —In the event of change of Proprietorship, the Hotel will not be closed, but wilt be handed over to the new tenant a* a going concern. LARGE AIRY ROOMS FACING THE SEA. Under the patronage of H.M. Judges, Medical Officers, Colonial Secretaries,446 words
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Advertisement1745 1915-03-25 12 f .a a fA r a® VS A Wireless Telegraphy, fitted on all Steamers. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans FREE of Charge and each berth is furnished with an Eleotrio Reading Lamp. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Due Penaug. Steamer. Connecting with S.S. BRITISH INDIA STEAM1,745 words
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