Straits Echo, 5 June 1917

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  • 36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR E ST GENERALLY VOL* I®* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 6th JUNE, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cenis No 120.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 979 1 iSrAI 'r p, iANO m i ~s >c mS ffiED NATU The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. r»i Address i Hokimteik, Penang. 0 ’Phone No. W4. f BANKS > Chartered Bank of In4in» Australia and China. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER.) pOH SALE. £1,200,000 £1,900,000 XWO ONLY 2
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  • 1875 3 la the last edition of the Encyelopesl'a Britannica famines are divided into those which are due to natural and those which are due to artificial causes. The artificial causes of famine,” we are told in secure and sleepy sentences, have mostly ceased to be operative on any large scale.
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    • 318 3 K'V' Y y :j y.’ j fry 'Tp t r.o 1 Ours re/ GOOD NEWS c*-Sr MOTORIST? I O'i c 1 "V t I V/ V'. 6 C t •-..-.I I'. K. ARE ALL BRITISH -v f- .T.Sit^T AND r nr. -> N Specially Toughened THE NAME GW W. T.
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    • 466 3 In the Matter of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinances 1914, 191$, 1916 8 1917. For Sa c by Private Tender. I1HE ISLAND OF PULO DAA.T four miles from the Port of Libnan held under Government Grant for 999 years free of quit rant and crtnp'ising about 960 acres partly
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  • 1188 4 ORDINANCE RESTRICTING RENT RAISING. Government Taking Action. A Government Qazett-• Extraordinary vai issued on Thursday containing the draft of a bil', about to be introduced into the Legislative Council, with the obj ct of rest'ictiog, in connection with the present war, the increase of rent of small
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  • 659 4 Committee Appointed with Wide Powers. Regulations for the control of food in the Straits Settlements have been made bv the Gwernor and were pubTsbed in a Govern ment Gazette Extraordinary issued on Thursday. They are som a what similar to those in f wee st home when
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    • 183 4 :=sc 3CS( 1 Eow Thoon Rubber Factory Jo7 A. B. C. Bridge Street, Penang. THE FACTORY That treats RUBBER of all grades for dealers. CHARGES MODERATE BEST RESULTS GUARANTEED. Reduced rates for contracts and large quantities. ALSO UNDERTAKES TO SMOKE RUBBER. TRIAL SOLICITED. :scn J. LUCAS MOTOR-CYCLEALITIES. quality is the
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    • 54 4 Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd. (incorporated in inoland) ESTABLISHED IN 1808. IHE UNDERSIGNED have been apJL painted Amenta of the above Company at Penan* and are prepared to accept Fire risks of every description. Enquiries as to rates and conditions will receive prompt attention. I8LAY KERR Co, Ltd. (Incorporated in Grant
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    • 427 4 Auction Sale of V nrtr I/ o OAA r Very Valuable 999 dears’ Leasehold Business Premisp» SITUATE AT 68 BATTERY ROAD KLINC STREET AT Messrs. Ching Keng Lee Co's. Sale-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. U On Monday, Ilth June, 1917 AT 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. All that piece of land
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  • 1004 5 1 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. This meeting was held at the Perak Club, Taiping, at 11 am. on Saturday, 26th May, The members present weret Messrs. Lamotte, Jenkins, Souter, Lloyd, Palmer, Money, Low, Owen, Jameson, Grant, Dr. Dixon and Tate, Hon. Secretary. The Hon. Secretary explained that owiog
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  • 414 5 Club Shoots on Sunday, Junb 3. Rapid Firing at 200y'ird?, 8 shots in 45 seconds at N. R. A. 3rd class figure targets H P.S 40. with h’oap. made. PteGS Evans .73 37 30 Mrs A E Murray $7 36 70 Pte Quab Cheow Kay .82
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  • 105 5 TENNIS TOURNAMEN P. The following ths hire been fixed for Wedcrsday• Profession Pairs Ratify and Hatch vs Langston and Sayers Penny and Goldie vs Waugh and Gregson Men's Singles Handicap. E H Everest—15 os L 0 Hargrave—2/6 CC Rogers—1/6 vs M K Wbitlcck— 3/6 Metis' Single Handicap
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  • 72 5 The following tie has been fixed for Wedn aday, the oth inst.: Single Handicap—Class B (Semi Final). Oh Joo Koo:—15 *s Chua Sin Eam +l5 3 The following tie has been fixed for Thursday, the 7» h in9t. Single Handicap—Class A (Semi Final). Chua Sin Kah vs
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  • 50 5 The following programme of music will be played at th9 Esplanade to-morrow evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.:— 1 Finale 3rd Act Rigoletto Verdi 2 Galop Tramway Burgmein 3 Seleetioa The Lilly of Eilarney Godfrey 4 Walla Hansel and Gretel Short 5 March King’s Musketeer Howso*
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    • 1046 5 KHAMCAL ENGINEER (EnCis'i). at presea» in Austruli g p0St ’in Malay*. Experienced with Ijocon 10^'70 nd with M dpei BJioinP jfacbioery. u p Hr ti 3U Ur8 on file at and nat ve Refrigerating labour. Testiinto^ 8 Echo Echo.” 312 and Office apply Power”, c/o the rhc«t. Throat and Lung
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    • 552 5 mm// W/Wa i 1 i I I QUALITY is the point which necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. I I 1 1 i i 1 i I I I I I 1 I u I VIRGINIA c ICaR.ETTE5 I 1 SL R| ST0L 'J 1 7TZ777? 1 0 3 2 2
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  • 98 6 ftkiAad daily (noept Sundays and publio hefcdays) a* tbb CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. g*. 59' Beach Street, Penang. f Peicb. > v,v fyflj Leeal «84 per annum. m OvMatkm... Postage Extra. IMI r jHina (Poet Free) «17.50 CABLB ADDBBSB ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 S.B.
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  • 24 6 Isra.*l-Fonnii.h—Oa June 5, at Si. George’s Chutcb, Pining, P. D. Israel of Parit Buntir to Rosaline, daughter of R v. D, S, Ponniah.
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  • 1404 6 It is a very small Birthday Honours’ list that Reuter has sent us out this year and even as it is many of the distinctions con- < ferred must ba quite unintelligible to the 1 public, which will charitably assume, 1 nevertheless, that each of them has a
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  • 883 6 H. E. Major-General Ridout has left j Taiping on his way back to Singapore. Wor. Bro. F. G. Bourne has been elected j W.M.M. of Edaljee Khory Mark Lodge. Mr. W. Ingold is provisionally recognised j as the Consul for Switzarland at Singapore, pending the arrival of
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  • 978 6 Fas Est Despite the appointment of Focd Controlleis we do not suppose that we shall ever be reduced to bread (or rice) tickets in the 8traits. In such an event, however, here is a tip for the General Straf Officer in Sins?», pore: According to the New York
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    • 227 6 DON’T ENVY——A BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF HAIR USE KIMSAI JABORANDI HAIR TONIC AND HAVE ONE. There is no need to despair however thin and poor your hair has, become. A friction with Kimsai” d .ily will quickly revive it—restore its life and lustre, make it grow. “KIMSAI makes no claim to
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  • 668 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] nva THE SOUCHEZ RIVER. ND COUNTER-ATTACKS. A tTACK Landon, June 3,11.50 p.m. OMieUs rep0rt 8r filce fighting, lasting all day long fortunes, took place to the fftb 7 r ,ba Soueh« R'ver. The enemy flost beav,ly m our first attack sub*- ,b delivered a number of
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  • 192 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] VAUCLERC AND CALIFORNIA PLATEAUX. Eaemy Attacks. London, Jane 4, 2 55 a.m. A French communique reports that units belonging to two German divisions participated in the attacks on the Vauolerc and California Plateaux. The Germans at Vauclerc assaulted in dense waves sometimes shoulder to shoulder. The
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  • 75 7 Europe** Murdered. C From Our Own Correspondent Ipob. June, 4. Mr. John Edmonds Assistant Manager of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, was returning from the Masonic Lodge on Saturday night in a riosha when he was attacked and murdered by five Chinese armed gang robbers, the knife penetrating
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  • 441 7 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special cables from the Hague appear in the Sumatra Pott i The Belgian Socialist Minister M. Vandervelde, who is at present in Petrograd, declares that even the extremists in Russia are convinced that any peaoe without the full restoration of Belgium is
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  • 601 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams] NEW DISCIPLINE. Tke Ead of Frateraiaatioa. Kieff, June 4. M. Kerensky, replying to the speeches of the military delegates, said that after touring the whole of Russia and the fronts he could affirm thi.t what was regarded as the dying agony of the army was the laborious
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  • 634 7 [Riutx&’s Teliqeams.] THE BANNER OF REVOLT. Militarist Provisional Government, Shanghai, June 4. After a conference the militarists formed a Provisional Government with Hsu Chih Chang, who has held many offioes of State, as Dictator, and Wang Shi Sohen, at present Acting Premier, as Premier, Ceatral Gevaramcat Isolated.
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  • 1160 7 (From A Correspondent.) Taiping, June 4, A case of some importance, inasmuch as it has brought to light a source of danger to the health of the public, was tried by Mr. Pryde at Taiping last week, when three Chinese, Yap Kim Sik, Lim Sang and
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  • 151 7 The following are the alterations in Messrs, A, A, Anthony and Co.’s share-list to-day i Glenealy Plantation $2,45 buyers and $2,55 selless; Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estates $1.70 buyers and $l,BO sellers Jimah Rubber Estates $1,85 buyers and $1.95 sellers Kempas Limited $7.75 buyers and $B.OO sellers; Lunas Rubber Estates
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  • 63 7 We append a list of the subscriptions for the benefit of the children of the late Inspector J, Frayne Collected by Court Inspector Nicol $5OO Mr. C. D. D. Hogan 50 Messrs. At A. Anthony A Co. 100 Mr. Sahib Hameed 5 Mr. A M. Mydin Pakir
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  • 66 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $lO4 60, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $lO6, business done, (100 tons sold), and in London j£239. spot, and J 8237.10 three months. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following are the quotations for Rubber on
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  • 428 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. —Famine, 4. —The Housing Problem, Straits Food Control, 5. —Taiping Planters’ Association. To* morrow’s Band Programme. C.R.C. Tennis Tournament. P. V, R. C, Penang Golf Club. 8. —Kedah in 1916. Penang Swimming I Club. Alice in Society.
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  • 2941 8 A I rosperous Year. We take the foil owing' extracts from Mr G A Hall’s annual n port for the d coviriug, November 9, 1915 o October 27. *****— Financial The revenue for tbe year amounted to $3 276,732 on an estimate of $2,365,838, showing an increase
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  • 179 8 Aaaual Geaeral Meetisg. The arnual general meeting of the Penang Swimming Club was held at the Club Bungalow at noon ou Sunday when Mr. P. Simpson presided. There were about thirty members present and Mr. G- H. Armstrong (representing th 9 Secretaries, Messrs Evatt <& Co was
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  • 120 8 A 'crowded house’ witnessed last night’s change of programme at the Empire when a further four parts of Love’s Bittlefield” were screened. An important change takes place in to-night’s programme when a very laughable three-reel L. K. O. Comedy, Alice in Society," will be screened together with
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  • 90 8 Mr. Kbaw Joo Tok advises us that the outputs from the four following Companies for May were Tonoeah Harbour Tin Dredging) Coe. N. L 101 tons The output of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Coy N L for the week ended June 2 was twenty tons. Bangnon Valley No
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  • 136 8 Alor Poogsu 22,000 lb, Brieh 11,293 lb, Merbau 12,869 lb, North Perak 3,169 lb, Ayer Kuaing 6,000 lb, Gula Kalumpang 114,069 lb, Samagaga 15,700 lt>, Padang 25.000 lb, Karan 10,330 lb, Krian 40,000 lb, Padang Jawa 18,734 lb. New Columbia 32.307 lb. Consolidated 38,709 lb, Rantau 3,800
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  • 351 8 The Polo Club lawn presented aa animated appearance on Siturday last when a large number of guests were entertained at the usual moatbly *At Horae’. Among those present were Mrs. John Mitchell, Mrs May, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Stephen Anthony, Mrs. Furnival, Mr. and Mrs. Gilman, Mr. and Mrs, Kinder,
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  • 550 8 The cricket match between Mr. May’s XI and Mr. Greg9on’a XI, which was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon, ended in a win for the former team by 38 runs. The winning team compiled a total of 141 runs, while the latter team was disposed of for 103,
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  • 575 8 To the Editor of the Malay tv a. Sir,-White I m delighted 0 Government prop-,,,, lo t cb a th„ problem I am more than doubtful h U8lD <? va u-3 of the propus d IS too drastic, it is utterly i ne i Th Bill not
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  • 43 8 At to-night’s grand change of programme the following films will be screened: Epiiodsi 5 and 6 of Who’s Goilty “Newrod t Co. Official War Gazette and Episodf s 3 and 4 of the Crimson Stain Mystery in the first show.
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  • 106 8 Penang, JUNE 5. {By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/41 4 months’sight Bank... 2/4 U 3 Credit 2^1S/W M 3 Documentary 2/4 27 it Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 3 days’ sight Private... Bombay, Demand Bank Moulmein, Demand Bank 3 days’ sight Private... Madras Demand Bank* 3
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    • 81 8 Occasional spells of Fover may be said to be the inheritance of all who come to the Tropics. As an easement and to quickly break them down and restore the body temperature to normal, there is nothing better lhan. WOODS’ CREST PEPPERMINT CORE, A dose of two of this medicine
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    • 91 8 Chamberlain's Pain Balm A touch of rheumatism, or a twinge of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is, Cham* berlain’s P&in Balm drives away the paio at once and cures the complaint quickly. First application gives relief. When a bottle of it is kept in the house the pain of burns and
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    • 44 8 Someth ng Dependable. j Diarrhoea ia always inoro or ltS9. prevalent during tbi* weather. B* prepared for it Cnamberi min's Colic, Cbotera and Din hoes j Remedy ia prompt and tffeotual. Item always be depended upon. For «ale by all piipenaariea and dealers. I
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    • 72 8 TO LETCOMPOUND House No. 15 fYork Bead entry from 16th Jun8| 191. Apply to LIM eu toh, 35g 86, Beach Streep PENANG TURF CLUB. that a of the NOTICE is hereby St* 00 Special General Meeting Members of the Penang Turf olub held at the Chamber of Commerce on day
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  • 334 9 1 41 Au Revoir” to the German-Americans. There id now a certain amount of discussion as to the proper attitude for Germans to adopt towards the German-Ameri-cms. The Conservative Kreui Zeitung definitely bids them 44 farewell,” and sajs that 41 even they must understand the feeling of
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  • 276 9 Says the Kuala Lumpur paper Recent correspondence appears to show that a great m*nv people are opposed to the association of ale e with the solemn ceremonies of the War Anniversary. A smaller number is opposed to the idea of having s fete at all. The former
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  • 245 9 The Chairman of the Sikh Advisory Board sends the following copy of a letter for publication: Sergeant-Msjor Gurmukh Singb, Chairman, Sikh Advisory B ard, Singapore. Bir, —I am directed to inform you that His Excellency the Governor in forwarding to the Secretary of S*ate for the
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  • 385 9 The Hidden Hand. The portents in Peking point to disruption and political crisis. The readiness with which resignations are drafted and tendered does not bear testimony to any deep-seated patriotism on the part of bign officials, neither does it bespeak great faith in the policy they would
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  • 384 9 Tuesday, June 5. Full Moon. Sarembin Criminal Assizes open. Wednesday, June 6. Town Band, EsplanadeThursday, June 7. Corpus Christi. Friday, June 8 Town Band, Esplanade. Sunday, June 10 1st after Trinity. Monday, June 11. Town Band, Esplanade. St. Ba-nabis. The Wagon-Pachang Wolfram Mines Ltd., Extraordinary G, M.,
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  • 974 9 Proposed Programme. (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing.) RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 17th July, 1917. SECOND DAY Thursday, 19th July, 1917, THIRD DAY Saturday, 21st July. 1917 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 17th July, 1917, 1, 3 A 7. Planters* Vase, Plate and Purse
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    • 436 9 All that baby requires is provided in Mellin’s Food mixed with fresh cow s milk, and provided in a form perfectly digestible from the day of baby’s birth. It is this absolute suitability of Mellin’s Food in all circumstances which explains the gratifying success that invariably follows the use of
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    • 55 9 Safe, Sure, Alwaye Cores. Do not suffer from cramp colic or pain in the stomach when Chamberlain’s Colic, Choi* e>a and Diarrhoea Remedy goes to the right spot and gives immediate relief. Ton cannot afford to be without it if yon are subiect to attaoks of this kind. For sale
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    • 41 9 Economy in the End. It costs bat assail amount to krepChamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy always in your medicine chest and it is economy in the end. It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by all dispenraries and dealers.
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    • 313 9 Entries Close at 5 p.m. on Friday, 6th July, 1917. Handicaps for the First Day will be published on or before Wednesday, the 11th July, 1917. Special Co»4itioa Regardiag Handicap Race» —In all Handicap Races for Horses or Ponies, the Official Handicapper may, with the consent of the Committee, divide
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  • 1273 10 THE PRE '3 CENSORSHIP IN HONGKONG. “Daily t ress” Fined. th° Hongkong M igistracy last week before Mr. J R. Wo. d, Mr. H. A. Cart«right, managmg editor of the Hongkong Daily l ress, was charged with that be without lawful autbo ity did publish io the Hongkong
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  • 641 10 To the Editor op the Straits Times Sir, —In v ur issue of yesterday you quote from The Financier, that the prospects before copra are bright, while an article is published, apparently by a local writer, on tbe above subject, whose keynote is that copra is doomed.
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    • 371 10 Tr5vĔU.IWC' REQUISITE? AT WHITEAWAYS, SUIT CASES, FITTED DRESSING CASES. IS 1 WM 3 £i- U A TO :L... Ma 1 H GENTS. Solid Hide. Well Finished oases fitted with every necessary at tide for the t< ilet Including razors, c<*mb, brushes, mirror soapdish, strop, Scissors etc., etc. $11 50, 13.50,
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    • 51 10 Bowel Complai t in Children. During the summer mouths mothers should watch for any unnatural looseness of the cb d’s bowels. When given prompt attention at this time serious trouble may be avoiled. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be depended upon. For sale by all dispensaries and
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    • 514 10 PENANG SIN POE." Chinese Daily N<wspip er TF you want to raako your rood, known L to the Chinese advertise in tv, •'Pemna Sin foe" whied i, tlle advertising medium of its kind in Vu Straits and F. M. S. For contract and non-contract advertise merits apply to THE MANAGER,
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    • 4315 11 sms mm mt. BY ordes of the administratrix OF THE ESTATE OF SHAMED ARIFF deceased. TO BE SOLD BY public Auction On Mon»j9th July y 1917 at II a.m following days (SATURDAYS. SUNDAYS ft* PUBLIC HOL1D\YS EXCEPTED) A t the A rchway of Logan s Buildings, Beach Street. Penang. The
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    • 1437 12 P. 0.— British India AND APGAR LINE! (Companies Incobfo eater in Englahd.) 1 Mail and Passenger Senri PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (UUDBR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJBSTT’s OOVRBUMBNT) Far Blagapar». Chi»», Japan, Ceylon, Aaatralia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Pert» and London. MAIL LINES. Hokuward (for Europe.) Outware (for China.) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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